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How to Overcome Negativity
The other day, someone asked me a simple yet important question. It is a question I get asked rather frequently, in fact. She said, “Sometimes I get so stressed due to an incident or a person, I become negative. No … Read more →
Why do Women Dress Up?
Someone, an up-and-coming and bright author I have known for a while, wrote to me the other day. She asked an interesting question: why do women dress up? She wanted to know if there is a scriptural viewpoint on this. … Read more →
Surrendering to a Guru
Spiritual and religious texts expounding Eastern thought are full of master-disciple stories of surrender and obedience. Many people who visit the ashram and many who write to me are inquisitive about the role of a guru on one’s path, they … Read more →
Saying Yes to Life
I hope you know that more than the external factors, it is you, yourself, who stops you from living, living the life of your dreams. A lot of people are afraid of saying ‘Yes’ to life. And why are they … Read more →
What’s in Your Wallet?
In a bus packed with commuters, the conductor found an old and worn wallet on the floor. He picked it up to examine its contents. It had five hundred rupees and a picture of Krishna in it. There were no … Read more →
Afraid of Getting Old?
Are you afraid of getting old? All those who see death at a ripe age have to go through old age. There are some who keep defying it up until their last breath and there are many who start feeling … Read more →
Living in Conflict
There is a famous saying: What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. It is true in most cases, except when you are really hurt and the damage is beyond repair. There is no charm, no hope, no promise, no light. … Read more →
Indecisiveness
Do you suffer from indecisiveness? The way I see it, it is a kind of mental shortcoming, a weakness. Those who are afraid of making choices often keep delaying their decisions. In decision-making, there is a false belief that the … Read more →
The Cracked Pot
Someone wrote to me asking if self-improvement is an endless pursuit to become perfect? He wrote, “Are we to keep trying forever?” He was alluding to the fact that if we keep working on ourselves forever, finding faults in us, … Read more →
Bottled Up?
Sometimes, shouting in anger can be relieving. It lets you release a lot of clogged up emotions and feelings. One fit of rage and a lot of unused stuff gets flushed out. But, when you shout in anger, it also … Read more →
Do you Ignore Yourself?
From the outset, we are taught to be good, to be compassionate, to be giving, forgiving and so forth. Good teachings, no doubt. A virtuous living — religions preach it, teachers teach it, parents instill it, society expects it, and … Read more →
Are You Paying Attention?
It is one of the greatest and most rewarding attributes you can work on — attentiveness. There is a slight yet significant difference between mindfulness and attentiveness. Mindfulness is maintaining a sense of awareness, a sort of consciousness that you … Read more →
Problem Or Inconvenience
How can you make yourself happy, you wonder? Here is a short story that will inspire you to think. A man in search of the truth ended up at the monastery of a sage. He prostrated before the master and … Read more →
The Question Paper of Life
Many people who come to me are in genuine search of a spiritual path, some form of destination. They tell me they have everything yet something is missing in their lives, they cannot pinpoint what it is, they feel somewhat … Read more →
The Meaning of Surrender
Most theistic religions encourage the devotee to surrender, they lay great emphasis on surrendering to the Divine Will. Some paths even require complete surrender unto the guru, the spiritual master. So, what does surrender really mean, does faith play a … Read more →
