The Battlefield Metaphor: Why Intellectual Shortcuts Fail
The setting of the Bhagavad Gita is inherently jarring. Just before the climactic war of the epic Mahabharata is about to begin, the leading warrior, [...]
Free me from the delusion that I am the sole doer (3.27)
Bhagavad Gita 3.27 prakṛteḥ kriyamāṇāni guṇaiḥ karmāṇi sarvaśaḥ ahaṅkāra-vimūḍhātmā kartāham iti manyate "All actions arise from nature’s play, The modes of matter lead the [...]
Why study philosophy – 2?
Why we do something determines how we do it and how long we do it. Suppose we study a subject such as philosophy to impress [...]
Why study philosophy?
If we are to study any subject, we feel more motivated if we understand the purpose of that study. For example, if we are told [...]