Should education be realistic or idealistic?
Suppose schools started teaching kids, “The world is such a terrible place that you can’t even survive unless you learn …
Why wisdom doesn’t automatically make us wise
When we are taught wisdom-texts such as the Bhagavad-gita by its expert teachers, we may learn much wisdom about how to act…
How dejection can inspire a spiritual connection
The Bhagavad-gita’s first chapter is often titled as arjuna-vishada-yoga, which means the spiritual connection (yoga)…
What defines who we really are?
At the start of the Bhagavad-gita, Arjuna feels hesitant to engage in the Kurukshetra war because he feels that a kingdom…
Resolving emotional tensions through Gita wisdom
Emotions are among the strongest forces that shape our actions and our life at large. Unfortunately, emotions can easily…