Monthly Archives: March 2009

The joy of service

Monday, March 30, 2009

I read a book (Mother Teresa: In My Own Words) where Mother Teresa, an Albanian Catholic nun who served for many years as a devoted humanitarian in Calcutta, India, recalled a story about an impoverished Hindu family. Dedicated to serving the poor in Calcutta, she brought this family — a mother, a father, and several [...]

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A thought on helping others

Friday, March 27, 2009

As I make my way through college, I try to maintain the morals and ideals I have by infusing them into my words and actions. Especially after meeting people of varying ideologies, it is sometimes necessary for people to clearly define their own set of ideologies for themselves. However, this can prove to be problematic [...]

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Renunciation versus Disinterested Action

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

“Krishna teaches Arjuna the way to resolve the dilemma of renunciation and action. Freedom lies, not in the renunciation of the world, but in disciplined action (कर्मयोग). Put concretely, all action is to be both performed without attachment to the fruit of the action (कर्मफलासंग) and dedicated with loving devotion to Krishna. Disciplined action within [...]

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