5.18 An Identity Beyond Identity Politics — The Gita’s Deeper Vision
In today’s political discourse especially in the West, there's a lot of focus on identity— race, gender, orientation. In India, there's a similar focus on [...]
Losing the core of who we are
That the world is changing is just life's inevitable reality. But how we are responding to it is not inevitable. It is either intentional or [...]
Are we indispensable or dispensable?
To think that we are indispensable is an illusion. But to think that we are dispensable is also an illusion. Whenever we have some significant [...]
Don’t stay crying in the night – start crying for the light
A child lost in a strange dark place may start crying helplessly, but an adult similarly lost will instead of collapsing into tears look for [...]
Our conviction that happiness is our right is right
We all long for happiness and are deeply convinced that we have a right to be happy. But this conviction runs contrary to our lived [...]
Resentment of reality can hurt more than reality
Suppose we plan to go for a picnic, but suddenly get fever and have to abandon our plan. And we lie on a bed resenting [...]
Go beyond the blindness caused by shortage of light – and by its surfeit
Whenever our surroundings go dark, say, due to a power failure, we become as if blind. Something similar happens to us as souls in material [...]
Is nothing the place where something is hiding?
Some people say, “When we do nothing, then we will become free from all external preoccupations and thereby discover our true self.” Will we? Yes, [...]
Do we need to lose our way to find our way?
Life sometimes brings us to a dead end. In the face of overwhelming obstacles, everything seems lost. Not knowing where to go or what to [...]