India, March 25 -- We all wish to be. And we fail miserably because control cannot be in our hands. Lord Krishna explains, "The place of action and the doer and many different kinds of instruments and many different efforts and the fifth in this connection is the providence only." (The Bhagavad-Geeta 18.14)
The Lord further states, "Whatever action is begun by a man by body, speech and mind, these five are the causes of them." (18.15) Are not we always doing something with our bodies, speech and minds? Speech and mind have been separately mentioned because what we say makes a huge difference in our lives. It is not like any other sense. For example, there is an accident, in which both parties are at fault. In case they both apologise, the ...