Intelligence means to know which thoughts are to be pinned and which to be binned
Suppose we regularly use sticky notes. If too many notes clutter our notice board, we would need to sort them. We would pin…
When the mind shows us all that we don’t have, the intelligence needs to show us all that we do have
Our mind frequently craves for the things we don’t have. And such craving is aggravated by today’s media which dangles before…
Focus on the mind’s track record, not on its sound track
Our mind frequently repeats a soundtrack within us: “Eat this, watch this, touch this, enjoy this.” This soundtrack, by…
Small victories are not big victories, but they are stepping stones to big victories
When we fight against our lower desires, we sometimes succeed. But our mind frequently undermines our success: “What’s…
The key to training ourselves, and trusting ourselves, is small steps, carried out
When we have to do something challenging, we may struggle and falter. And if this happens repeatedly, we may lose confidence…
See the effort in focusing the mind as an exercise, not an exertion
Suppose a person arriving at an airport finds that they don’t have any porter to carry their luggage from the carousal to …