6.5 Too emotional or too unemotional? Find the balance
We’ve all been too emotional at times or too detached at others. The Bhagavad Gita (6.5) reminds us that we shouldn't degrade ourselves with our [...]
5.22 To Overcome Attachment, Cultivate Curiosity
Have you ever tried to detach yourself from a guilty pleasure, only to relapse again? Surprisingly, the most effective way to fight attachment isn’t detachment— [...]
18.73 Seeing Loss as God’s Pruning
Whenever we lose something, it hurts— the deeper our attachment, the deeper the pain. But spirituality gives a bigger vision. Think of a garden: even [...]
3.38 Three Signs That Desire Is Driving You Mad
The problem with desire isn’t that it’s bad— it’s that it drives us mad. Here, MAD is an acronym that shows the three things destroyed [...]
2.14 We can’t change our destiny–and we can.
When something bad happens in your life due to factors beyond your control, have you ever wondered: Was this destiny? Could I have done anything [...]
16.4 Two Reasons Why People Are Regularly Rude
Have you met people who are regularly rude? It’s not that they’ve had a hard day— being with them makes every day a hard day. [...]
6.17 Kantara: The Traditional, the Sensational, and the Spiritual
The success of the Kantara prequel signals India’s cultural reawakening. Let’s look at three dimensions—the traditional, the sensational, and the spiritual. The Traditional: Themes and [...]
4.39 When loyalty becomes slavery
Loyalty is noble—until it starts choking our conscience. There’s a moment when standing by someone stops showing strength and starts showing weakness. In the Mahabharata, [...]
3.30 Am I seeking justice or revenge? How do I know?
When someone hurts you and you start planning your response—pause. Ask yourself: Am I seeking justice or revenge? And does it really matter? Yes, it [...]
Gita 02.33 – Explanation
Gita 02.33 – Honorable position brings obligation of tangible contribution Audio Link : https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-33-honorable-position-brings-obligation-of-tangible-contribution/ atha cet tvam imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṅgrāmaṁ na kariṣyasi tataḥ sva-dharmaṁ kīrtiṁ [...]
How and why our past shapes our present
Many people think of history as a subject of academic interest or as a personal hobby for some individuals. Not many consider history as something [...]
Gita 02.30 – Explanation
Gita 02.30 – Knowlege of the soul is not a call for resignation but for action Audio Link : https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-30-knowlege-of-the-soul-is-not-a-call-for-resignation-but-for-action/ dehī nityam avadhyo ’yaṁ dehe [...]
Developing Resilience by Changing Our Driving Question
We all need to develop resilience because life is hard—it will knock us down sooner or later. Resilience is largely determined by what goes on [...]
Gita 02.01 – Explanation – 2
Gita 02.01 The intensity of Arjuna's emotion conveys the potency of Krishna's solacing wisdom Audio 1 - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-01-the-intensity-of-arjunas-emotion-conveys-the-potency-of-krishnas-solacing-wisdom/ sañjaya uvāca taṁ tathā kṛpayāviṣṭam aśru-pūrṇākulekṣaṇam viṣīdantam [...]
The dual defenses against self-destructive impulses
Whenever we struggle with conditionings that impel us toward actions we know we shouldn't do, two defense mechanisms can protect us: conscience and intelligence. Conscience [...]
Graduating in the university of adversity
Graduating in the University of Adversity. The universe is a university, and in this, the subject that we learn is adversity. The Bhagavad Gita states [...]
Things work together for good
Things work together for good, even if those things individually don't feel good. When an expert cook is cooking some delicacy, often they may start [...]
When age brings realization and when it brings frustration
We may often think that as we grow older, we will also grow in wisdom, that we will understand the futility of our lower, material, [...]
The easiest way to fail is the worst way to fail
The easiest way to fail is the worst way to fail - Suppose we attempt something challenging and fail. We may feel disappointed, even devastated. [...]
How the unexpected reveals the unknown …
Suppose someone is driving on a straight, smooth road. They might seem to be a good driver, but how good they are will become better [...]
War won, territory lost?
Suppose an army fought determinedly against an enemy and won the war — yet lost the disputed territory. How might that happen? Maybe another regiment [...]