Is determination good for you? Yes and no. Depends on your type of determination, says Sri Krishna. धृत्या यया धारयते मन:प्राणेन्द्रियक्रिया: |योगेनाव्यभिचारिण्या धृति: सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी || 33|| dhṛityā yayā dhārayate manaḥ-prāṇendriya-kriyāḥyogenāvyabhichāriṇyā dhṛitiḥ sā pārtha sāttvikī The steadfast willpower that is developed through Yog, and which sustains the activities of the mind, the prānā, and …
यतो यतो निश्चलति मनश्चञ्चलमस्थिरम् ।ततस्ततो नियम्यैतदात्मन्येव वशं नयेत् ॥ २६ ॥ yato yato niścalatimanaś cañcalam asthiramtatas tato niyamyaitadātmany eva vaśaṁ nayet From wherever the mind wanders due to its flickering and unsteady nature, one must certainly withdraw it and bring it back under the control of the Self. बन्धुरात्मात्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जित: ।अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत् …
लक्ष्मीश्चन्द्रादपेयाद्वा हिमवान्वा हिमं त्यजेत्।अतीयात्सागरो वेलां न प्रतिज्ञामहं पितुः।।2.112.18।। lakṣmīścandrādapeyādvā himavānvā himaṃ tyajet।atīyātsāgaro velāṃ na pratijñāmahaṃ pituḥ॥ The Moon might lose its splendour, snow might abandon the Himavat mountain,the ocean might overstep its shores, but I (Shri Ram) shall not forsake the promise made to my father. The pada above may seem to some as an …
Love isn’t only a feeling reserved for others is it? What about loving yourself? Loving yourself involves taking care of yourself, your health, your well-being. It means learning from your experiences, so that you become a better person. In testing times, love is what carries us forward. Love brings positivity, brings hope. Sometimes, when you …
When I wrote this two years back, frontline workers were the topic of discussion. We may have never had an opportunity to realize their contribution before, much less acknowledge it, but COVID brought them to the forefront – the unseen soldiers who suddenly became critical to our very existence… While we explore our work-at-home and …
Meditation is quite a mystery for many. How do we meditate? How does it help? What are supposed to see or think about when we close our eyes? Do we think at all? A lot of questions, and only one way to go about it. TRY MEDITATION. Start by finding a comfortable place to sit …
This is what I had written a couple of years back… We all crave to spend more time with our loved ones, don’t we? Working from home gives that opportunity to those of us who are fortunate to have our loved ones with us. Schools in the UAE have already declared holidays, and so those …
Times like this are a wake-up call for many, for the collective. Everything cannot, and should not be about more work, and more profit, and more luxury, and more growth, not at the expense of what matters most – our health, our family, our environment. Did you realise that clothes have become cheaper over the …
Take it slow(er) The past decade has been one of growth. Very good growth. Most of us think that everything has to keep going in just one direction – up. Much like a Moore’s law for life. Those who have been here in 2008 (or in 2000, or in 1987, or many times earlier) know …
Prologue In early 2020, I had penned down some thoughts of mine that went on to become “Love in the times of Corona”. I would hesitate to call it a book since it was never meant to be one. Instead, it was a random set of thoughts that came together as I watched the world …
