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The Value of Nothing
When you learn to value 'nothing', everything becomes priceless. Self-realization is emptying your basket (of the mind).
It’s Okay to Change
When you cling to what you believe to be untrue, soft underlying currents of suppression turn into tides of unrest.
What is Beautiful?
Beneath beauty lies a sense of connection. Whatever you can connect with, you will find beautiful.
How to Attract
Lasting attraction is based on truth. If you are a real flower, butterflies will come to you automatically. Truth attracts.
How to Overcome Negativity
Just like a series of water drops make up a waterfall, a series of thoughts make up your mental state.
Why do Women Dress Up?
Function driven by form, every element of Mother Nature is a work of art; so is a woman.
Surrendering to a Guru
How can you fill a cup that's already full? Who can help you if you believe you've got it figured out already?
Conditioned Morality
Is morality absolute? Will you kill one person to save five? Read the trolley thought experiment.
A Lost World
It's a lost world, too complicated. Chalk out your own path if you don't want to lose your way.
Saying Yes to Life
A life of peace and meaning is far more precious than an exquisite symbol of death. Now is the time to live.
Why do People Laugh?
Mary had a little lamb. What? She gave birth to a lamb? Everyone was expecting a human baby! Why do we laugh?
Unconditional Love
A mother's love is Nature's greatest gift. Unconditional and selfless. It's beyond words.
What’s in Your Wallet?
Have you ever wondered what are you keeping in you? Are you the ever moving stream or a crumbling tree?
Housekeeping
Gratitude is like a sticky date pudding with ice-cream. Warm so it heals, cold so it soothes.
Afraid of Getting Old?
You are old when your memories are no longer bridges but boulders that obstruct your present journey.
