1.44 Fear: Factual or fictional?
Have you ever felt the absolute power of fear? You feel a certainty about imminent doom— no doubt that disaster awaits on the path ahead. [...]
18.66 When loyalty becomes self-destructive…
Loyalty is a glorious virtue— unless it is disastrously weaponized by the vicious. A tragic example of this is the Mahabharata character Karna. He was [...]
3.38 Three Signs That Desire Is Driving You Mad
The problem with desire isn’t that it’s bad— it’s that it drives us mad. Here, MAD is an acronym that shows the three things destroyed [...]
3.30 Am I seeking justice or revenge? How do I know?
When someone hurts you and you start planning your response—pause. Ask yourself: Am I seeking justice or revenge? And does it really matter? Yes, it [...]
When an action triggers fear…
The Bhagavad-gita (18.30) states that intelligence in the mode of goodness is able to view actions holistically in terms of their consequences, whether they are [...]
Why indulgences that don’t seem dangerous may still be dangerous
Why indulgences that don’t seem dangerous may still be dangerous - We sometimes give in to certain sensual temptations that run contrary to the principles [...]
Self-pity makes feel-bad seem feel-good
Self-pity makes feel-bad seem feel-good Suppose we are in physical pain. We will naturally do whatever we can to free ourselves from that pain as [...]
Even if we can’t control our emotions we can control the attention we give to our emotions
Even if we can’t control our emotions we can control the attention we give to our emotions Suppose some hawker comes near our property and [...]
Regulate emotion with reason animate reason with emotion
Regulate emotion with reason animate reason with emotion Reason and emotion are two of our fundamental human faculties. By reason, we can be orderly, logical, [...]
To treat our emotions as the only reality is to live in unreality
To treat our emotions as the only reality is to live in unreality Suppose we are driving a car, and suddenly the car lurches. We [...]
Our capacity for emotions comes from the soul but our current emotions come from the mind
Our capacity for emotions comes from the soul but our current emotions come from the mind Suppose a child is watching a horror movie on [...]
When emotions appeal within us be the umpire not the appealer
When emotions appeal within us be the umpire not the appealer In cricket, the fielding players often appeal vociferously, claiming that the batsman is out. [...]