Monthly Archives: September 2009

Detachment as a Problem-Solving Mechanism

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Every day, we inevitably encounter problems that slow our momentum  and keep us from efficiently performing the day’s work. Sometimes we are able to solve the problems by ourselves; other times, we look to others for assistance. It can be anyone — a sibling (older or younger), parent, mentor or friend.
What baffled me for a [...]

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Question of the Week: What is my duty?

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Chapter 3, Verse 35 of the Bhagavad Gita reads:
श्रेयान् स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात् स्वनुष्टितात् स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः
Roughly translated, this says that performing one’s prescribed duty (svadharma) imperfectly is better than performing another’s perfectly. Krishna tells Arjuna this in the context of Arjuna’s concerns about war. He tells Arjuna that it is his duty to [...]

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Everything Happens for a Reason…

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

As we all journey through life, we learn many lessons through various experiences. Most of the experiences are challenges, varying in difficulty. If one encounters a challenge, there are essentially two ways he or she can go about reacting to the situation. Person A may think along the lines of ‘Why is this happening to [...]

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