Tag Archives: detachment

Why unselfishness?

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Swami Vivekananda, in Karma Yoga, enjoins us to “work for work’s sake” (source). He writes:
“There are some who are really the salt of the earth in every country and who work for work’s sake, who do not care for name, or fame, or even to go to heaven. They work just because good will come of [...]

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Detaching ourselves…from ourselves

Friday, January 15, 2010

When all we have to face is the ordinariness of our everyday lives, our discussion often turns inward.  We try to figure out our own identity, our own moral character, our own relationships, or the dilemmas that arise between our ideas about religion and the world around us.  But sometimes the questions aren’t about us. [...]

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How to dodge life’s ups and downs

Monday, December 28, 2009

Life oscillates. Today, you are the winner, the admired — tomorrow, you are the loser, the alone. Today, you have aced an exam, or enjoyed the company of a close friend — tomorrow, all that is forgotten, because of the stress of a problem set, or the impending essay deadline. Today’s sweet relationship ends in [...]

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