Life

What is the driving force behind the life of Krishna ? He drops all his friends and his beloved Radha when he realises that he has a larger purpose in life and leaves Vrindavan to fight Kansa . He leaves Mathura when he realises that he will not be able to set up a peaceful and prosperous empire here due to frequent attacks by Jarasandha . He is ready to give away his entire army at the drop of a hat. What is he trying to gain throughout his life? He is not bound by anything. He is not bound by relationships, money, wealth, or power. It's quite difficult for our ordinary minds to understand Krishna.  Krishna reveals a glimpse of his personality while he tries to explain the nature of reality to Arjuna at the battlefield of Kurukshetra . He tells Arjuna to concentrate on the task at hand and not to bother about the results. Why do we bother about the results? Why didn't Krishna ever bother about the results? That's what he tells Arjuna. It is all due to awareness. When o...

"Choices" look quite attractive. We feel happy when we have choices to exercise. We feel happy when we go to a restaurant and have choices to exercise with respect to the food we want to eat. We feel happy when we have choices of universities where we can study. We like to have more choices of the flats we want to purchase, and that's why we visit many projects and meet many brokers before buying a flat. In a choice matrix , there are two important factors. First, the information about the choices that exist. Second,  what's the drive behind making a choice? For example, when we visit a restaurant, we go through the menu before ordering food. Sometimes, we are in a hurry and choose the food we want to eat just based on the waiter's recommendation. Obviously, the waiter will recommend based on popular choices and feedback. However, he will not be aware of our taste, and therefore we may not at all like the food recommended by the waiter. Even if we go through the...