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Freeing Yourself from Anger
If only just this one person didn’t bother me, my life would be perfect. I would have no reason to be upset and nothing and no one could spark anger in me then. How often have you felt this? This … Read more →
The Path of Om Swami
Recently, I got a heap of emails from people worried about me. Some of them were hurt, some puzzled and others downright angry (not with me). Reason? Some baseless rumors they heard concerning the one they love and look up to — … Read more →
The Secret of Happiness
Dragging my feet from one day to the next, what am I really doing? This one question is unavoidable in the life of every reasonable person. Call it an existential crisis, a midlife crisis or whatever you like. If you … Read more →
The Zen Mind
Right now as this post goes live on my blog, I’m sitting in zazen with 100 eager seekers of truth, in a meditation retreat, discoursing on Zen, the path of no path, the way of no way. By a quiet lake, … Read more →
The Path of Truth
Someone asked me the other day, “Should I still tell the truth if it upsets the other person? I’m not doing anything wrong but my partner just doesn’t want to listen to my truth.” I hear variations of this question … Read more →
Kundalini — An Untold Story
A lady visited me at the ashram. She was a mind-therapist and a healer (whatever that means) by profession, and was well acquainted with the concept of chakras. She believed in vastu, feng shui, and tarot. These were, in fact, … Read more →
Samsara
The other day I read the story of Patacara in Anna Prajna Douglas’s words from The Hidden Lamp. As follows (partially paraphrased): Some 2500 years ago, Patacara was born into a rich family in India but eventually ran off to … Read more →
An Attitude of Happiness
One of the most challenging things about being a monk is the magnitude of suffering and sadness you get to see in the world. Perhaps it’s similar, if not the same, for doctors, psychologists, therapists and so on. Sometimes, when … Read more →
The Course of Grief
It is said that when Buddha went back to meet his family after his enlightenment, he was given a stately welcome. His father, the king, treated him like the prince he once had been. The ministers and members of the royal … Read more →
The Four Shades of Silence
I once read a quote that said, “Silence is golden… unless you have a toddler. In that case, silence is very very suspicious.” Have you ever experienced great solace in the deep silence of the night, for example? Especially in … Read more →
One Life Many Lives
Have you ever had that feeling that you haven’t done anything significant in your life? Or that you haven’t been able to live the life of your dreams? If yes, you are not alone. Generally, we tend to think of … Read more →
The 84th Problem
Once upon a time, an affluent farmer approached Buddha with great hope. He prostrated before the sage and sought his blessings. Buddha raised his hand in benediction. “O Venerable One!” the farmer said, “I have a major problem and I … Read more →
The Drama Triangle
Last week, I cited a popular story from Melody Beattie’s Codependent No More. Today, while continuing my thoughts on the subject of relationships, I would like to begin by quoting a passage from the same book. Sometimes, my youngest son, … Read more →
A Fistful of Love
The mind is easily distracted by new people or objects that come into our lives. In the process, we may unintentionally hurt our loved ones by either letting go of them or trying to change them. But is this what … Read more →
The One Principle
So often we make plans and resolutions to be a certain way, to act in a certain manner, to do certain things, but one wave of temptation, one small argument, a tiny conflict and whoosh…everything is washed ashore. We forget … Read more →
