Blog | Dr. Debmalya Nandy, PhD

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Stress: What the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Teaches About Managing Your Mind

by Dr. Debmalya Nandy, PhD | Oct 22, 2025 | Scriptures & Dharma

Keywords: Bhagavad Gita, stress management, Vedic wisdom, dharma, yoga of life, consciousness, philosophy, scriptures, dharma Beyond the Battlefield: The Gita’s Timeless Lessons for Your Inner World The Bhagavad Gita, often called the “The Song of the...

Master Your Meetings: 3 Bhagavad Gita Lessons to Apply During Your Next Discussion

by Dr. Debmalya Nandy, PhD | Oct 23, 2025 | Scriptures & Dharma

Keywords: Gita lessons, workplace stress, leadership wisdom, modern dharma, self-mastery, Vedic life skills, focus, meeting dynamics, conscious communication Beyond Preparation: Activating Your Inner Wisdom During the Meeting In our previous post, we explored how...

Fuel Your Focus: Sattvic Meal Ideas for Peak Concentration & Inner Calm

by Dr. Debmalya Nandy, PhD | Oct 22, 2025 | Ayurveda & Nutrition

Keywords: sattvic diet, Ayurvedic recipes, calming foods, concentration, productivity, stress relief, plant-based eating, Ayurveda & Nutrition The Power of Sattva: More Than Just a Diet The concept of a Sattvic diet, rooted in Ayurveda, isn’t just a list of...

🍵 5 Natural Alternatives to Replace Your Caffeine Addiction

by Dr. Debmalya Nandy, PhD | Oct 1, 2025 | Energy & Lifestyle

For millions, coffee is more than a drink — it’s a ritual, a comfort, an identity. But when “one cup” becomes three or four, energy turns into dependency. Instead of generating vitality, you’re borrowing it. The interest? Jitters, afternoon crashes, restless sleep,...

☕ Coffee vs. Conscious Energy Boosters

by Dr. Debmalya Nandy, PhD | Sep 30, 2025 | Energy & Lifestyle

It’s 7 AM. You reach for coffee. By 10 AM, energy dips, so you reach again. Afternoon arrives, another refill. Evening—wired but tired. Night—restless. Morning—groggy again. Sound familiar? Coffee is not the villain. But for many, it has become a borrowed currency of...

🧘 Yogic Ways to Enter Flow on Command

by Dr. Debmalya Nandy, PhD | Sep 29, 2025 | Mind & Psychology

In my last post, we explored how East and West describe the same landscape: what science calls “flow,” Yoga names dhāraṇā → dhyāna → samādhi — a mind so absorbed that effort becomes ease. But the question remains: can we enter this state at will? The yogis would say...

🌊 The FLOW State: East Meets West

by Dr. Debmalya Nandy, PhD | Sep 28, 2025 | Mind & Psychology

Some days you move like water—time thins, work becomes play, intuition leads, and results arrive with surprising ease. Other days, the same task feels like dragging a rock uphill. What changed? Not your talent. Your state. The West calls this optimal state...

💼 3 Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Lessons to Apply Before Your Next Meeting

by Dr. Debmalya Nandy, PhD | Sep 27, 2025 | Scriptures & Dharma

Picture this: it’s 9:58 AM, and you’re about to step into a high-stakes meeting. Your mind is buzzing with outcomes — “Will they agree? What if I fail? How do I prove myself?” Stress builds before a word is spoken. This is not so different from Arjuna at Kurukṣetra:...

📖 What the Bhagavad Gītā Teaches About Stress

by Dr. Debmalya Nandy, PhD | Sep 26, 2025 | Scriptures & Dharma

It is dawn on the battlefield of Kurukṣetra. Two armies stand facing each other. Chariots gleam, conches roar, and in the middle of it all, a warrior collapses. Arjuna — brilliant archer, noble leader, trained for this very day — lays down his bow. His breath...

🥗 Sattvic Meal Ideas for Focus & Calm

by Dr. Debmalya Nandy, PhD | Sep 25, 2025 | Ayurveda & Nutrition

In my last post, we uncovered the link between food and mood: how sattvic foods bring clarity, rajasic foods fuel restlessness, and tamasic foods dull the mind. Today, let’s go from principle to plate. The question is simple: what can I eat that helps me stay calm,...