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Shifting to a purpose based cause

This post is to do an official announcement of the rebranding being done for this website! The aim was to make it ‘purpose‘ based rather than ‘person’ based.  So I started thinking what is this cause about? Psychology yes. Spirituality yes. Career yes. But the underlying theme that ties it all is a sincere, genuine …

Getting clarity in life

Until you are clear on what you want in life, where you want to go, everybody else will keep telling you where you SHOULD go. They are trying to help…or sell 😊 If you listen to where everybody says you should go, you will want to go everywhere. It is natural. If you try to …

How can one justify Gita’s “selfless actions” when these are done for self-liberation? Aren’t these two contradictory?

 The error lies in the interpretation of the word “self less action” and “Being unattached to results”. The common interpretation of ‘selfless’ seems to be ‘unselfish’ or ‘noble’ or ‘without expecting anything in return’. Or an ‘action done for the greater good, and not for oneself’. And we often agree because it sounds so ‘nice’…so …

Is it really possible to enjoy life without ambition, desire, and attachment as religious philosophies suggest? Where will motivation to do anything come from?

The common answers found for this question usually swing between morality(“Because God said so”) and practicality(“We can try whatever is practically possible”) But that’s not needed. If you understand what the teachings really mean – it makes absolute, logical, meaningful sense.  The other good news is, you do not have to use labor, hardwork, ‘will power’ …