Tag Archives: gita

Emotions Ruling the Intellect

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

The first thought that crossed my mind was of the chariot analogy in the Bhagavad-Gita when I read the article that stated that it was scientifically proven that the emotion rules the brain’s decisions.
Before reading this article, I always thought of decision making as an emotionless act. I thought to myself, “Why even bother [...]

Filed in Personal Development, Scriptures | Also tagged , | Comments (0)

Anger: The infinite power that has to be controlled

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

As I was driving to school today morning, I took the usual route of the highways to get there. However, today, for some reason, it seemed as if everyone on the road was in a bad mood. I was being cut off time and time again and, initially, my natural response was to frown, shake [...]

Filed in Personal Development | Also tagged , , , | Comments (0)

The Three Gunas in Music

Saturday, June 13, 2009

In Chapter Fourteen of the Bhagavad-Gita, Krishna talks to Arjuna about the three gunas — Sattva, Rajas and Tamas. These gunas can be most simply described as three types of characteristics a person can adopt into his or her lifestyle. In one of my past posts, Chapter 14: Discrimination of the Three Gunas, I had [...]

Filed in Personal Development, Reactions, Scriptures | Also tagged , , | Comments (1)