A Bottle of Water and a Stranger’s Kindness
During my Australian tour from April to June 2026, when I arrived in Melbourne from Wellington to take a connecting flight to Adelaide, I happened [...]
Let me see your love both in your inclusivity and in your exclusivity
Bhagavad Gita 18.56 sarva-karmāṇy api sadā kurvāṇo mad-vyapāśrayaḥ mat-prasādād avāpnoti śāśvataṁ padam avyayam Though engaged in all kinds of deed, Taking full shelter in me [...]
Transform my work into an act of worship and my heart into an abode of worship
Bhagavad Gita 18.46 yataḥ pravṛttir bhūtānāṁ yena sarvam idaṁ tatam sva-karmaṇā tam abhyarcya siddhiṁ vindati mānavaḥ From whom all beings have emanated, By whom all [...]
Gita 03.02 – Explanation
Gita 03.02 – When scripture doesn’t fit into our mental framework, the framework needs change Link https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-02-when-scripture-doesnt-fit-into-our-mental-framework-the-framework-needs-change/ vyāmiśreṇeva vākyena buddhiṁ mohayasīva me tad ekaṁ vada [...]
Gita 03.01 – Explanation
Gita 03.01 – The Gita’s complex multi-level message is intellectually challenging and fulfilling Link - https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-03-01-the-gitas-complex-multi-level-message-is-intellectually-challenging-and-fulfilling/ arjuna uvāca jyāyasī cet karmaṇas te matā buddhir janārdana [...]
Compassionate action = compassionate disposition?
Suppose a doctor is treating a patient competently, but with the sole motive of earning money. Though the activity is compassionate, the mood isn’t compassionate. [...]
How to assess the value of our work
We often value our work based on the paycheck it provides — the bigger the paycheck, the better the work. Such assessment is understandable because [...]
How to know if we are standing for God?
Many people want to or claim to stand for God. That means they want to represent God and to challenge those who malign [...]
Concern for others or concern for power over others?
Some people say they want to do good to others. But when others don’t cooperate, they use force to get others to do their will. [...]
If saving lives means something more than delaying death then we all have the opportunity to save lives
If saving lives means something more than delaying death then we all have the opportunity to save lives During a pandemic, the medical care providers [...]
When dealing with the distressed focus not on their karma; focus on your dharma
When dealing with the distressed focus not on their karma; focus on your dharma Suppose a newborn baby is crying. Should the mother neglect the [...]
People may respond to us with indifference but that doesn’t mean we aren’t making a difference
When we do something good for someone but they don’t appreciate it, that can easily dishearten us. If we are health care professionals who provide [...]
Devotion is not just about bringing God into our life; it is also about letting God bring us into his life
Devotion is not just about bringing God into our life; it is also about letting God bring us into his life Most people nowadays are [...]
Humility means to focus on how we can serve, not on what we deserve
Humility means to focus on how we can serve not on what we deserve In life, we frequently feel that we don’t get what we [...]
The appreciation we get for our service is not as consequential as the absorption we get in our service
The appreciation we get for our service is not as consequential as the absorption we get in our service Whenever we do anything, we usually [...]
When we do karma-yoga for Krishna Krishna takes the karma and gives us the yoga
When we do karma-yoga for Krishna Krishna takes the karma and gives us the yoga For succeeding or even surviving in the world, we need [...]