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Shedding Your Past
“I want to change but my past haunts me, Swami,” a visitor said to me recently. “I constantly feel guilty for my sins. How do I get rid of my baggage?” “Two things will follow you to your grave,” I … Read more →
How to make a Relationship last?
All real and mature relationships undergo a phase of crisis when everything you know is challenged. Our world is made up of people. Usually, our finest and worst memories have other people in them. You may desire luxury cars, beach houses, … 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 →
The Butterfly Effect
It was a fine Arabian horse that the highly revered Baba Bal Bharti had. A mere sight of the stallion evoked the same emotions in him as swaying crops would in a farmer. The last king of the Mughals, pleased … Read more →
The Secret of a Good Relationship
In The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down, Haemin Sunim a fine Zen teacher from South Korea, shares an insightful incident from his life: In my twenties, I went on a two-week backpacking trip in Europe with … Read more →
The Center of Your Life
Who is the center of your life, and what is your relationship with God? Read Pingala, a prostitute’s story, and learn the true meaning of life. There’s a beautiful story in Srimad Bhagavatam. Impressed by his knowledge, King Yadu enquires … Read more →
Whom to Please
The other day a young man asked me innocently, “Whom should I please? There are my parents, siblings, wife, children, boss and others. How should I choose between them or do I try and keep everyone happy?” “You forgot the … Read more →
The Secret of Being Positive
How to be positive? I get asked this question a lot. And often when people say they want to be positive, what they are really asking is, how do I be happy and hopeful under almost all circumstances? That, I … Read more →
Million Thoughts – A Book For Meditation
It was towards the end of February 2011. At an altitude of 10,000 feet, in a Himalayan forest, with icicles hanging outside from the thatched roof, I sat in intense meditation. Ten hours of perfect stillness of the body and … Read more →
How Not to Attract
A few days back someone, a worker at the lowest rung of the corporate ladder, told me that he’d always had a tough time with people at work. “I always seem to attract the opposite,” he said. “No one likes … Read more →
Wu Wei: Letting Good Things Happen
The emperor of China during the Yuan dynasty wanted to have his picture painted. “I’m not satisfied with my portraits done thus far,” he said to a large gathering of artists. “Paint me a picture with the minutest detail, my spitting … Read more →
The Journey of Life
The other day I chanced upon a beautiful poem by Corey Mohler illustrated on his website (here). Although it was titled Two Brothers, it could have been easily called The Truth of Human Existence. I found the poem so profound … Read more →
Four Aspects of Mindful Parenting
There’s a term often used in Vedic writings. They call it brahmachari. It’s frequently, and limitedly, interpreted as celibacy. Its true meaning, however, has little to do with abstinence. Brahmachari means the one who acts (acharna) like a divine being … Read more →
Parental Compassion
“I’ve always been a good parent and supported my children at every step,” a somewhat distressed parent said to me a few weeks back. “And yet, they don’t really respect me. They are struggling in their lives and tell me … Read more →
The Art of Criticism
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about how to carefully choose our words when stating the truth so we don’t hurt the listener. I also emphasized the subtle distinction between having an opinion and speaking the truth. Just because … Read more →
