I would like to write on the right attitude to work or Karma as per the Bhagavad Gita. When I first read the Gita I was confused because I thought the Gita told us to not have desires. I thought it meant that we should not be motivated by desires when it comes to action. […]
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Dealing with the Fear of Old Age and Death
I may have covered this topic in some earlier article but the topic is of such importance that it is worth writing another article on it. Do you fear old age and death? If so, what can be done? All people who have pondered the subject fear old age and death. The cause of this […]
Practicing the Bhagavad Gita
I would like to write about my spiritual journey – such as it is – that I am engaged in right now. I have decided to shift from Buddhist to Hindu spiritual practices. The reasons for my doing so are as under: The first reason is that I was finding the Buddhist methods difficult because […]
Our Duty in Life
It is not my job to tell you what your duty in life is. As Emerson says in his essay on Self Reliance there are always people who think they know what your duty is better than you know it yourself. I do not wish to add myself to that number. I am assuming you […]
More thoughts on my Meditation Practice
This article is a continuation of my previous blog post. Link to that is below Quoting from the article above there is a key passage: Be without preferences or judgments as regards the arisings of the mind. The path is the goal. Respond with equanimity and empathy to the arisings of the mind. Now I […]
More on the Bhagavad Gita
I had some difficulties accepting the advice of the Bhagavad Gita but perhaps they were just misunderstandings. The misunderstandings were as under: The misunderstanding was that I thought that the Gita was asking me to not have any desires when I did any act. I should be completely desireless and egoless in all my actions […]
Justification for the Bhagavad Gita
I would like to start by telling you a story. I was feeling a bit depressed with life yesterday afternoon. My life was a mess, my mind a shambles and my spiritual practice was going nowhere. Familiar territory. You probably have felt the same way about yourself at times. I was particularly depressed about my […]