Passing blame is easy but disempowering, accepting responsibility is tough but empowering
Passing blame is easy but disempowering accepting responsibility is tough but empowering Whenever things go wrong, our mind naturally looks for a scapegoat. We want [...]
More dangerous than the enemies that threaten are the enemies that tempt
More dangerous than the enemies that threaten are the enemies that tempt Suppose we are fighting a war. We will be on guard against those [...]
Impurity needs to be feared before it can be found, found before it can be fought and fought before it can be finished
Impurity needs to be feared before it can be found found before it can be fought and fought before it can be finished Suppose a [...]
What the mind makes us do would be comic if its consequences were not so tragic
In some comedy shows, some people do stunningly stupid things, repeatedly. Seeing their stupidity can be hilarious. Sadly, many people’s real lives are not much [...]
If we are tormented by strong conscience and weak willpower, the solution is strengthening willpower, not weakening conscience
If we are tormented by strong conscience and weak willpower the solution is strengthening willpower not weakening conscience We all face situations in our life [...]
Even if we cover the tracks we make externally, the tracks we make internally still cover us
Even if we cover the tracks we make externally the tracks we make internally still cover us Suppose we wanted to hide what we are [...]
To get out of the mind, go above it to the soul or go below it to the body
To get out of the mind go above it to the soul or go below it to the body The mind can be a deadly [...]
Mind your mind to know when it is in order, when on the border and when out of order
Mind your mind to know when it is in order when on the border and when out of order Suppose we use a laptop for [...]
Seeking to understand our nature won’t box us in, it will reveal the box we are already in
Seeking to understand our nature won’t box us in it will reveal the box we are already in Some people resist any system of categorization [...]
To be responsible means to stop blaming the outer trigger for the inner trouble
To be responsible means to stop blaming the outer trigger for the inner trouble Suppose we feel tempted by someone who wears revealing clothes. Or [...]
The mind is like ice to truth and fire to lies
The mind is like ice to truth and fire to lies The mind is meant to serve as a tool for us souls to perceive [...]
Ask not why bad things happen to good people, ask what good people do when bad things happen to them
Ask not why bad things happen to good people ask what good people do when bad things happen to them One of the oldest philosophical [...]
The mind often recasts antipathy as inability – what it doesn’t want to do, it presents as if it can’t do
The mind often recasts antipathy as inability - what it doesn’t want to do it presents as if it can’t do Suppose a child doesn’t [...]
The media is mostly the mind multiplied, magnified & magnetized
The media is mostly the mind multiplied magnified & magnetized Whenever some people hear of shocking instances of brutality or perversity, they hold the media [...]
Those who underestimate their mind undermine their intelligence
Those who underestimate their mind undermine their intelligence Suppose a country has a hostile neighbor. If they underestimate their neighbor, they will not pay attention [...]
For inner change, momentum matters more than movement
For inner change momentum matters more than movement Suppose we strive to improve ourselves in some area, but fail repeatedly. We may feel disheartened, “There [...]
As long as we don’t mine under the mind, the mind will undermine us
As long as we don’t mine under the mind the mind will undermine us Suppose someone is digging for buried gold. If they find iron [...]
Life becomes meaningless not when we tire of life’s problems, but when we tire of life’s pleasures Gita 03.16
Life becomes meaningless not when we tire of life's problems but when we tire of life's pleasures Gita 03.16 When we face many problems repeatedly, [...]
Obscenity is objectionable not because it shows too much of a person, but because it shows too little and obsesses people with the too little
Obscenity is objectionable not because it shows too much of a person but because it shows too little and obsesses people with the too little [...]
If we are robbed repeatedly by the same suspect, it is our intelligence that is suspect
If we are robbed repeatedly by the same suspect it is our intelligence that is suspect Suppose we are robbed and the prime suspect is [...]
Resilience comes when we accept what is unchangeable, but don’t accept that everything is unchangeable
Resilience comes when we accept what is unchangeable but don't accept that everything is unchangeable What makes some people resilient and some people weak? It’s [...]