No to incite yes to insight
The world contains many power-hungry people who ruthlessly pursue their selfish, even devilish, agendas. To serve their own ends, they have no compunctions about manipulating [...]
How the Gita’s conclusion integrates its contextual and universal dimensions (Appreciating the Gita’s flow 7)
How the Gita’s conclusion integrates its contextual and universal dimensions - The Bhagavad-gita starts with a vividly specific setting: an inquiry by the blind king [...]
The mysterious door to knowledge (From ignorance to knowledge series 2)
The mysterious door to knowledge - Suppose we see a majestic palace and notice a low door to enter into it. Intrigued, we bend ourselves, [...]
Don’t let doubt stop our human search for understanding (Dealing with doubt 6)
Don’t let doubt stop our human search for understanding - We humans have an innate thirst for understanding. This thirst impels us to explore the [...]
Learn to doubt and to go beyond doubt (Dealing with doubt 5)
Learn to doubt and to go beyond doubt - Suppose we are lost in a risky territory with many invisible dangers such as concealed ditches [...]
How doubt misleads (Dealing with doubt series 1)
How doubt misleads - Suppose we are living on some land and want to purchase some other land. Suppose further we have with us someone [...]
How is human desire connected with divine desire (Desire management series 11)
How is human desire connected with divine desire - Desire is a formidable power that can both work for us and against us. To manage [...]
The endless end of knowledge
The word “end” has two meanings: conclusion and purpose. “To what end are you doing all this?” means, “For what purpose are you doing this?” [...]
When is fearlessness a facade for foolishness?
When is fearlessness a facade for foolishness?- Suppose a child goes dangerously close to the parapet of a skyscraper. When his mother warns him, “Move [...]