Modern approaches towards depression and stress are not working as they do not understand the mind that creates them. It's time to rethink our approach.
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HSI or what I call “Happiness Skill Index” is a measure of one’s ability to be and remain consciously happy regardless of the ups and downs of life. I believe that this index would be the best predictor of a person’s quality of life and level of happiness (both of…
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TAME mediation (prescribed by Bhagwad Gita)1 appears to work much better than other meditation techniques. That is because it activates three essential elements of meditation: detachment, transformation, and stillness. Effective meditation needs all three. The TAME meditation appears to be far more powerful than other meditation techniques.2 It is able…
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ly grind. This can feel like floating above the world. Don’t get divorced from reality, but don’t get drowned by it either.
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Each of us likely has “mental shelters” that we often take refuge in. In difficult time, these shelters might disappear and this loss may create distress. It helps to cultivate “spiritual shelters” as these are more resilient.
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Being more spiritual makes me happy everyday. It gives me a level of control over my mind that I did not earlier have. And, it gives me a more satisfied life.
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The final frontier doesn’t lie in fields like deep space, advanced medicine, or quantum physics. It lies within the mind. And, the world will ultimately realise this truth.
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Spiritual advance happens in fits and starts. And, it can accelerate significantly during a crisis, if the person makes an effort.
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According to ancient Indian spiritual texts, religion is being true to oneself. So, each of us must have the freedom to explore and decide for ourselves what our true-self is.
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Second in the series of articles on controlling the mind based on learnings from the Indian epic of Mahabharat. Here I cover the bad actors within the mind.