Justice or just is?
Suppose a ship with three hundred people is hit by an iceberg and starts sinking. Suppose further that it only has life-saving…
Perfectionism is a serial killer in high heels
When we try to improve ourselves, we often desire to become perfect in that area. Such perfectionism or obsession with perfection…
Learn to like the things we need to do to do the things we like to do
We all have preferences (things we like to do) and obligations (things we need to do). Among our biggest obligations is our…
Don’t try to be too good for your own good
We may sometimes become impractically idealistic, “I will never do anything wrong in my life.” Such an aspiration is good,…
Forgive the unavoidable, avoid the unforgivable
Gita wisdom is eminently practical. It reveals lofty levels of devotional consciousness as our ultimate goal, but also…