Rising from the worldviews of desire despair and dread to the worldview of devotion
Rising from the worldviews of desire despair and dread to the worldview of devotion Opening our eyes to reality is not meant to fill us [...]
Rising from the worldviews of desire despair and dread to the worldview of devotion Opening our eyes to reality is not meant to fill us [...]
Responsibility can be the cause of anxiety and also a counter to anxiety. Whenever we take any responsibility, we are essentially trying to make things [...]
Outreach, in any form, compels us to become conscious of something beyond ourselves. At times, we may think, "I want to speak the best possible [...]
If we consider our life to be a story, then who is writing the story? We may say that we ourselves are writing the story [...]
We often want to be true to ourselves. Unfortunately, the way some people conceive of authenticity places it at loggerheads with discipline. If being authentic [...]
Why gratitude is especially difficult in today's world - Even when we have enough of the things we need, we don’t always feel grateful for [...]
Are we committing violence with our mouth? - When we grow in wisdom, we learn to live more consciously. We inspect our habitual actions and [...]
Be fearless not tactless - Suppose a soldier feels inspired to fight fearlessly against a tyrannical invading army. But if he just charges single-handedly at [...]
Different people approach the Bhagavad-gita differently, seeing it, for example, as a historical, cultural or poetic book. Though the Gita has all these aspects, they [...]
Some people believe that material prosperity is a sign of God’s pleasure and material adversity, a sign of his displeasure. Such beliefs are typical of [...]
On the spiritual path, freedom from the gross impurities of lust, greed and anger is invaluable. Such purity keeps us focused on Krishna amidst temptations. [...]
Doctors give patients a didactic explanation centered on what is wrong (diagnosis). But the diagnosis is not the therapy, which involves taking some prescriptions. Thus [...]
Entertainment. That’s the most eagerly awaited part of life for many people. Movies, soap operas, spectators sports, novels, cartoons – that’s the stuff most people [...]
Gita wisdom enables us to make sense of the world as it is – and as it can be. The world is as it is, [...]