Overthinking Decoded in The Mahabharata

Overthinking Decoded in The Mahabharata

Author: Sonika Tyagi October 30, 2025 Duration: 20:21
The Bhagavad Gita teaches us a lot about what causes us to overthink. From the same Indian spirituality epic that features the Gita comes the story of Yudhishthira and the Pandavas in the forest. When Yudhishthira's brothers die, he starts overthinking and teaches us about our humanity in the midst of his mental overdrive.



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