How meditation differs from obsession and frees us from obsession
The Bhagavad-gita (18.22) describes knowledge in the mode of ignorance, which leads people to obsess over one thing as if it were everything. Such an [...]
Does surrender mean that God manages our life for us?
The Bhagavad-gita begins and ends with surrender. But these two forms of surrender are significantly different. The initial surrender in 2.7 happens when Arjuna acknowledges [...]
When meditation seems like a fruitless struggle …
The Bhagavad-gita (18.32) states that intelligence in the mode of ignorance arrives at conclusions which are the opposite of the right conclusions. Navigating Fruitless Struggles [...]
Get out of the intelligence in ignorance
In the Bhagavad-gita (18.32), Krishna states how the buddhi that is in tamas – the intelligence that is in ignorance – arrives at conclusions opposite [...]
Surrender is not passive but active
The Bhagavad Gita (18.73) concludes with Arjuna surrendering to Krishna, not in a passive way by accepting Krishna's will as it is happening in his [...]
How worrying and meditating are similar
Many people feel that meditating is not for them. They feel, "I just can't meditate." That's largely because they don't clearly understand what meditation is [...]
Anxiety — circumstantial vs existential
Circumstantial anxieties are unavoidable because, no matter how much control we have over our external environment, there will always be some things beyond our [...]
Nothing to be worried about worried about everything
Some people think that if they had nothing in their lives that would cause them worry, anxiety, or fear, their lives would be peaceful. [...]
Anxious mind sick mind — be patient
Suppose someone has a severe disease that takes time to cure. We don't hold it against them if they don't become healthy overnight, even after [...]
Anxious that you are anxious
Our mind is like a machine, and different machines are wired differently; some people may be more prone to anxiety than others. While we try [...]
Digital detox for anxiety management
One reason anxiety is increasing in today's world is because with breaking news, we hear about events from all over the world that can easily [...]
Keep away from fear
In our social circles, there will always be people who act as doomsday prophets. They constantly report what went wrong, what might happen, and somehow [...]
Is fear a character defect
Suppose we have a fracture in our hand; we don't consider it a character defect but a functional challenge. We deal with it by first [...]
How facing fears decreases them
When we face our fears by gradually exposing ourselves to their sources, those fears decrease. How? By exposing the falsity of the link in our [...]
Anxiety is mind’s reaction not our intention
Suppose, the temperature suddenly drops and we start feeling cold. We cannot deny the sensation of cold, but that doesn't necessarily mean we have to [...]
Know the core above anxiety
Suppose we are in a turbulent ocean; naturally, as we are tossed by the waves, we will be shaken and smashed and will feel fear. [...]
Anxiety – not too much nor too little
When somebody has no anxiety, say when they are doing a high-stakes activity, they might become careless and not pay attention to pertinent details. Anxiety [...]
Planning vs Worrying
All of us need to look at our future and consider how things may work out. When envisioning our future, if our imagination runs too [...]
Worrying vs Meditating
Whenever we worry in life, it's because things are either going out of our control or threatening to do so, which brings a shocking and [...]
Antidote for anxiety
Anxiety may just be the default reaction of our body-mind machine in certain situations; we may not be able to stop that reaction, but we [...]
Live with fear not for fear
Fear can arise from both external situations involving uncertainty and internal impressions that trigger insecurity within us; neither of these may be immediately in our [...]