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Relationship Between Parents and Children
In this session: Overbearing parents The importance of personal space A story from the life of Stephen King When parents shout at their children
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 →
Socrates and Ripped Jeans
I just finished reading this book, Never Enough: From Barista to Billionaire, by Andrew Wilkinson. Andrew is a first-generation entrepreneur, a self-made billionaire. 1 After I completed the book, I decided to read up a bit more about the author. … Read more →
Euthanasia
Pain is a strange thing. To those who do not bear it, it is an idea—something to be mitigated, endured, fought against. To the one who suffers from it, however, it is a consuming force, an unrelenting tide that erases … Read more →
Healing Trauma
Before he turned into a sly fox wearing an eternally innocent mask, Rocky was a cute little puppy. You could swear by his guileless visage. I was eleven years old and he was a little marshmallow in the first month … Read more →
It Didn’t Start With You
All women become like their mothers, that is their tragedy. No man does, and that is his. ~Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde may have unwittingly revealed one of the great truths of human psychology. The complete truth, however, is that we … Read more →
The Clever Adulteress
In a certain village, a few thousand years ago, lived a poor man. He had a beautiful daughter whose beauty was only matched by her wisdom. She was a paragon of serenity and equipoise. The poor man also had two … Read more →
Original Settings
“Can I walk the spiritual path without a guru? What is the role of a guru?” a first time visitor to the ashram asked the other day (paraphrased). I wanted to share a brief story in response but held off … Read more →
How Old Are You?
Being the youngest amongst the three siblings, I always had a bit of leeway. That my brother and sister were older, helped me get away with so many things. “It’s okay,” they were often told by my parents when talking … Read more →
Obstacles
“I’ve come all the way just to see you,” the man said. “All the way” was significant because, at the time, I was parked at Rudranath. At an altitude of circa 12,000 ft, he had come to this sacred spot … Read more →
8 Real-life stories of People Who Needed A Miracle
Miracle prayer What do you know about the power of prayer? Have you ever asked God to help you in a time of need? Have you ever experienced the miraculous power of prayer? What is a miracle prayer? A miracle … Read more →
Compassion Vs. Empathy
Today we’re going to battle compassion vs. empathy. Have you ever been around someone who is really struggling and instead of feeling compassion for them, you end up feeling empathetic? What’s the difference between compassion and empathy? And which one … Read more →
Is It True?
Last month while speaking to one of my life-coachees, the conversation steered towards human relationships and communication. “How to deal with the hurt,” he said, “when others say negative and hurtful things to us?”“There are many theories and methods,” I … Read more →
Life Is Suffering: A Philosophical Guide
Life is Suffering If life wasn’t suffering, and the prospect of death wasn’t there, there would be no need for that spiritual component. Here’s the problem: life is suffering. We all know this, and yet we want to find happiness. … Read more →
How the Brain Works – A Meditator’s Guide
Meditation, the brain and more If you are a meditator, your goal is probably to feel peaceful, reduce the incessant chatter of your mind or eventually merge into the universal consciousness whereby you feel in control of your own world, … Read more →
