Identifying the cause of life’s reversals
Are life’s reversals karma, tests by Maya, or Krishna’s push to surrender? When we face reversals in life, we often wonder whether these are the [...]
Might we be wrong about being strong?
If our ego makes us incapable of even considering that we might be wrong, then we are not being strong. Rather, we are being too [...]
Focus on our availability for God, not God’s availability for us
Stop worrying whether God is there for us; start working on whether we are there for God. When facing difficulties, we may sometimes expect support [...]
Gita 03.36 – Explanation
Gita 3.36 - Arjuna Asks About The Mystery Of Self Destruction Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-36-alien-desires-become-our-own-and-impel-us-to-sin/ arjuna uvāca atha kena prayukto ’yaṁ pāpaṁ carati pūruṣaḥ anicchann api [...]
Gita 03.35 – Explanation
Gita 03.35 – Credit lies in sticking to duty under duress, not in changing duty Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-35-credit-lies-in-sticking-to-duty-under-duress-not-in-changing-duty/ śreyān sva-dharmo viguṇaḥ para-dharmāt sv-anuṣṭhitāt sva-dharme nidhanaṁ [...]
Help me, O Lord, to rise beyond the waves of dualities (2.15)
Bhagavad Gita 2.15 yaṁ hi na vyathayanty ete puruṣaṁ puruṣarṣabha sama-duḥkha-sukhaṁ dhīraṁ so ’mṛtatvāya kalpate "The wise are unshaken by pleasure or pain, Through [...]
Please become the supreme driver of my life (2.08)
Bhagavad Gita 2.8 na hi prapaśyāmi mamāpanudyād yac chokam ucchoṣaṇam indriyāṇām avāpya bhūmāv asapatnam ṛddhaṁ rājyaṁ surāṇām api cādhipatyam "I see no cure for [...]
Even when there is no right way, you remain the right way (2.07)
Bhagavad Gita 2.7 kārpaṇya-doṣopahata-svabhāvaḥ pṛcchāmi tvāṁ dharma-sammūḍha-cetāḥ yac chreyaḥ syān niścitaṁ brūhi tan me śiṣyas te ’haṁ śādhi māṁ tvāṁ prapannam "With weakness clouding [...]
With you, my Lord, there are no dead ends (2.06)
Bhagavad Gita 2.6 na caitad vidmaḥ kataran no garīyo yad vā jayema yadi vā no jayeyuḥ yān eva hatvā na jijīviṣāmas te ’vasthitāḥ pramukhe dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ [...]
Prepare me for the times when nothing makes sense (1.30)
Bhagavad Gita 1.30 na ca śaknomy avasthātuṁ bhramatīva ca me manaḥ nimittāni ca paśyāmi viparītāni keśava "I cannot stand here, my mind reels in [...]
Learn to see what is being shown and what is not being shown
If we see only what we are shown, we never grow in our capacity to think deeply. Conversely, if we never see the things that [...]
How our deadlines can work in harmony with God’s timelines
Let our deadlines not blind us to God’s timelines; let them be guidelines that enable us to play our part better rather than to take [...]
How to stop wasting our pain
God will never waste our pain—provided we don’t waste it by feeling sorry for ourselves or feeling angry with God. Pain is one of life’s [...]
How God can use dead ends
What seems to be a dead end for us can simply be, for God, a means to show us that without him, we are dead—and [...]
Why exhaust ourselves by believing in our worries when we can energize ourselves by believing in God’s promises?
When we encounter challenging situations, our minds tend to focus on all the ways things might go wrong. This constant worrying can drain us, filling [...]
What kind of traveling companion is God?
God is not a reluctant or indifferent companion; he is a diligent and transcendent companion. Whenever we travel with someone, we seek to know what [...]
The dynamics of the human-divine partnership
Our business is to do what is possible; God's business is to do what, to us, seems impossible. Stop taking over God's business, and stop [...]
From the eyes of doubt to the eyes of faith
Doubt sees the difficulties life has brought us to: faith sees the difficulties God has brought us through. When we are faced with difficulties, especially [...]
How to persevere amid uncertainty?
Suppose we are driving. We gain confidence by seeing the path ahead clearly and knowing how it takes us to our destination. However, if the [...]
Are we silencing our watchdog?
Suppose we have a watchdog guarding our house. If a suspicious-looking stranger appears, that dog would bark to alert us. But if we neglect and [...]
Are we seeking control or grace?
Suppose we are trapped in a chamber and are trying to push the locked door open. But suppose simultaneously, someone is trying to liberate us, [...]