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A Himalayan Memory
The stillness in a doe's compassionate eyes easily surpasses any yogin's perfected gaze.
What is Tolerance?
Look at our planet Earth, providing for everyone, it's ever tolerant, resilient and compassionate.
The Two Truths
Both positive and negative emotions are like mushrooms, they grow rather rapidly.
The Practice of Gratitude
Being grateful to others is being grateful to God. Express your gratitude to those around you to experience peace.
Be Grateful
Be grateful for all of life's colors; that's what makes life worth living. Stop complaining.
Emotional Transformation – A Spiritual Cleansing of the Self
Like moving water causes sedimentation, unabandoned thoughts become psychic imprints; they trigger emotions.
Images: The Fourth Hurdle in Meditation
As you sit down to meditate, trying to build your concentration, random images start bombarding you. It's a hurdle.
The Eight Worldly Emotions
A lotus sprouts, lives and blooms in a swamp yet it always stays clean, above all dirt and quagmire.
Speaking the Language of Love
Nobody is strong enough to resist the language of love. It pierces the heart and goes straight to the soul.
Are You Happy or Unhappy?
Happiness is a state of mind. The more comfortable you are with yourself, the happier you will be.
Thoughts: The Third Hurdle in Meditation
Tidal waves of stray thoughts can rock your boat of a quiet mind disrupting your meditation.
Autism — My World – Your World
'My World - Your World' is a video of an autistic boy based on an award-winning story by Poornima Ram Kiran.
The Art of Discipline
With persistence and discipline, 'Impossible' becomes 'I'm possible'. That's how our race has progressed.
The Truth of Death [Hindi]
Death is not just the end of this life but the beginning of a new one too.
Laziness in Meditation
An elephant is the sign of dullness in meditation. A skilled meditator uses acceptance and alertness to tame it.
