I Didn’t Know That You Even Laughed
A student who had completed my self-paced online Bhakti Shastri course once came to meet me at Govardhan Eco Village. He had heard all 162 [...]
Why speech needs to be more than truthful
The Bhagavad Gita teaches that the discipline of speech involves much more than simply speaking truthfully. Along with truthfulness, it identifies three other qualities of [...]
Why Do You Laugh at Your Own Humor?
This question came from a friend who had just attended one of my talks. He explained, “Normally, in executive humor—that which is appropriate for workplace [...]
The Same Words, Different Worlds
Today morning, on July 6, as I was leaving Delhi to catch a flight to Mumbai, I was in the car talking on the phone [...]
How to ensure that the right answer has the right effect
How to ensure that the right answer has the right effect Just because we know the right answers doesn't mean we know the right time [...]
Whether a message is short is not as important as whether it is sufficient
The length of a talk is not as crucial as its completeness. A short talk can be insufficient, a long talk can be sufficient, and [...]
How can we reach others with our words?
When we speak with others, how can we make our speech persuasive? By appealing to both their head and their heart. Such effective communication is [...]
To speak effectively learn to let go of what you think you are speaking and hear what others are hearing
To speak effectively learn to let go of what you think you are speaking and hear what others are hearing While communicating with others, we [...]
To be assertive we sometimes need to be aggressive adequately and adeptly
To be assertive we sometimes need to be aggressive adequately and adeptly The nature of people, and the nature of life itself, is such that [...]
Be mindful of people’s perceptions but don’t make your mind full of their perceptions
Be mindful of people's perceptions but don't make your mind full of their perceptions When we practice spiritual life, we go against the overall materialistic [...]
To speak effectively, speak not just correctly, but also appropriately
To speak effectively speak not just correctly but also appropriately When a doctor prescribes a medicine to a patient, they consider not just the patient’s [...]
How to communicate effectively – an example from the Bhagavad-gita
How to communicate effectively - an example from the Bhagavad-gita Suppose we are guiding someone about how to take a complicated treatment that involves various [...]
Seek first to understand the question to best understand the answer
Seek first to understand the question to best understand the answer Suppose we hear a discussion between a teacher and a student. If that discussion [...]