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Wake up! Time is Running Out!
A Buddha Story Legend has it that Buddha was once delivering a sermon in Jetavana and at the end, he said, “Wake up! Time is running out!” An hour later, he stepped out with his closest disciples including the ever-serving … Read more →
The Cosmic Law of Interconnectedness
The law of interconnectedness is there for everyone, but to have it work for you, one must know how to put the wheels in motion. Someone may have a sum of ten million dollars in their bank account, but if they don’t know how to withdraw or use that money, they can’t spend or invest it.
Why do Good People Suffer?
I remember as a child two books I enjoyed reading were Hitopdesha and Panchtantra, the Indian versions of Aesop’s Fables if you will, written some 2000 years ago. I was looking for a particular story to share with you when … Read more →
Four Traits of Successful People
“Opportunity has never knocked on my door, Swami,” an entrepreneur said to me the other day. “I read somewhere,” I replied, “that if opportunity doesn’t knock, create a door.” “Well, that hasn’t worked in my case. Indeed, anything guised as opportunity has … Read more →
Between Building and Breaking
A small girl was observing her grandfather who happened to be a tailor in a small village in India. Every time the old man used his pair of scissors, he would put them under his foot, keeping them pressed with … Read more →
Reflection
Akbar and Birbal were once taking a stroll in disguise. Roaming around incognito to experience the ground reality of his people was something Akbar did routinely. At a distance, Akbar saw a woodcutter drinking water from a well. “How do … Read more →
Politeness Versus Humility
The king of Baluchistan approached Khwaja Naqruddin (also known as Shaal Pir Baba) and requested the saint to accept him as his disciple. The khwaja, however, was a bit skeptical to accept the king. “If not a pupil,” the king said, … Read more →
The ABC of Life
Life has taught me, Swamiji,” my father said to me the other day, “that, one must go through one’s journey alone.” He was a bit unsettled, even distraught, as he had recently fallen prey to a fraudulent phone call telling … Read more →
Enlightenment
“How do I gain enlightenment?” someone said to me the other day. “Can you not grant me some deep experience? I want a radical change in my life.” I get this asked frequently by many enthusiastic seekers. They are in … Read more →
Mind Full to Mindful
One day, Buddha was having a quiet moment with his monks when a man approached him and said, “Can you please impart me the greatest wisdom in the fewest possible words?” Buddha recognized this man’s presence and his question, and … Read more →
The Tearing Thought
Has it ever happened to you that you are unable to shake off a certain thought or feeling? In fact, it happens to most of us more frequently than we might care to count. Everything is going fine and then … Read more →
The Basis of Honor
Brahma Dutt had been serving the state for forty years and was the most trusted minister in the royal court of Kashi. The king not only consulted him on all important matters but also doted on him to the extent … Read more →
A Spiritual Attitude
Subhuti was one of the chief disciples of Buddha and he had been long wanting to propagate the teachings of his master. One morning, during Buddha’s sojourn in Jetavana, just outside his abode Gandhakutir, he prostrated before Buddha and sought … Read more →
When Your Words May Hurt…
The great sage Chanakya was a thinker par excellence and chief advisor to one of the most powerful kings of India: Chandragupta Maurya (321 – 297 BCE). Chanakya was, in fact, not just a mentor but a kingmaker for he had taken … Read more →
The Four Truths of Life
“There’s only one thing I seek from God,” the young girl said. “Forgiveness. Other than forgiveness, there’s nothing else I want.” “My father was HIV positive and his last days were extremely painful,” she continued. “He couldn’t even move and … Read more →
