Hope Amid Hardship
Now, tolerance is sometimes misunderstood to be passivity. But the Gita is not talking about tolerance in those terms. For example, the Gita tells Arjuna [...]
The greatest obstacle to happiness
Attachment to happiness is often the greatest obstacle to happiness. To be happy, be ready to be unhappy. We all long for happiness, but often [...]
How to keep our promises
Fear not the promises that we think we can't keep. Focus on the promises that God makes that he can keep and that he can [...]
Resisting Temptations
Even if we can't stop temptation from coming to us, we can still stop ourselves from going to temptation. We live in a temptation-filled world, [...]
Using Ability with Humility
Humility does not require us to deny or downplay our ability. It just requires that we don't let our ability overshadow our humanity or our [...]
Seeing encouragement amid discouragement
The insecure mind sees discouragement even amid encouragement; The secure mind sees encouragement even amid discouragement. Life is always a mixed bag. Some things in [...]
When we feel unseen by God…
God may be invisible to us, but we are never invisible to Him. When we are struggling with challenges in our life, we feel alone [...]
Are we good enough for God?
We are never good enough for God, and yet we are always good enough for God. We are never good enough for God in the [...]
God is waiting for us
While we are waiting for God's blessings, God is waiting for us to become ready for His blessings. Many times a child may want a [...]
We don’t need to become good
We don't need to become good to come to God. We need to come to God to become good. Sometimes we may stay away from [...]
How much we improve
How much we improve depends not on how much we know but on how much we are ready to say no. Many times, to improve [...]
How to get the will to say no
To get the will to say no to something, focus on the thing that we are saying yes to. Whenever we have to say no [...]
What are we saying no to
How we are saying no, even when we aren't saying no? Saying no is difficult, whether it is to some person who is asking us [...]
Does God come from our imagination
God does not come from our imagination; our imagination comes from God, and it can take us to God as well as away from God. [...]
Miracles are not against science
Miracles are not against science; they are above science. Every theistic tradition has accounts of miracles performed by God, wherein actions are done that seem [...]
Lack of faith
We worry not because we have too little faith in God, but because we have too much faith in our fears. Whenever we worry, especially [...]
Cheating is not cheating when I do it?
When cheating is not cheating, cheating is cheating when you do it, but cheating is not cheating when I do it. Such is the mentality [...]
Something beyond us that is working through us
Outreach, in any form, compels us to become conscious of something beyond ourselves. At times, we may think, "I want to speak the best possible [...]
God is working on His project us
We all have our projects, ambitions, and dreams. We work on them, pray for them, and sometimes engage in them as a service to God, [...]
Don’t limit God with your dreams
Don't limit God with your dreams. While we all aspire to create a better life, there are times when our dreams remain unfulfilled despite our [...]
Accepting that some things are beyond our understanding
Does faith mean accepting without understanding? Not at all. Faith means accepting that some things are beyond our understanding, not that we accept all things [...]