Empower Yourself

Suppose a river tends to overflow unpredictably, flooding the nearby areas. To protect those areas, a barrier would be constructed on the riverbank.  Similarly, in [...]

We all seek pleasure. Yet life can put us in such dilemmas and traumas that pleasure can become utterly unavailable. In such situations, if we [...]

Our culture often glamorizes go-getters who achieve great goals without letting anything come in their way. Captivated by such portrayals, we may resolve to rigidly [...]

Suppose we catch a beautiful butterfly and hold it in our fingers. If we hold it too tightly, fearing that it may slip away, we [...]

While driving along an expressway, suppose we see something attractive nearby and suddenly take a turn toward it. Other drivers will have to brake forcefully [...]

Suppose a patient loses faith in the potential of any treatment to cure them. They will become sicker, suffer more and soon die. What applies [...]

We often think of words as tools for expressing our thoughts. When we expand our vocabulary by memorizing new words, we usually desire to express [...]

Reason and emotion are two of our fundamental human faculties. By reason, we can be orderly, logical, consistent. By emotion, we can be creative, intuitive, [...]

Some people see the world primarily in terms of power struggles. They center their life on maneuvering and manipulating to get the upper hand over [...]

If we are afflicted by some disease with visible symptoms such as TB, we would seek diagnosis and treatment. But suppose we are afflicted by [...]

When we are limited in any way, we often see that limitation as a restriction to our freedom. And yes, many limits do restrict. But [...]

Envy is the inner dark tendency that makes us miserable at others’ successes; it impels us to drag them down and plot their destruction.  Envy [...]

Conscience and intelligence are two vital components of our inner defense mechanism. Whenever we feel tempted to do something wrong, conscience deters us through feelings [...]

When we strive to achieve something challenging, we soon realize that the results don’t depend on us alone. For example, in cricket, our favorite team [...]

We all sometimes act wrongly. But not all wrong actions are equally serious – they fall at different points on a scale that extends from [...]

Suppose a child is asked to choose between a toy and a million-dollar-check. The child may grab the toy, not knowing that the check can [...]

Time is a formidable, inexorable force that pushes us all towards death when our body will be burnt in the funeral fire. Even if the [...]

We all have within us something that is impulsive and something that is reflective. Gita wisdom identifies the impulsive part as the mind and the [...]

Suppose we are driving on a road to a destination. If the road is filled with traffic moving at a snail’s pace, we may find [...]

Suppose we invest in stocks but think of such an investment to be as stable as a fixed deposit. If the stocks go down, we [...]

We all sometimes act like Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde; we act sometimes like a principled, selfless benefactor and sometimes like an opportunistic, self-centered malefactor. [...]