When nothing is worth fighting for, anything can provoke a fight
If we see two people fighting over something trivial, we would naturally wonder: Why are they making such a big issue of this?…
To treat our emotions as the only reality is to live in unreality
Suppose we are driving a car, and suddenly the car lurches. We will experience the lurch as a physical sensation. But that…
Work to live – avoid work that eats you alive
Work is essential for survival, as the Bhagavad-gita (03.08) acknowledges. Yet the same work that is vital can become vitality-sapping…
A respectable addiction is still an addiction
Usually, if someone gets addicted, the addiction attracts disapproval. While drinking at parties is considered in some…
A moment of indulgence can cause a lifetime of repentance – beware
The news periodically features stories of talented individuals who ruin their promising prospects by succumbing to immorality…