What detachment means and what it doesn’t mean
Detachment: Be cool-headed, not cold-hearted As we strive for spiritual growth, detachment is often emphasized as a vital virtue. However, detachment is frequently misunderstood. It’s [...]
When Attachment Turns Relationships into Burdens
When we are attached to someone, we become desperately dependent on their approval. We feel as if we cannot live with ourselves if they don’t [...]
Gita 02.21 – Explanation
Gita 02.21 - Integrate Knowledge Of The Soul With The Purpose Of That Knowledge Audio link: https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/gita-02-21-integrate-knowledge-of-the-soul-with-the-purpose-of-that-knowledge/ vedāvināśinaṁ nityaṁ ya enam ajam avyayam kathaṁ sa [...]
Our attachments are like a rented house that we don’t usually leave unless we are evicted
Our attachments are our mental home – that’s where our thoughts go by default when we have nothing to think about, just as we physically [...]
If Krishna takes away the things that can take us away from him don’t go away from him
We usually approach God when we need something. If we get it by praying to him, we feel our faith vindicated. But suppose the opposite [...]
Attachment makes us psychologically rigid, detachment makes us psychologically flexible
Attachment makes us psychologically rigid detachment makes us psychologically flexible A tree that is stiff breaks when battered by strong storms, but a flexible tree [...]
Attachment is the inability to say no, whatever the cost
Attachment is the inability to say no whatever the cost No matter how challenging a situation may seem, there’s always good to be found. Discover [...]
Possessing wealth is not the problem; being possessed by wealth is
Possessing wealth is not the problem; being possessed by wealth is Some people think that to be spiritual is to be anti-material, that they need [...]
Focus not on the wrongdoer; focus on the ultimate doer
Focus not on the wrongdoer; focus on the ultimate doer When somebody treats us unfairly and hurtfully, we naturally feel angry, even vengeful. But such [...]