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The Value of Nothing
Let me start with a Taoist story. Two men, a woodcutter and his apprentice, were passing through a jungle. They came across a huge banyan tree. Like some heavenly object, it stood majestically. Its trunk was wide, its boughs covered … Read more →
What’s in Your Wallet?
In a bus packed with commuters, the conductor found an old and worn wallet on the floor. He picked it up to examine its contents. It had five hundred rupees and a picture of Krishna in it. There were no … Read more →
Living in Conflict
There is a famous saying: What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. It is true in most cases, except when you are really hurt and the damage is beyond repair. There is no charm, no hope, no promise, no light. … Read more →
Being at Peace
Being at peace is easy when everything goes as expected. But life has its own way. Many times negative emotions or adverse situations can upset and shake you real bad, almost causing an inner ruckus, driving you insane, they can … Read more →
A Meaningful Life
What is a meaningful life? Today, I am sharing the extraordinary story of an ordinary person I met. I spent my last week exploring the Himalayas. The goal was to identify a suitable place for my upcoming stint of solitude. … Read more →
How do You Celebrate Life?
The other day a noble one wrote to me with a beautiful question. She said, “As most people around the world are busy shopping for gifts and/or are busy increasing sales before the year-end, what do you do? I am … Read more →
Why do People Love or Hate You?
Once upon a time, soaring high in the blue sky, gliding on its wide wings, hundreds of feet above a pristine lake, a young eagle was scanning for food. It spotted a fish swimming in the crystal clear water. Without … Read more →
Gods and Demons
The Puranas — the ancient books of Sanatana Dharma, the Hindu religion — are replete with legends of devasur sangrama, battles between the gods and the demons. In unmistakable terms, they also shed light on the secrets of the inner … Read more →
How to Be Happy
My inbox is often inundated with emails from readers all over the world, most of them have a problem, some have more than one. The issue though is not that they have problems, it is that they are unable to … Read more →
The Truth of The Four Queens
Once upon a time, there lived a king who ruled a particular kingdom. He had four wives, each one more feminine, better, more beautiful than the other. Although the king was attracted to all four queens, he loved his youngest … Read more →
Does Prayer Work?
I have already written a fair bit on karma, the law of attraction, meditation, self-transformation, and so forth, as indicated in the last post, I am writing on grace and prayer today. If there is a God, and if there … Read more →
Destiny and Free Will
A common argument is that one should have faith in God, He will do what’s needed, that things will happen only when they are destined, and so on and so forth. Does that imply everything is predestined, preordained? And … Read more →
Your Karmic Account
In a small village once, everyone was indebted, materially. Its people earned their livelihoods based on local trade. The farmer would buy on credit and pay the supplier upon the harvest, the supplier would source on credit and clear his … Read more →
Why do People Lie?
If you are truthful in a relationship, nothing hurts more than hearing a lie from your partner; sometimes knowing the truth may hurt even more, yet still, in the longer run, a lie causes more damage than the truth. You … Read more →
The Law of Attraction
You have probably read about the Law of Attraction. It talks about how to get from the universe whatever you want, that, you can attract love, wealth, good people, and many other things into your life. Many a time people … Read more →
