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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 →
Single Parents and Broken Marriages
Last month a few readers emailed me separately about a similar issue: disharmony in relationships. I’m clubbing their comments. I’ve been married for 15 years and have done everything I could but my husband still gets mad like hell. He swears … Read more →
A Word on Compassion
“Are you compassionate?”“Most of the time,” they answer.“Are you forgiving?”“Yes, most of the time,” they reply. This is the most common response to my two questions no matter whom I ask. To tell you the truth, when we are compassionate … 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 →
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 →
What is Love?
Continuing from my last post, I share with you the four pillars, four constituents, of love. If you see what I mean, I promise that by the time you finish reading this post, you’ll have a new perspective on love. … Read more →
How To Forget Someone
It takes time, so to forget someone you love you first need to understand what forgetting someone means.
Toxic Anger
Recently, I talked about the benefits of being non-spontaneous with your anger. When you do not express anger as a visceral reaction, as a spontaneous emotion, you give yourself a choice and ample room to recompose yourself. You can then … Read more →
Forgive Yourself
Why is it important to forgive yourself? Much has been written about forgiveness, it is considered to be a divine virtue, as far as I know, all religions of the world encourage it. Forgiving is often the most noble gesture, … Read more →
Your Karmic Account
In a small village once, everyone was indebted, materially. Its people earned their livelihoods based on local trade. The farmer would buy on credit and pay the supplier upon the harvest, the supplier would source on credit and clear his … Read more →
Why do People Lie?
If you are truthful in a relationship, nothing hurts more than hearing a lie from your partner; sometimes knowing the truth may hurt even more, yet still, in the longer run, a lie causes more damage than the truth. You … Read more →
Four Pillars of Love
Most people enter into a marriage with the intention of making it work, with the hope of deriving joy together, with the goal of being together. The intentions are as noble as the partners themselves. However, why do marriages that … Read more →
Emotional Healing — Erasing Psychic Imprints
As promised earlier, I am elucidating for you the practice of emotional healing and erasing psychic imprints. Emotions are stored in the form of images and words. Even in the case of people going through physical abuse, the physical wounds … Read more →
What is Tolerance?
Let me share with you a story before I talk about tolerance. The great Marathi sage, Sant Eknath was not just any saint, he was perfection incarnate. His actions matched his words, there were no gaps there. In fact, it … Read more →
Karma: Action of Three Types
5 Common Questions People Ask About Karma: Most want to know what is right versus wrong for them, what kind of action should they do. What is karma? What are bad actions? What are forbidden types of behavior? What is … Read more →
