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Gods and Demons
The Puranas — the ancient books of Sanatana Dharma, the Hindu religion — are replete with legends of devasur sangrama, battles between the gods and the demons. In unmistakable terms, they also shed light on the secrets of the inner … Read more →
How to Be Happy
My inbox is often inundated with emails from readers all over the world, most of them have a problem, some have more than one. The issue though is not that they have problems, it is that they are unable to … Read more →
Pretending to be Someone Else
Do you know you may be pretending to be someone, and you may not even know it? Let me share a story with you. Once upon a time, the residents of a particular village were frequently troubled by a lion. … Read more →
The Truth of The Four Queens
Once upon a time, there lived a king who ruled a particular kingdom. He had four wives, each one more feminine, better, more beautiful than the other. Although the king was attracted to all four queens, he loved his youngest … Read more →
Two Types of Anger
Continuing from my previous post, I will elaborate on the two types of anger today. Anger is a natural human emotion, anyone who has the emotion of love, compassion, and kindness, can be surrounded by emotions of anger, hatred, and … Read more →
Why do People Shout in Anger?
Is anger the other side of love? Not really. It is the flip side of acceptance, the opposite of peace. Why do people shout in anger? You are angry when you are not at peace with yourself. Christ did not … 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 →
3 Ways To Deal with Negative People
If you expose yourself in such a manner, it is only consequential to feel pensive, vulnerable, and weak. There are steps you can take to avoid such situations, this is my focus today — how to deal with negative people. … Read more →
Are you Important?
If you examine the lives of the greatest, the most successful people, you will find one trait jumping out at you, a quality they held uncompromisingly, an aspect of personality they all possessed: they might have been humble, yet they … Read more →
Being Compassionate
Why being compassionate is important? In almost all walks of life, if your inner strength, your focus, and your efforts can outlive the adversities, you can succeed at pretty much anything you set your mind to. A compassionate heart leads … Read more →
Mass Destruction and Karma
Even with all the right karma, intentions and choices, you can end up on a hijacked plane that’s going to turn into ashes in the next few minutes, or you could be in the building working sincerely where it’s going to crash. You could find yourself in the clutches of an abuser, a rapist or a robber. A drunk driver could ram into your new car you were driving carefully, following all the rules, leaving you injured beyond recovery. A car you’d bought with your hard earned money, a body you cared for all these years. Damaged. Beyond repair.
The Law of Karma
Before I expound on the Law of Karma, here is a story I want you to read. Once upon a time, there was a scientist called Theordy. He had a theory behind every phenomenon. He was exceptional at logic, trigonometry, … Read more →
How to Overcome Distractions
A common query I receive revolves around people’s inability to carry out their resolve, their vow, to work right to the end, till their goal is accomplished. They are motivated, they have wisdom, resources, and capability, yet they let distractions … Read more →
Sex and Spirituality
I receive a large number of queries from seekers who are unclear about the role of sex on the path of spirituality, they wonder if practicing celibacy is necessary for self-realization, if, abstinence is a prerequisite to attaining that transcendental … Read more →
Staying True to Your Purpose
A classic example of staying true to your purpose. It was about seven years ago. The country was Canada and I was getting my car serviced. I was waiting while they were readying the car. I casually picked up a … Read more →