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The Most Profitable Deal
Like last week, I wish to begin with a story today, a legendary story of an enlightened master. You may have heard this story many times before, yet for the one who has time to reflect on one’s life, there’s a … Read more →
Are you Hurting Life?
Let me begin from the beginning, with a story from the life of Buddha, the Buddha, who was once known as prince Siddhartha before he renounced the material world. Siddhartha and his cousin Devadutta planned to spend a day in … Read more →
Is Astrology for Real?
Tens of millions of people visit astrologers for various reasons. Out of those millions, a few thousand email me every year. Often, they write to me when they are worried about something their astrologer has told them about the future. … Read more →
No Water No Moon
The other day I got an email from a lady whom I had initiated last year. She has been extremely devoted to imbibing spiritual values in her life and spreading the word to help others. Lately though, her faith shifted … Read more →
The Cobbler, the Dog and God
Someone who’s been following my blog and discourses since the beginning approached me the other day. He narrated a heart-melting story. Here it is in direct voice. “Swami,” he said, “The first thing I do immediately after taking a bath … Read more →
When They Hurt You
Someone asked me the other day why our loved ones hurt us the most. This is not a question but a statement if you ask me, because only your loved ones can hurt you the most. Those who don’t know … Read more →
A Word on Rumors
My time at the ashram is usually extremely busy. On any given day, I meet tens of people on an individual basis. The other day too, like most times, over forty private meetings were scheduled from morning till afternoon. I … Read more →
Why do Marriages Fail?
We used to have an amazing relationship. We dated for four years before we got married. I don’t remember having any arguments back then. I had no doubt that we were soul mates. But today, after just three years of … Read more →
Seeing Past Yourself
Why are some people sensitive toward the needs of others while many just couldn’t care less? What is it in a person that better equips them to have greater empathy? There’s this famous and beautiful devotional song in India. It … Read more →
How Do You Know What You Know?
I remember reading this real-life story by Pablo Valle once. He was in Japan taking English classes. Winter was fast approaching and as it happens during the change of seasons, many people were contracting colds and flu. On a cold … Read more →
The Confusion of a Teenager
I really don’t know what I’m doing, why I’m doing, there are so many things I don’t want to do but I still end up doing. I’m so confused, I can’t concentrate, I haven’t been able to follow any discipline … Read more →
Nine States of Awareness
Before you start reading this post, let me say at the outset, my write up today may sound dry and boring to those who aren’t into meditation. Plus, it’s much longer than my usual weekly post. Hence, if you are not … Read more →
The Most Difficult Emotion
Today, I will touch upon one of the most difficult human emotions. In the past, I have written about it and called it an act, a conscious choice. The trouble is, even though it is an act, this emotion is … Read more →
2014 at a Glance
Another year has passed, 52 weeks or 365 days, 8760 hours or 525,600 minutes. However you may compute, this is a lot of time gone. Time, that will never come back. The other day, some people asked me to record … Read more →
The Seed of Empathy
A few weeks ago I wrote a post on empathy and called it one of the greatest spiritual qualities. In the same article, I had mentioned that I would write about the seed of empathy, that is, how to develop … Read more →
