Free me from all pain, even the pain for which I have no name
Bhagavad Gita 12.19 tulya-nindā-stutir maunī santuṣṭo yena kenacit aniketaḥ sthira-matir bhaktimān me priyo naraḥ Alike in praise and blame, Silent, content in any frame; [...]
Two ways to deal with our past
Even if we can't escape our past, we can still outgrow it We all carry scars from our past—deep wounds that cause fears or impressions [...]
18.58 Stop being unfair to yourself
Life is often unfair. In projects, relationships, communities, we often get less than what we give— sometimes heartbreakingly less. But what ruins us is not [...]
11.55 Revenge burns not our enemy but ourselves
Revenge burns not our enemy but ourselves. Revenge doesn't rebuild the past. It only burns what's still standing. Duryodhana wanted revenge on Bhima for tossing [...]
17.16 From bitter thoughts to better thoughts
Have you ever felt that your life is not as successful as you had dreamt it will be? You may feel bitter because the world [...]
6.6 How to Let Go of Painful Memories
We all have moments that keep replaying inside us – memories that feel unpleasant, unhealthy, even unbearable. So, how can we let go of those [...]
18.73 Seeing Loss as God’s Pruning
Whenever we lose something, it hurts— the deeper our attachment, the deeper the pain. But spirituality gives a bigger vision. Think of a garden: even [...]
Hold my hand and hold my heart as I turn inward (2.55)
Bhagavad Gita 2.55 śrī-bhagavān uvāca prajahāti yadā kāmān sarvān pārtha mano-gatān ātma-ny-evātmanā tuṣṭaḥ sthita-prajñas tadocyate "When all desires, the heart lets go, No worldly [...]
How to let go of the unchangeable
How to let go of the unchangeable - Suppose a dream project of ours fails irrecoverably. Having no other alternatives, we may grit our teeth [...]
When life ruins our makeup …
If unseasonal rain ruins a celebrity’s makeup, then how they actually look becomes exposed. Makeup can generically refer to the carefully crafted appearance that people [...]
We may be scarred but we don’t have to be scared
Suppose someone has had an accident while taking a sharp turn on a hilly road. Though they survive that accident, they get scarred — not [...]
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 [...]
Transform depressing loneliness into nourishing solitude by seeking spiritual purpose
Transform depressing loneliness into nourishing solitude by seeking spiritual purpose When we are placed in situations that distance us from others, we may naturally feel [...]
Even if we can’t drive away inner impurities, we can still drive away from inner impurities
Suppose an obscene billboard comes up in our neighborhood. If we want our locality to be family-friendly, we will want that image removed. But if [...]
We have snakes inside us, but we are not one of them
We have snakes inside us but we are not one of them Suppose someone we thought we knew suddenly does something terrible and hurtful. We [...]
We can’t change our past, but we can change how we see and explain our past
We can't change our past but we can change how we see and explain our past We often have things in our past that we [...]
Even if we cover the tracks we make externally, the tracks we make internally still cover us
Even if we cover the tracks we make externally the tracks we make internally still cover us Suppose we wanted to hide what we are [...]
The mind burdens us and deems as burdens those who offer to relieve our burdens
The mind burdens us and deems as burdens those who offer to relieve our burdens Suppose someone thrusts a huge burden upon us. We’ll feel [...]
Trying to get even with others gets us at odds with ourselves
Trying to get even with others gets us at odds with ourselves Whenever anyone hurts us, a natural human tendency is to want to get [...]
For changing yourself, focus on comprehending yourself, not on criticizing yourself
Suppose someone criticizes us constantly about something we are doing. Instead of understanding where we are coming from, if they simply judge and condemn us, [...]
To put ourselves together put aside the things that pull us apart
To put ourselves together put aside the things that pull us apart Suppose we are driving and come across an intersection with many roads ahead. [...]