If we repeatedly let our mind take us to hell, eventually it won’t let us come back
Addicts often live in their own mental hell. Their mind subjects them to tormenting emotions: unbearable cravings, crippling…
When fighting temptation, focus just on surviving the present battle, not on winning the whole war
Suppose we were to fight a boxing match against a formidable opponent. Suppose further, before and during the fight, an …
The mind tends to do what we don’t intend to do
We may resolve to do some things, say regulate our eating or sleeping, but find ourselves doing the opposite, or at least …
The mind deafens us not just to Krishna, but also to the body
Suppose we are walking on a street, wearing earphones that deafen us to all external sounds. We would be in danger especially…
Our forced errors don’t justify our unforced errors
In tennis, when a player is put into a situation where it is almost impossible to hit a shot back into the court, player has …
The mind is a masterly telemarketer – don’t pick up the phone
Some telemarketers are dangerously expert at marketing their products. They can make unsuspecting customers who had …