Blame bears a heavy weight. It is a self-accusatory finger pointed back at ourselves. It can be for anything. If your child does not perform well in school, you blame yourself. If you cooked a dish that did not muster up any credit, you blame yourself and if you really push yourself to do something beyond the pale – like organising a party … and you heard the negative comments, you blame yourself bitterly. Why do we do this? Why do we keep blaming ourselves time and again? Th

In Chapter 12, Verse 15, the Bhagavad Gita tells us never to annoy anyone but by the same token, to walk away from someone who annoys you. "The ideal devotee is one who is neither a source of annoyance to anyone nor agitated by anyone." Energy vampires are the ones who annoy you, bug you or keep coming close to you and asking you for information constantly are energy vampires. Of course there may be some positive encounters of those who ask you for info, but to be constantl

Sadness is part of life, like happiness but with some of us, it can be a constant feature in our lives if we don’t watch out. We may feel sad whenever a challenge crops up or when we see others achieving something we could not. Or we may feel sad simply because it is difficult to reach our personal targets. The problem with sadness is that it can become a permanent feature in our lives and if we do not root it out, it will be here to stay forever. There are a few ways to deal

BG 16.21: There are three gates leading to the hell of self-destruction for the soul—lust, anger, and greed. Therefore, one should abandon all three.   Anger is one of the 7 Deadly Sins.   And this is the same in all cultures and people. Anger will never get you anywhere. In fact, it will rob you of your gifts, your best qualities and lead you straight down to hell. Hell, meaning that it will deny you of the opportunities of making good relationships, lead you to being fired