Why monitoring the mind is so important (Managing the mind series 6)
Why monitoring the mind is so important - Suppose we are piloting a plane, taking it on an important mission. Suppose further we have been [...]
Two principles for making our mind our friend (Managing the mind series 5)
Two principles for making our mind our friend - Suppose we are named guardians of the son of some old friends who have suddenly passed [...]
Developing a healthy relationship with our mind (Managing the mind series 4)
Developing a healthy relationship with our mind - We don’t usually realize how much our mind controls us. Nonetheless, we do get some glimpses of [...]
What’s wrong with treating the mind as an enemy (Managing the mind 3)
What’s wrong with treating the mind as an enemy - Suppose we live in a house whose accessway is controlled by a neighbor. Though they [...]
Are we the fisherman or the fish? (Managing the mind 2)
Are we the fisherman or the fish? - Suppose a fisherman casts a bait in a river to catch a fish. The fisherman stands to [...]
Watch your mental input (Managing the mind series 1)
Watch your mental input - Suppose we are going on tour, riding a strong swift horse. Suppose the horse catches sight of a juicy vegetable [...]
Our mind as an Alzheimer’s patient
Our mind as an Alzheimer’s patient - Suppose we are the main caregiver for a dear relative suffering from Alzheimer's. When they become non-communicative or [...]
So boring or sobering?
So boring or sobering? - Suppose we are traveling by boat through a vast ocean and we hear a weather warning on the boat radio, [...]
Three ways to avoid being misdirected by our mind
Three ways to avoid being misdirected by our mind - Suppose we are walking toward a destination and some passerby suggests we go somewhere else. [...]
Dealing with the mind’s negativities (Why we need inner redesigning 3)
Dealing with the mind’s negativities - Suppose we are trapped in a cell with a cellmate who constantly draws our attention to the many terrible [...]
How to change our inner imagery (Why we all need inner redesigning 2)
How to change our inner imagery - Suppose we were confined in a room filled with the darkest images of our life. The first thing [...]
Let the mind be
Let the mind be - Suppose we have to work with a colleague who tends to hyperventilate. Once they calm down, it’s possible to work [...]
Why wisdom doesn’t automatically make us wise
Why wisdom doesn’t automatically make us wise - When we are taught wisdom-texts such as the Bhagavad-gita by its expert teachers, we may learn much [...]
Mindlessly mindful?
Mindlessly mindful? - Mindfulness is often equated with greater awareness of both our outer and inner worlds. Still, not every detail of the outer world [...]
Are we training our mind in distraction or in concentration?
Are we training our mind in distraction or in concentration?- We all have noticed times when we get distracted, sometimes from important things. If only [...]
Beyond mindfulness to purposefulness
Beyond mindfulness to purposefulness - Suppose we are working in customer support and a disgruntled customer is speaking with us rudely, even obnoxiously. Still, we [...]
When living in the present helps and when it harms
When living in the present helps and when it harms - “Live in the present” is valuable advice to counter our mind’s tendency to wander [...]
The law of attraction and Gita wisdom
The law of attraction and Gita wisdom - The law of attraction holds that we attract positive and negative things respectively by cultivating positive or [...]
How our mind can be a double agent
How our mind can be a double agent - Suppose a country’s intelligence agency needs to do a vital mission for which they need a [...]
On parenting the mind
On parenting the mind - When parents decide to have a child, they know they are taking up a serious responsibility. Undoubtedly, parenting can be [...]
How our mind misdirects our energies
How our mind misdirects our energies - Suppose a child is trying to heat some water on a stove and starts stoking the fire. But [...]