In social circles that value self-control, those people are highly respected who remain calm in a highly provocative situation caused by another person’s outrageous behavior. [...]
Suppose we try to give up an unwanted habit to indulge in some unhealthy pleasure. Unfortunately, we are often undermined and even sabotaged by the [...]
There is much mystery associated with the mind: what it exactly is and what it exactly does. The Bhagavad-gita's teachings offer us a three-level model [...]
When we strive for inner change through purification, it can be a long and laborious journey with many twists, turns, and even u-turns. Sometimes negative [...]
Mindfulness is often thought of as living in the present: being aware of the various stimuli around us and experiencing life fully. And being present [...]
We often go into an autopilot mode when the things we do during our daily routines don’t require much of our conscious attention — things [...]
We may want to become mindful, but may not know clearly how to do so. Here are three tangible steps that we all can adopt [...]
Even a little introspection can demonstrate to us how distracting and distractible our mind is — it gets captivated by trivial things and then makes [...]
Our mind is by nature fickle (Bhagavad-gita 06.34). It gets attracted to almost any and every shiny object that comes within its attention, be it [...]
Suppose we had a colleague with a take-charge attitude who pushed us into going along with their ideas. If they didn’t really know what they [...]
Suppose we are living with a moody person who has extreme negative mood swings — during those dark moods, they tend to be both deceptive [...]
We live in an age of unprecedented distraction. When our mind is being so fiercely targeted, how can we focus it? Here are two time-tested [...]
When we want to do anything important, why do we often find it so difficult to focus? Due to the combined consequence of three forceful [...]
The mind exists at the junction between the body and the soul, as such the mind is affected by both. Spirituality acts especially on the [...]
Mental health problems can have many specifics, yet they share a fundamental feature: a distortion in our perception of reality. When such distortion becomes so [...]
Let’s understand by considering how we improve our physical health: broadly by providing our body good nutrition and exercise, and protecting it from harmful substances [...]
Suppose someone says they can’t do something challenging because they are not mentally healthy. Are they just weak-willed? To analyze, let’s consider a similar physical [...]
The alarming increase in mental health problems nowadays raises a critical question: “Beyond the specific issues afflicting particular people, are there overall societal factors that [...]
Mental sickness centers essentially on a significant misalignment between reality and our perception of reality. This understanding is echoed in common parlance – when someone [...]
On hearing about many people having mental health problems, we may wonder, “What exactly is mental health? How is it assessed?” To understand, let’s compare [...]
Our mind is restless like a child (Bhagavad-gita 06.34). To help it outgrow its fickleness, we need to mentor it. Here are three ways to [...]
