Why minor distractions aren’t minor?
Suppose an army is marching to a disputed territory and has limited stocks of food. If the enemy creates decoys that divert the army, each [...]
How to change our inner frequency
We all have a certain frequency to our thoughts. Roughly speaking, this correlates with the thoughts that most often frequent our mind. If we frequently [...]
How to share knowledge effectively
Spoon-feeding someone means giving them so much information so pre-digested that it neither requires nor allows any further thinking or effort. Usually, the word spoon-feeding [...]
Gita daily survey
Dear Readers, Gita daily has been providing daily reflections on the Bhagavad-gita for nearly a decade. We thank all of you, our esteemed readers, [...]
Why people think that theism is unscientific
Atheism often parasitically draws on the prestige of science to take unsuspecting masses away from theism. How? By equating science with scientism. Science investigates the [...]
How to deal with the mind’s craziness
How to deal with the mind’s craziness Suppose we have been giving into an unhealthy craving of our mind for a long time. Then, the [...]
How to endure phases of tastelessness in bhakti
How to endure phases of tastelessness in bhakti When we start practicing bhakti yoga, we may expect to relish great joy because we are connecting [...]
Shortsighted, shortsighted squared and shortsighted cubed
To be shortsighted is bad: Suppose a person develops symptoms indicative of infection by a pandemic. If they neglect those symptoms, they may unwittingly infect [...]
From outer news to inner news
In today’s digitally-connected world, our devices inform us instantaneously of news from all over the world. Additionally, we are socially expected to be aware of [...]
Respond to moral failure not by mental punishment but by spiritual reinstatement
Respond to moral failure not by mental punishment but by spiritual reinstatement Life can be a constant moral struggle. We are prone to hundreds and [...]
Knowledge expands the avenues available for us to address those problems
Suppose someone is coughing. If they have no medical knowledge, they might just try to suppress their cough, which might make the disease worse. A [...]
Focusing only on suffering’s immediate cause makes us short-sighted focusing only on suffering’s remote cause makes us hard-hearted
Suppose someone falls sick because of being infected by a virus. While the virus is the immediate cause of their suffering, is it the complete [...]
The Gita is not inciteful it is insightful
The Gita is not inciteful it is insightful Self-interested people sometimes pursue their own agendas by inciting others to violence. And in today’s globally connected [...]
We are our greatest hope – and our greatest horror
We are our greatest hope – and our greatest horror We all sometimes act like Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde; we act sometimes like a [...]
Gita 10.01 explained
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan New Prayer: Prapan Parijatayah Totraya [...]
Distress is not due to the nature of nature but due to our disharmony with nature
Distress is not due to the nature of nature but due to our disharmony with nature Suppose we get a warning that the weather outside [...]