Gita 02.24 – The soul can’t be stopped from going anywhere nor forced to go anywhere Audio link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-24-the-soul-cant-be-stopped-from-going-anywhere-nor-forced-to-go-anywhere/ acchedyo ’yam adāhyo ’yam akledyo ’śoṣya [...]
To believe that no wave of temptation will ever sweep us away is arrogance. To believe that we will inevitably be swept away by temptation [...]
Understanding the role of limitations We all face limitations in life. These include natural limits, such as the finiteness of our lifespan and capacities, as [...]
Understanding ourselves: The utility of categorization the necessity of self-observation We all occasionally act in ways that surprise us, either positively or negatively. At times, [...]
When our mind doesn’t care for the things that matter to us, we don’t have to stop caring for those things. We can choose to [...]
Before we speak our mind, we need to speak with our mind; otherwise, it is our mind that will speak—instead of us, and not for [...]
The difference between outer achievement and inner achievement lies in where each seeks to bring our focus. Outer achievement aims to place us at the [...]
Attachment sentences us to be taunted by our desires and haunted by our fears. During the routine course of our lives, we often get attached [...]
Just because we don’t see that we are being attacked does not mean that we are not under attack. The inner war is invisible, but [...]
Introspection is meant to tune out the louder voices inside us so that we can tune in to the wiser voices inside us. Suppose we [...]
Meditation begins in earnest when we realize that we need to change from the inside out. We generally turn toward God when things are not [...]
The mind has a myopia with regards to other's point of view, especially when that point of view challenges the mind's comforts and desires. Myopia [...]
That the world is changing is just life's inevitable reality. But how we are responding to it is not inevitable. It is either intentional or [...]
Attachment to happiness is often the greatest obstacle to happiness. To be happy, be ready to be unhappy. We all long for happiness, but often [...]
Humility does not require us to deny or downplay our ability. It just requires that we don't let our ability overshadow our humanity or our [...]
How we are saying no, even when we aren't saying no? Saying no is difficult, whether it is to some person who is asking us [...]
See humility not as a weakening or a losing of our ego. See it more as a strengthening and gaining of our intelligence. Whenever we [...]
What our mind thinks we need often takes us away from what we actually need. Whenever we feel down or distressed, our mind often tells [...]
The Mahabharata describes how Duryodhana had lived lifelong with habitual hubris, neglecting or rejecting the counsel of wise elders, and choosing to pursue his own [...]
Link to purport by A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada Transcript of Bhakti-Shastri class on this verse by Chaitanya Charan We are in 13th chapter [...]
At the start of the thirteenth chapter (13.01), Arjuna asks about six specific terms that Krishna hasn’t referred to as a group anywhere earlier. To [...]
