Becoming Bitter or Becoming Better
Why do some people become bitter when life gives them problems? And why do others become better, not bitter? That's primarily because people view themselves [...]
Why do some people become bitter when life gives them problems? And why do others become better, not bitter? That's primarily because people view themselves [...]
See humility not as a weakening or a losing of our ego. See it more as a strengthening and gaining of our intelligence. Whenever we [...]
We may be helpless, but we don't have to be hopeless. Sometimes life puts us in situations where there is absolutely nothing we can do [...]
When we commit a mistake due to some impurity inside us, do we seek a better lie for covering that mistake, or do we seek [...]
Two kinds of extremism: Extremism can be in thought and in action. Extremism in thought is often called exclusivism, where people believe, for example, if [...]
Things work together for good, even if those things individually don't feel good. When an expert cook is cooking some delicacy, often they may start [...]
God is watching us, not just to see through us, but also to see us through. Whenever we are told that God is always watching [...]
Don't cut people because they are slack. Cut people some slack. Whenever someone doesn't live up to our expectations, it is natural that we become [...]
It is often said that power corrupts, but is it always true? Is it that nobody should ever have any power because it will corrupt [...]
To help others, focus on their potentials, not their problems. Whenever we are in a position of guiding others, it is natural that we will [...]
Happiness comes not by improving our standard of living but by improving our standard of longing. The whole world is centered on economic development, and [...]
The outcome of an action is determined not just by what comes out, but also by what goes in. Suppose someone does some wrong action, [...]
If we offer loose support to our intelligence, we will lose the support of intelligence. For example, consider having a bodyguard to protect us when [...]
God is always just one thought away from us. Sometimes we may feel that God, Krishna, is very far away from us, and that feeling [...]
The only time that we have to do anything is the present moment, the present is the only time not only that we have now [...]
Intelligence means to focus on not just the thoughts that are maximized by the mind but also the thoughts that are minimized by the mind. [...]
When we strive to practice spirituality and gain the higher taste of spiritual happiness, we sometimes feel that this happiness is much smaller than the [...]
We may often think that as we grow older, we will also grow in wisdom, that we will understand the futility of our lower, material, [...]
Self-discipline becomes easier not by growing in age, but by gaining leverage. Some people think that when they are trying to battle their lower desires, [...]
What our mind thinks we need often takes us away from what we actually need. Whenever we feel down or distressed, our mind often tells [...]
When we are overcome by fear, then we constantly replay the bad things that have happened to us in the past, and we dread that [...]