April 28th, 2010 
Sowmya 
Often in life, people are faced with situations wherein they are required to perform an action that may be in conflict with their Ethical Values and this often produces an amazing amount of stress. This post draws from the wisdom from the Gita and provides some suggestions on dealing with ethical dilemmas.
April 2nd, 2009 Sowmya In these troubled times, the severe stress has started leading to various mental problems including depression. This post draws from the wisdom from the Gita and provides some suggestions on dealing with depression.
February 22nd, 2009 Sowmya 
Many times in life, we find ourselves confused because we are forced to make choices. Confusion ranges from the absolutely gross – as in what movie to see today or what to eat for dinner, to the totally subtle – as in who am I and where am I headed ultimately in life! In day [...]
Posted in GitaaHelpline A-Z 
Tags: Attachment, Choices, Confusion, Duty, Mental Trauma, Self Confidence, students, Work 
5 Comments » February 6th, 2009 Ramkumar For many of us, life is full of responsibilities and/or viewed as a whole list of “mundane things to do”! Carried away by this, often forget to enjoy life and fail to utilize the time to maximize the potential inherent in each of us. There is a popular story about two workers who were approached [...]
Posted in GitaaHelpline A-Z Tags: banal, banality, boredom, extraordinary, immense, ordinary, potential 1 Comment » January 10th, 2009 Sowmya During his recent visit to Bahrain, Guruji discussed using the extensive knowledge in our scriptures to address day-to-day problems that face the youth today. As suggested by him, we unveil GitaaHelpline A-Z, a new section of our website dedicated to addressing complex issues with priceless solutions advocated in our timeless scripture. As always, please write [...]
Posted in Chapter 2, Chapter 3, GitaaHelpline A-Z Tags: Anxiety, Dilemma, Exams, Frustration, GitaaHelpline A-Z, students, Worry 3 Comments » August 27th, 2008 Ramkumar Peer Pressure is a term describing the pressure exerted by a “Peer Group” in encouraging a person to change their attitude, behaviour and/or morals. A person is pressured by his peer group to conform to the group’s actions, fashion sense, taste in music and television, or outlook on life. A person affected by peer pressure may or may not want [...]
Posted in GitaaHelpline A-Z, Lifestyle Management Tags: peer, pressure, students, teachers No Comments » July 27th, 2008 Ramkumar What Causes Stress? Stress arises primarily due to lack of a person’s ability to handle work and life in a balanced way. This in turn results in an increase wants coupled with peer pressure in “keeping up with the Joneses”!. In the midst of this imbalance, emotions of an individual gets trapped. Though the threshold of each individual differs, yet the ultimate breaking [...]
