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I am Not Happy
Someone emailed me the following question. I get asked this frequently, in fact. “I need some advice about reducing my inner turmoil. I am in my fifties but feel no peace in life. I’m sick and tired of the rat … Read more →
How to Be at Peace
Most of us have a list of things we want in life. It can include a certain type of livelihood, a different lifestyle, maybe a different car or a bigger house, sometimes even different loved ones. It’s not uncommon to … Read more →
How to Apologize
Fifteen years ago, I was leading a large technology team at a multi-billion dollar media company in Australia. I had just taken over a major portfolio, and a certain issue in the new software was affecting our users and our … Read more →
Discovering Your Purpose In Life
In continuation of my last post, allow me to share with you my thoughts on the single most crucial trait, happy and successful people possess. It’s the lowest common denominator. If you examine the lives of the greatest inventors or … Read more →
What’s Your Excuse?
All other things being equal, there is a fundamental difference between those who succeed and those who don’t. I’m not talking about material success alone. I’m referring to a more holistic definition of success: leading a rewarding life. A life … Read more →
How to Forgive
This is a question I get asked more frequently than any other: how to forgive? Often readers tell me that they have forgiven the other person but they are still hurt. That the thought of or the sight of the … Read more →
A Moral Dilemma
Some questions have no answers, and many questions have no absolute answers. The other day, a young physician came to the ashram. Let’s call her Anu. She was somewhat depressed because of the situation at work. Working as a doctor … Read more →
It’s Not Your Fault
More than once I’ve written from the perspective of a parent. It’s been on my mind to write a post from the eyes of a child, from the other side. So, here. More than the society, peers, schooling, teachers, advertising, … Read more →
Using Attention to Get Over Hurt
Why do we want to get over the hurt? It’s something that happened in the past, right? It’s gone, it’s done. But, the truth is it can be greatly disturbing. We want to get away from anything that disturbs us. … Read more →
How to Get Over Hurt
My inbox was swamped with comments on my last post on hurting being easier than healing. Most readers said they would love to hear my views on how to get over the hurt. Some had a different view, they didn’t … Read more →
Why Hurting is Easier than Healing?
Someone asked me an interesting question the other day. She said, “Why is it that we get hurt easily but it takes forever to get healed? Even in an old relationship, the other person can hurt our feelings and sentiments … Read more →
Three Questions of Socrates
I often talk about breaking free of the conditioning. At the end of each one of my videos is the line Discover Your Own Truth. That alone will set you free, I often say. But, I’m frequently asked, what do … Read more →
Self-Esteem and Weight Loss
In continuation of my previous post, allow me to shed light on an important aspect of weight loss. In fact, if I’m able to get my message across today, you’ll have a new perspective on having better physical fitness. Our … Read more →
Life is a Struggle
I go through anywhere between two to three thousand emails every month. Ninety percent of these emails are from people who are struggling with one thing or the other. Some of them are tired of battling and resisting, they are … Read more →
When They don’t Love You Back
I wasn’t planning to write on this topic today, but numerous readers emailed saying they were waiting for my next post on what to do when your love is not reciprocated. So, here we go. At the outset, let me … Read more →
