The Law of Karma

How Your Actions Shape Your Life Your karma determines your incarnations and the experiences you will have. Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 2.13 The word ‘karma’ has become part of the common parlance of the modern world, but its meaning is often misunderstood. The Sanskrit...

Dharma

3.35 Pursuing your own dharma is superior to pursuing the dharma of another, even if successful in such pursuit. Following another’s path breeds fear and insecurity and should be avoided. The literal meaning of the Sanskrit word dharma is, that which supports, bears,...

The Inner Struggle

6.5 Elevate your self (ego) with the power of the Self (Soul). Never let your will be weakened by the self. The Self is a true friend and can help overcome the self. The scene of the Bhagavad Gita is set in the most unlikely of places for a spiritual text: the...

Receding Freedom, Rising Totalitarianism

…and what to do about It Introduction The Rarity of Freedom and Democracy “Those of us who have been so fortunate to have been born in a free society, tend to take freedom for granted, to regard it as the natural state of mankind. It is not! It is a rare a...