Tag Archives: service

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. [...]

Filed in Current Events, Morality, Personal Development, Reactions | Also tagged , | Comments (1)

Strength and Selflessness

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Many of us have written on this subject before, but I think it is a topic worth touching upon repeatedly.
Karma yoga encourages us to immerse ourselves in selfless service; yet, Swami Vivekananda’s advice on how exactly to do that is somewhat vague. He encourages us to be selfless, asking us, “Are you unselfish? That is the [...]

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

Why?

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

The thread of comments we’ve exchanged on Anish’s most recent post got me thinking:
Why do I value the things I do?
Why do I value selflessness above selfishness? Why do I consider honesty more ethical than lying? Why do I struggle to achieve self-control instead of satisfying my immediate desires? Why do I admire sincerity more [...]

Filed in Morality, Personal Development | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (4)