I Wish You Had Died Instead of My Mother
"I Wish You Had Died Instead of My Mother" I could feel the father's pain as he repeated those words. I was staying for a [...]
Why speech needs to be more than truthful
The Bhagavad Gita teaches that the discipline of speech involves much more than simply speaking truthfully. Along with truthfulness, it identifies three other qualities of [...]
17.15 When speaking, don’t just be truthful, be helpful
Have you ever wondered whether telling the whole truth is always the best approach, especially if it might cause unnecessary hurt? Or have you noticed [...]
Opening our mouth and opening our Gita
Everyday, we open our mouth hundreds of times to speak something. Much of this speech is pointless chit chat. Even if it is functionally useful [...]
How to hold others accountable without becoming judgmental
Suppose police remain silent while a rioting mob lynches hapless victims. For such an alarming dereliction of duty, the police need to be held accountable. [...]
Wrong to say others are wrong?
We live in a world where people have varying viewpoints, some that seem acceptable to us and some that seem utterly unacceptable or even unconscionable [...]
Conflict resolution – Right or Rightly Directed?
When we disagree with someone, we often seek to prove not just that we are right, but also that they are wrong. Actually however, their [...]
Speak in a way that educates and engages not enrages and estranges
Speak in a way that educates and engages not enrages and estranges Suppose we have some knowledge that will be helpful or valuable for others. [...]
To speak effectively, speak not just correctly, but also appropriately
To speak effectively speak not just correctly but also appropriately When a doctor prescribes a medicine to a patient, they consider not just the patient’s [...]
The faster our autocorrect the faster we can be incorrect
The faster our autocorrect the faster we can be incorrect While messaging someone through our phone, suppose we type ‘Hare Krishna.’ But the phone doesn’t [...]
The truth may be bitter, but it doesn’t have to be told bitterly
The truth may be bitter but it doesn’t have to be told bitterly When we see someone doing something wrong, we may feel tempted to [...]