Planning vs Worrying
All of us need to look at our future and consider how things may work out. When envisioning our future, if our imagination runs too [...]
Three steps toward becoming more focused
We all have the experience that we get distracted and waste a lot of time due to the resulting underperformance. To become more focused, we [...]
Invest in doing something worthwhile
Even if we can't control the quantity of our life, we can always control the quality of our life. Some people feel afraid that death [...]
Becoming attached to our plans makes us unproductive
Making plans makes us productive. Becoming attached to our plans makes us unproductive or even counterproductive. Whenever we have to do something worthwhile in our [...]
The most productive work
The most productive hard work is heart work. People who are successful often extol the glories of hard work. And yes, hard work is needed [...]
Why we fail in improving ourselves
Why we often fail in our attempts at self-improvement is because we are tricked by our mind into aiming for instant improvement – and then [...]
How NOT to plan for our future
Just because our plans don't work does not mean that we should not plan; It just means that we should not be attached to our [...]
Why we fail in improving ourselves
Why we often fail in our attempts at self-improvement is because we are tricked by our mind into aiming for instant improvement and then we [...]
Make up for lost time
Even if we can't get back lost time, we can make up for lost time. Sometimes we may miss some opportunities in the past, or [...]
Misdirected Attention – Why? What to do?
Why does our attention sometimes get misdirected toward things that are unimportant while straying away from the things that are important? Sometimes a traffic accident [...]
Why measurement matters for improvement
When we seek to improve ourselves by developing virtues such as self-control, politeness, or kindness, we often make resolutions that don't sufficiently translate into transformative [...]
Two steps to develop inner accountability
When we strive for inner change through purification, it can be a long and laborious journey with many twists, turns, and even u-turns. Sometimes negative [...]
The power of inspiration and motivation
Whenever we try to do something wonderful or even worthwhile, we often get caught in ourselves: our struggles, our successes, our failures. Being thus caught, [...]
The process of desiring seen fragmentally and holistically (Desire management series 14
The process of desiring seen fragmentally and holistically - To manage our desires effectively, consider the components of the process of desiring: the desirer, the [...]
Can we order our desires ? (Desire management series 13)
Can we order our desires ? - The word ‘order’ can have two meanings: instruction (“You have to take medicine thrice a day — those [...]
How to deal with unending desire? – Desire management series 12
How to deal with unending desire?- A major problem with desire is its endlessness. When indulged, desire doesn’t end — it subsides temporarily only to [...]
How to tap the power of desire (Desire management series 10)
How to tap the power of desire - Desire is a power like petrol; unlike petrol however, it is not mechanical, being associated with consciousness. [...]
Four stages in managing desires — Desire Management series 9
Four stages in managing desires — Desire Management series 9 - To understand how desire management can progress in our inner world, let’s compare it [...]
Educated about desires or educated for desires? — Desire management series 7
Educated about desires or educated for desires? — Desire management series 7 - Suppose we come to know that a pulmonologist died due to chain [...]
What’s wrong with desirelessness? — Desire management series 6
What’s wrong with desirelessness? — Desire management series 6 - Desires often make us do things we regret. On understanding how desires sabotage us, we [...]
How desire is both the lock and the key — Desire Management series 5
How desire is both the lock and the key — Desire Management series 5 - Suppose we are locked in a prison. Suppose further that [...]