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February 9, 2022
As a ship would sway violently in a turbulent ocean, our lives are troubled by internal and external forces without the proper foundational understanding and the moral compass of spiritual knowledge. This
proof of the pudding is in the eating and the proof of this transcendental literature is in the realization of the self and transformation of our lives.
akin
behooves
frailty
succumbed
upheavals
wreck
thwarting
overarching
upended,
The Gita can guide us all to hold our plans lightly, not tightly. Being thus guided, we make plans and try our best to execute them. But when factors beyond our control thwart our plans, we don’t hyperventilate – we open ourselves for the working of a higher plan, confident that it will bring good in its own way.
Mozart.
crumbled.
using our talents and interests not just to gain pleasure but to establish inner connection and enhance outer contribution, thereby making our consciousness absorbed in Krishna, is life’s most worthwhile purpose.
gesticulating
A pertinent psychological principle is: the more we dwell on anything, be it small or big, the bigger it becomes in our consciousness, thereby making other
concomitantly
elusive
obstinacy.
trivialities.
windfall.
catastrophe.
three factors determine the result (phala): our present action (karma), destiny (daiva) and time (kala). Put mathematically, Karma + Daiva + Kala = Phala
Understanding that we are the makers of our destiny, we feel inspired to do our part wholeheartedly. Understanding that we are not the masters of our destiny, we learn to gracefully accept whatever results we get.
haven
discern
baits
perversity,
To live within scriptural limits is the ultimate sign of intelligence, for it protects us from degradation and guides us towards liberation.
titillation
cynical,
brag
The map doesn’t make the territory the way it is; it just makes us aware of how the territory is.
backtrack
Malice
abductor
façade
