Anxious that you are anxious
Our mind is like a machine, and different machines are wired differently; some people may be more prone to anxiety than others. While we try [...]
Our mind is like a machine, and different machines are wired differently; some people may be more prone to anxiety than others. While we try [...]
When somebody has no anxiety, say when they are doing a high-stakes activity, they might become careless and not pay attention to pertinent details. Anxiety [...]
Anxiety may just be the default reaction of our body-mind machine in certain situations; we may not be able to stop that reaction, but we [...]
The difference between anxiety and fear is that anxiety is more generalized and associated with the tendencies of the mind. Fear is often specific and [...]
Responsibility can be the cause of anxiety and also a counter to anxiety. Whenever we take any responsibility, we are essentially trying to make things [...]
Anxiety is constructive when it alerts us to the presence of danger, but it becomes destructive when it decreases or deletes our capacity to differentiate [...]
Deep breathing may not remove our fears, but it removes the power of our fears to fuel our imagination. Whenever fear attacks us, it fuels [...]
Courage comes not from the elimination of fear but from the cultivation of a purpose bigger than fear. Whenever someone goes into a situation of [...]
Making plans makes us productive. Becoming attached to our plans makes us unproductive or even counterproductive. Whenever we have to do something worthwhile in our [...]
Just because we do not have a minute to lose does not mean that we have to lose our manners; we can be both polite [...]
Whenever something happens in the world, which is agitating, be it in the form of some temptation or some trouble coming upon us, how can [...]
Whenever we are faced with problems, it is natural that we may start worrying about how to drive those problems away. But sometimes, those problems [...]
Whenever we are disturbed and we are seeking peace, how do we go about doing that? Often, we seek to drive the disturbance away. If [...]
Uncertainty is an undeniable fact of existence — life often requires us to tackle complex situations, in which many factors are beyond our control. Faced [...]
We all are prone to be swept away by our emotions, thereby acting self-destructively. How can we protect ourselves from this danger? Some people try [...]
When we face a huge problem, we may feel overwhelmed: “How can I ever tackle this?” What makes a problem seem overwhelming? Frequently, our perception [...]
No time to think? - The Bhagavad-gita’s first chapter describes its setting: a battlefield where two huge armies were assembled, ready to fight. Wars are [...]
How can we improve our mental health? - Let’s understand by considering how we improve our physical health: broadly by providing our body good nutrition [...]
Choosing our battles in dealing with anger - Anger can make our life hellish (Bhagavad-gita 16.21). When dealing with anger, we often think in polar [...]
Three principles for managing stress - Stress is becoming alarmingly widespread in today’s world. Naturally, people are seeking effective ways to deal with it. Sometimes, [...]
Why do small things irritate us so much? - We may notice that our mood often gets spoiled when some small things go wrong. Why [...]