Appreciating others’ achievement fosters extrinsic self-worth appreciating their commitment fosters intrinsic self-worth Suppose we are guiding someone, as when we are parents guiding our children. [...]
Our future is shaped not so much by how many options we have as by how well we choose among the options we do have [...]
The mind makes us spin like dirty laundry and leaves us dirtier Our mind is extremely powerful and restless. Through its thoughts, it can go [...]
To forget that the world is a hurtful place is to place ourselves on a path full of hurts Suppose we walk out on a [...]
Problems are like burdens whose weight increases with the attention we give them Suppose we have to carry a huge bag. We may struggle to [...]
Materialism reduces you to a number and glamorizes things that make you number Most people nowadays are materialistic: they live to seek materialistic sensations and [...]
Mindless feeds don’t feed our mind they feed our mindlessness Suppose we regularly eat food that is high in calories and low in nutrition. We [...]
No one has a right to mistreat you not even you Suppose someone repeatedly derided us. We would be incensed: “You have no right to [...]
Let your practices make you a spiritual fruit not a religious nut Religious nuts are those people who in the name of religion become fanatical, [...]
Choose the good when it protects you from the bad but not when it deprives you of the best Suppose we had to choose between [...]
Watch the mind or the mind will catch you Suppose we are living in a high crime locality where thieves will catch and steal from [...]
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan Bg 10.36 dyūtaṁ chalayatām asmi [...]
We are like birds on a branch — our wings need to grow before the branch breaks Suppose a bird is perched on a branch. [...]
The notion that love can exist outside of sacrifice is a dangerous lie In today’s world, many people equate love with feel-good. When they experience [...]
The images of prosperous people that make us burn with envy are just our mind’s illusions Suppose we see someone driving a Porsche and looking [...]
To be nice is not to be naive — it is to be free from the control of vice Some people say, “If you are [...]
The wild mind will make us homeless at home Our mind is extremely powerful and restless. Through its thoughts, It can go from one end [...]
The choices you make make you During our life, we constantly make choices. Even when we know that our choices are consequential, we may not [...]
Resenting reversals locks us in ignorance accepting reversals opens the door to transcendence When things start going wrong, we often feel resentful: ‘Why is this [...]
On some days in some ways we all can make a difference - provided we try During our lives, we sometimes wonder, “Whatever I do, [...]
Our belief system doesn’t just shape our perception of reality - it becomes our reality What we believe, that we perceive. This is a well-known [...]
