11.55 Revenge burns not our enemy but ourselves
Revenge burns not our enemy but ourselves. Revenge doesn't rebuild the past. It only burns what's still standing. Duryodhana wanted revenge on Bhima for tossing [...]
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 [...]
17.16 From bitter thoughts to better thoughts
Have you ever felt that your life is not as successful as you had dreamt it will be? You may feel bitter because the world [...]
2.67 Why Do Good People Do Terrible Things?
We all have probably heard of or even seen good people who end up doing shocking things. If we are brutally honest, we ourselves sometimes [...]
6.6 How to Let Go of Painful Memories
We all have moments that keep replaying inside us – memories that feel unpleasant, unhealthy, even unbearable. So, how can we let go of those [...]
5.18 An Identity Beyond Identity Politics — The Gita’s Deeper Vision
In today’s political discourse especially in the West, there's a lot of focus on identity— race, gender, orientation. In India, there's a similar focus on [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Let me parent my mind resourcefully, not ruleslessly (6.26)
Bhagavad Gita 6.26 yato yato niścarati manaś cañcalam asthiram tatas tato niyamyaitad ātmany eva vaśaṁ nayet "Wherever the fickle mind may roam, Wandering far [...]
Let me serve you with my nature, not serve my nature (3.33)
Bhagavad Gita 3.33 sadṛśaṁ ceṣṭate svasyāḥ prakṛter jñānavān api prakṛtiṁ yānti bhūtāni nigrahaḥ kiṁ kariṣyati "All act according to their own nature’s call, Even [...]
Gita 02.63 – Explanation
Gita 02.63 – Irritation, delusion, oblivion, stupefaction, destruction – Last 5 of 8 stages to falldown Audio Link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-63-irritation-delusion-oblivion-stupefaction-destruction-last-5-of-8-stages-to-falldown/ krodhād bhavati sammohaḥ sammohāt smṛti-vibhramaḥ smṛti-bhraṁśād [...]
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 [...]
Self-deception – The difference between imposed blindness and chosen blindness
To equate what we don’t want to see with what we can’t see is the essence of self-deception. We humans have an amazing and alarming [...]
Why running from our past doesn’t work
Running from our past doesn’t take us to a better future; it just makes our future a rerun of our past. We all carry scars [...]