06 Chapter Six

3 Gita course Chp 6 Mind control & Krishna’s teaching expertise (GEV)

06.25 – Those who take a strong stand internally stand strong externally

06.06 – The mind makes us a stranger to ourselves

06.28 – The purpose of discipline is not to torture ourselves, but to transcend ourselves

06.18 – Be not self-conscious; be conscious of the self

06.22 – Do not ensure heartbreaks; insure against heartbreaks

06.14 – Krishna is not just the object of meditation but also its objective

06.32 – Cultivate compassion for the complete being of all living beings

06.18 – Illusion means that the content of our experience blinds us to its context

06.26 – Let’s not renew what we need to remove

06.08 – Let research reinforce, not replace, search

06.45 – Bhakti is not a part of life; life is a part of bhakti

06.25 – Disbelieve the mind’s disastrous misdiagnosis

06.05 – The mind not only befools but also betrays us

06.22 We may be broke but we don’t have to be broken

06.06 – Throw light on the daylight robbery that doesn’t come to light

06.32 – Let’s learn to laugh with others, not laugh at others

06.24 – Let’s guard our consciousness the way we guard our homes

06.22 – Stability and maturity that takes us beyond adversity

06.06 – When the mind tempts us to play the victim game

06.26 – Parent the childlike mind by being vigilant and diligent

06.35 – Bind the blind mind

06.06 – The mind is not just a liar but also a traitor

06.05 – Is it human nature to want to transcend human nature?

06.24 – Are we placing in the treasury that which belongs to the dustbin?

06.06 – When the mind throws sand into our eyes…

06.40 – On decreasing our emotional distance from the truth

06.18 – Is the body a playground for passion or a temple for devotion?

06.05 – When a salesperson knocks at the inner door…

06.17 – Plans may not work, but planning works

06.05 – Are we falling for the mind’s “no time” trick?

06.16 – Beyond Captivity to Futility and Utility

06.08 – Happiness comes not by the stocking of information but the flowing of service

06.21 – When attention seems like detention…

06.20 – Is “there are no absolute truths” an absolute truth?

06.08 – What does seeing stone and gold equally mean?

06.25: The mind may stray away; let it not stay away

06.44: Haunted by happiness

06.22: When life tornadoes and torpedoes us…

06.05: Treat the mind’s promises with a bucketful of salt

06.26: Change of values is a more reliable parameter of inner life than change of desires

06.27: We deserve a break – from the mind

06.28: The new life outside begins with the new life inside

06.25: Am I convinced that the prize exceeds the price?

06.08: Study makes us steady and sturdy

06.33-36: Our Days of Cowering to the Mind are Over

06.06: The mind is predictably dangerous and dangerously unpredictable

06.30 – Devotion implies meditation independent of location

06.05: Who will save me from me?

06.25: Glue the mind to meditation, not mediation

06.22: Happiness: Three unworthy Us vs one worthy U

06.36: Conquer Provocative Mind with Evocative Mantra

06.06: The mind can impel, not compel

06.44: How long will we run away from Krishna?

06.05: Did I change my mind or did my mind change me?

06.30: Reality is more fascinating than what we have been allowed to believe

06.32: Retreat within to treat without

06.20-23: Going Beyond the Reach of Misery