How to focus the mind
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 [...]
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 [...]
Suppose we are walking on a narrow path that slopes unpredictably and has ditches on both sides. We could walk much more steadily if the [...]
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 [...]
Suppose we have a map for finding our way through a complex terrain. That map will be a valuable and vital aid for our traveling. [...]
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 [...]
Suppose we are piloting a plane, taking it on an important mission. Suppose further we have been alerted that the plane’s navigation software is vulnerable [...]
Suppose we are named guardians of the son of some old friends who have suddenly passed away. Suppose further that we don’t know their son [...]
We don’t usually realize how much our mind controls us. Nonetheless, we do get some glimpses of its grip on us whenever we try to [...]
Suppose we live in a house whose accessway is controlled by a neighbor. Though they act friendly, they often covert trouble us, by obstructing, distracting, [...]
Suppose a fisherman casts a bait in a river to catch a fish. The fisherman stands to profit and the fish stands to lose its [...]
Suppose we are going on tour, riding a strong swift horse. Suppose the horse catches sight of a juicy vegetable in a ditch on the [...]
A great power like nuclear power can be used for deterrence and defence, but it can also be used to cause catastrophic destruction. That’s why [...]
Suppose someone we are responsible for does something self-destructive, even after we have repeatedly warned them against doing so. At such times, anger may be [...]
We are often exhorted to avoid anger as it can make us act in ways that make our life hellish (Bhagavad-gita 16.21). Yet spiritual wisdom [...]