How To Walk Away From Bad Decisions
“The greatest cause of sorrow is this: we take up something and put our whole energy on it—perhaps it is a failure and yet we cannot give it up. We know that it is hurting us, that any further clinging to it is simply bringing misery on us; still we cannot tear ourselves away from […]
If You Keep Running in Circles, How Will You Get Ahead?
“Maintain a neutral attitude towards all things; do not get infatuated with anything; maintain equanimity whether in happiness or suffering; be the same to friends and enemies; treat alike a broken piece of mud pot and a piece of gold.” — Ramana Maharshi After slaying Ravana, Rama says to his brother Lakshmana, “I want to […]
Don’t Be Needed, Be Useful
“The watchword of all well-being is not ‘I’ but ‘thou’. Who cares whether there is a heaven or hell, who cares if there is a soul or not . . .? Here is the world, and it is full of misery. Go out into it as Buddha did, and struggle to lessen it or die […]
Raise An Opposing Wave
“When a big wave of anger has come into the mind, how are we to control that? Just by raising an opposing wave… When the idea of stealing comes, non-stealing should be thought of; when the idea of receiving gifts comes, replace it with a contrary thought.” — Swami Vivekananda Imagine that you visit a […]
The Problem With Modern Content
Books and articles that educate us are content. Movies that entertain us are content. Art that moves our soul is content. Then why has a lot of modern content become a problem, especially on social media? Because much of it is created not with the aim to share knowledge, but to harvest clicks. By posting […]
Why Are You Afraid of Death?
“For to him who is born death is indeed certain, and to him who dies birth is certain. Therefore you should not grieve for the inevitable.”
— Bhagavad Gita
What Puts You in a Good Mood?
“When the mind moves even a little, that is samsāra (worldly bondage); when the mind abides firmly and motionlessly (in the state of the Self), that is mukti. Therefore, the wise man must hold his mind firm in the state of supreme self-awareness.” — Ramana Maharshi What do you do when you’re in a great […]
Don’t Forget How It Made You Feel
“Forgetfulness is the root of all evil, and is death for those who seek release, so one should rest the mind in one’s Self and should never forget the Self; this is the aim. If the mind is controlled, all else can be controlled.” — Ramana Maharshi According to the Vedās, there is the self, […]
You Can’t Drive While Looking in the Rearview Mirror
Your best friend starts hanging out with a different bunch of people. Strained relations with your manager doesn’t let you get a good rating during your appraisal. The philosophies that made you a ton of money in the stock market fail although the market keeps climbing. The common reaction to this would be to fight […]
Don’t Do Something, Just Stand There
“A person who has been going about in the sun feels cool when he reaches the shade. Someone who keeps going from the shade into the sun and then back into the shade is a fool. A wise man stays permanently in the shade.” — Ramana Maharshi Why do some people buy a dog? Because […]