Make my passion an instrument of your compassion
Bhagavad Gita 14.12 lobhaḥ pravṛttir ārambhaḥ karmaṇām aśamaḥ spṛhā rajasy etāni jāyante vivṛddhe bharatarṣabha Greed awakens restless drive, Ceaseless striving to achieve and thrive; [...]
How to get rid of the demons from our past
Focus not on escaping the demons from our past; focus on embracing the Lord who can make all those demons flee and in whom we [...]
My spiritual practices are meant not to earn your love, but to realize that you already love me
Bhagavad Gita 11.45 adṛṣṭa-pūrvaṁ hṛṣito ’smi dṛṣṭvā bhayena ca pravyathitaṁ mano me tad eva me darśaya deva rūpaṁ prasīda deveśa jagan-nivāsa Seeing what none [...]
How to make the best of the things that are significant but impermanent
Whatever feels important and seems permanent today will eventually become little more than a memory. Experience it fully while it endures, so that it becomes [...]
What humility is and what it isn’t
Humility is meant to facilitate absorption in a higher reality, not abuse by a higher authority. Humility is a vital virtue, recommended by spiritual traditions [...]
The secrecy that feels like mockery is truly your mercy
Bhagavad Gita 9.2 rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaṁ pavitram idam uttamam pratyakṣāvagamaṁ dharmyaṁ su-sukhaṁ kartum avyayam This is the king of knowledge, the secret supreme, Purer than [...]