Wisdom
Here are all the articles — quotes from the wise along with short commentary on topics like building character, discovering purpose and happiness, love, making conscious choices, and more.
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Do You Believe in Possibilities?
“He who believes not, believes not even after seeing, and thinks that it is all hallucination, or dream and so on. The great transformation of Krishna – the Vishvarupa (form universal) – was seen alike by Duryodhana and by Arjuna. But only Arjuna believed while Duryodhana took it to be
You Can’t? Or You Won’t?
“It is thoughtlessness that must be considered, not the mere giving up of a habit or conflict. The abandonment of a habit will naturally flow if there is thoughtfulness, if there is sensitivity. . . So if you want to smoke, smoke; but be intensely aware of all the implications
If Today Was the Last Day of Your Life
“We shall all die! Bear this in mind always, and then the spirit within will wake up. Then only, meanness will vanish from you, practicality in work will come, you will get new vigour in mind and body, and those who come in contact with you will also feel that
Love the Terrible and the Painful
“Loving only the good in God and nature—even a child does that. You should love the terrible and the painful as well. A father loves the child, even when he is giving him trouble.” — Swami Vivekananda You slogged your butt off, but the results were nowhere close to what
Why Are You Lonely?
“To find the right and lasting answer to loneliness, we must first cease to run away from it, for thought is ever seeking a refuge, an escape. Only when the mind-heart can accept this void unconditionally, yielding to it without any motive, without hope or fear that there can be
Take One Step
“There are many things to be done, but means are wanting. . .. We have brains, but no hands.” — Swami Vivekananda Learning new skills, reading books, becoming fitter, achieving financial independence, traveling the world – there are countless goals we want to pursue. But days turn into months, then
Judgment Is Your Enemy
“Right thinking comes with self-knowledge. Without understanding yourself, you have no basis for thought; without self-knowledge, what you think is not true.” — J. Krishnamurti The most effective way to get unstuck from a problem is to speak to someone (or something, like a rubber ducky). But we often struggle
Do This Before Trying To Change a Tradition
“There has been more bloodshed in the name of God than for any other cause, because people never went to the fountain-head; they were content only to give mental assent to the customs of their forefathers and wanted others to do the same.” — Swami Vivekananda Have you ever wondered
How To Be Industrious
Do you know what the paradox of productivity is? It’s when, by doing more, you actually get less done. We tend to remain busy all day at work because we associate busyness with productivity. Responding to emails and texts, attending extensive discussions over issues that have been discussed many times
When You Should Not Go With the Flow
“Everything is conscious which rebels against nature: there, consciousness is manifested. Just try to kill a little ant, even it will once resist to save its life.” — Swami Vivekananda It’s become our nature to get distracted by notifications. When we are working on a task that requires focus —