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Ramayana Reflection

What the mind makes us do would be comic if its consequences were not so tragic Gita 06.34

Impurity needs to be feared before it can found… Gita 03.37

The mind wastes our energy in fighting wars that aren’t winnable… Gita 06.06

Everything expensive is not valuable, everything valuable is not expensive Gita 09.26

Before a prescription can inspire action, the diagnosis must inspire conviction Gita 18.72

More dangerous than the enemies that threaten are the enemies that tempt Gita 03.37

Passing blame is easy but disempowering, accepting responsibility is tough but empowering Gita 16.02

A Rigid Structure May Not Work For Us But Without A Structure We May Not Work Gita 06.36

God keeps the door to him unlocked from his side till every soul… Gita 04.36

We Cant Change Our Past But We Can Change How We See And Explain Our Past Gita 13.23

The causes of anger rarely hurt us as much as the consequences of anger Gita 16.21

What we achieve depends on not just how we strive but also on what we believe Gita 11.33

Attachment makes us psychologically stiff, detachment makes us psychologically flexible Gita 13.10

Those who don’t find the reprehensible reprehensible, are reprehensible Gita 16.14

Don’t reduce scripture to your conceptions of what scripture should be teaching… Gita 07.21

We aren’t merely physical beings seeking sustenance, safety and sex… Gita 02.13

We Have Snakes Inside Us But We Are Not One Of Them Gita 04 36

We don’t owe our friends a positive response, but we do owe them a sensitive response Gita 17.15

Doubt is a disease that makes the patient believe that the doctor is sick Gita 04.40

If we eat waste, it shows in our waist Gita 06.16

What’s wrong with moral relativism? Gita 16.08

To understand what is wrong in the world, look first in the mirror, not the newspaper Gita 16.22

The size of our problems is inversely proportional to the size of our purpose… Gita 18.58

We can’t immigrate to the spiritual world – we have to be invited there – Gita 8.15

Don’t see through others; see others through – Gita 16.4

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