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Your Spiritual Wealth
In the legendary and epic Masanvi of Rumi, there’s a beautiful, albeit a little immodest, tale of a pauper and a miser. On a hot Arabic summer day, a frail and old beggar knocked on a rich man’s door in … Read more →
The Feeling of Emptiness
Emptiness is a real feeling. It’s not a disorder. It’s not just loneliness, sadness, confusion or disconnection but a mix of all these. At some point in time, each one of us experiences a phase of painful emptiness. I came … Read more →
A Word on Surrender
Life is a funny business. The more we think we have it figured out, the more mysterious it gets. Like some fine magician, it makes us marvel at its ability to pull off unimaginable tricks. It so happens though that … Read more →
The Mindful Chatterbox
It’s a common saying that we bring nothing into this world when we are born and we take back nothing when we die. Maybe, maybe. It might even be good if it was entirely true. The fact is, there’s plenty we … Read more →
The Empty Boat
What to do when the other person evokes anger in you even when you are not at fault? This is a frequently asked question. Let me begin with a famous Zen anecdote based on the teachings of Chuang Tzu. Like … Read more →
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 →
When All is Not Well
Life is hard work. It is really. I’m not even talking about paying your bills, staying debt free, saving for the rainy days, keeping healthy, planning your retirement or making relationships work. That’s nothing (just kidding). No doubt, these factors … Read more →
Life Beyond Worries
Maxim Gorky said, “Once there was a crow. It flew from the field to the hill, from hedge to hedge, and lived its life. Then it died and rotted away – what’s the sense in it? there just isn’t any!” … Read more →
How Much is Enough?
Legend has it that Alexander III of Greece, commonly known as Alexander the Great, sent one of his messengers to invite the quiet yogi Dandini for a discourse and discussion on philosophy. After conquering the world at the cost of … Read more →
The Balloon of Happiness
Hundreds of disciples of a certain master had gathered in a monastery. They were there to catch a glimpse of him, to hear his words of wisdom, to learn meditation and so on. In particular, they wanted to know how … Read more →
Collective Consciousness
Most of us have read about the Law of Attraction, consciousness, and a great many among us must have wondered if it actually works. Is it really possible to attract wealth, love and peace etc. by merely thinking about it? … 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 →
The Greatest Skill
Do you know what the greatest skill to master is? A skill that has no downside, the one that makes you a better person and this world a better place? Most certainly it is not the ability to accumulate a … Read more →
