Feeling better or healing better?
Feeling better or healing better? When we are trying to grow spiritually, it’s important to be clear about the parameters for growth. Frequently, we understandably [...]
Does surrender mean that God manages our life for us?
The Bhagavad-gita begins and ends with surrender. But these two forms of surrender are significantly different. The initial surrender in 2.7 happens when Arjuna acknowledges [...]
Krishna is present in the present
The Bhagavad-gita (12.8) states that those whose mind and intelligence are absorbed in Krishna live in Krishna already. The emphasis is that Krishna is not [...]
Get off the slippery slope of random inner desires
To get into a desire is far more difficult than getting out of a desire. Better to exercise our intelligence to decide whether to get [...]
Are we in charge of our inner world?
The Bhagavad Gita (6.6) warns us that our mind can be our enemy if we are not in control of it. In politics, there are [...]
A better place even through a dark phase
In the Bhagavad-gita (6.30), it is said that for the realized yogi, Krishna is never lost to them, nor are they ever lost to him. [...]
Two dimensions of meditation
Meditation is a process of both taking in as well as going in. When we meditate on Krishna by chanting his holy names, we are, [...]
The mind needs to be cured not crushed
In the Bhagavad Gita 6.56, Krishna states that the mind can be managed only by an appropriate process. This emphasis on an appropriate process indicates [...]
How worrying and meditating are similar
Many people feel that meditating is not for them. They feel, "I just can't meditate." That's largely because they don't clearly understand what meditation is [...]
Nothing to be worried about worried about everything
Some people think that if they had nothing in their lives that would cause them worry, anxiety, or fear, their lives would be peaceful. [...]
Digital detox for anxiety management
One reason anxiety is increasing in today's world is because with breaking news, we hear about events from all over the world that can easily [...]
Keep away from fear
In our social circles, there will always be people who act as doomsday prophets. They constantly report what went wrong, what might happen, and somehow [...]
Know the core above anxiety
Suppose we are in a turbulent ocean; naturally, as we are tossed by the waves, we will be shaken and smashed and will feel fear. [...]
How faith deals with fear
When we have faith that there is a higher reality guiding our lives, overseeing the events around us, and monitoring what is happening within us, [...]
How to be present in the present
To be present in the present, we need to learn to focus gradually and incrementally. If our mind is wandering, we can bring it back [...]
How to be kind to ourselves
How to be kind to ourselves. Whenever we want to be kind to someone, how do we do that? By speaking a kind word, by [...]
Listening to my Lord who always has hope
When we feel, "What's the use of trying yet again?" Let's respond by asking the mind that is saying that statement, "What's the use of [...]
Is sense pleasure imaginary?
Sense pleasure is a product of imagination, but it is not imaginary. When we try to grow spiritually, we understand that we need to turn [...]
What’s wrong with worrying about the world’s problems?
Some people think that they need to worry about things that are going wrong in this part of the world and that part of the [...]
When the mind works overtime
Normally, if a person works overtime that person is doing extra work for their employer which pleases the employer and the employer will reward the [...]
What does meditation mean?
Does meditation mean that we become free from all thoughts? Some people have this idea that our thoughts are the cause of our troubles and [...]