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Compassionately Detached: The Prison of Memory
Image: Ravi Varma, courtesy Wikimedia Commons As we begin the new year, we are still in the throes of a pandemic that has imprisoned us in many ways, and has left us longing for a lost past or a Read More
Compassionately Detached: Receiving Grace
Image Ravi Varma, Courtesy Wikimedia Commons The Gita says nothing can be achieved without God’s grace. So what should we do in order to receive it?An urgent question from one of our members. She Read More
little self/Big Self
Dattatreya, the Supreme Teacher. Raja Ravi Varma, Wikimedia Commons. “As long as we live our lives with a sense of acceptance, as long as we do our duty without any sense of attachment to the Read More
Compassionately Detached: The Only One You Can Change..
Image: Ravi Varma courtesy Wikimedia Commons If the people we love won’t change for our sake, does that mean that we are not loved enough?” How do we get those around us to behave the way we want Read More
Compassionately Detached: Doing What Comes Naturally
When Arjuna announces that he would rather beg for a living than destroy his enemies, Lord Krishna scolds him for his weakness. He reminds Arjuna that he is a warrior by nature and warriors are meant Read More
Compassionately Detached: Does God have a Gender Bias?
Image: Raja Ravi Varma, via Wikimedia Commons Do you have to be born as a man to attain self-realization? Are women by their very gender still at least an entire incarnation away from achieving Read More
Being Nice vs. Self-Sacrifice
Image: Courtesy Raja Ravi Varma via Wikimedia Commons “How much is too much when it comes to giving to others? What boundaries should we draw and what should we be willing to put up with?” Read More
Compassionately Detached: The Slippery Slope
Desire (Image: Raja Ravi Varma: Wikimedia Commons) Is it wrong to want to buy gold ornaments for our daughters? Is it wrong to want a bigger house? Is it okay to buy a fancy new car?Ah, Desire! Read More
Compassionately Detached: What Dogs Can Teach Us About God
They say everyone we come across in our lifetimes has something to teach us. But what about animals? Whether the beautiful cows in the ashram or our own beloved pets, they too are reflections of the Read More