1.1 Let me treasure the opportunity, even when bereft of facility
boro-kṛpā kaile kṛṣṇa adhamer prati Such immense mercy have you shown, O Krishna, upon this soul, fallen and forlorn. My dear Lord, how stunning is [...]
3.24 Choose which fear you face
We may fear public speaking. "I might freeze—or be mocked on stage." But if we let that fear stop us we’ll meet another fear: that [...]
1.28 How fear can be an educator
Have you ever met someone who had no tension in a situation you were tense about? Maybe you were coaching them for a critical interview, [...]
1.44 Fear: Factual or fictional?
Have you ever felt the absolute power of fear? You feel a certainty about imminent doom— no doubt that disaster awaits on the path ahead. [...]
3.35 Let fear inform our choices, not deform our values
Fear isn’t always bad. Sometimes it warns us of real dangers to avoid. The Bhagavad Gita (3.35) points to such healthy fear, teaching that choices [...]
15.7 Fear: unavoidable, not unmanageable
Because life is full of uncertainties, we’ll all sometimes feel anxious, insecure, or worried. We can’t remove fear from life— but we can refuse to [...]
18.35 How to get fear out of your head
Have you ever heard the voice of fear in your head? It can nag, distract, exhaust, overwhelm, even paralyze. But here’s the key: fear can [...]
5.25 You don’t have to be fear-free to be courageous
Whenever we try to change ourselves for the better, fear whispers, “If you fail, they’ll laugh at you.” Such fear will hold us back, till [...]
Two ways to deal with our past
Even if we can't escape our past, we can still outgrow it We all carry scars from our past—deep wounds that cause fears or impressions [...]
18.64 You Are Important to God
Have you ever felt invisible— unnoticed, unheard, or unvalued? The largeness of the world and the busyness of people around us can make us feel [...]
What’s wrong with the worldview of despair?
The worldview of despair arises when individuals believe that life has no inherent meaning. This outlook often emerges when people recognize the futility of materialistic [...]
Our choice: push up or be pulled down?
Suppose we hold an object such as a dumb bell in front of us. If we let go of it, it will fall down. If [...]
Begin each day by putting on our armor
If we were fighting a war, we would begin each day by putting on our armor. Actually, we all are at war internally against negative [...]
How can we be more cheerful?
We often think that we will become happy when some good things happen to us or when our dreams are fulfilled. While that is true, [...]
How to deal with discouragement
How to deal with discouragement Suppose we have an ability, but don’t have any forum for expressing it. Becoming discouraged, we stay silent. In general, [...]
If your mind says you are a quitter …
We all start more things than we complete. When something becomes too demanding or boring or unproductive, or when it seems to require more self-mastery [...]
We can’t change our past, but we can change how we see and explain our past
We can't change our past but we can change how we see and explain our past We often have things in our past that we [...]
Look for the good in all situations, even in situations that don’t look good
Look for the good in all situations even in situations that don’t look good Whenever life subjects us to terrible situations, we often obsess over [...]
Complaining is no one’s birthright – and it has made no one’s birth right
Complaining is no one’s birthright – and it has made no one’s birth right Some people are chronic complainers. They self-righteously justify their negativity, irritability [...]
Life may knock us down but it can’t keep us down
Life may knock us down but it can't keep us down Suppose we are walking along a road, and a sudden stormy wind knocks us [...]