Service to Mankind is Service to God
05th July, 2022 To serve God is to serve others and is the greatest form of charity. The gist of all worship is to be pure and to do well to others. Dharmaraja Yudhishter had uttered some lies during the Mahabharat war in order to foil the plans of the enemies and for this, after […]
Knowing When to Quit
23rd June, 2022 On May 22, 2019, Mount Everest saw a traffic jam as 300 mountaineers made it to the summit that day, creating a traffic jam, a picture of which went viral the next day. German alpinist, David Gottler, was not among those who summited. He was just 200 meters from the peak when […]
Buridan’s Donkey
30th May, 2022 Buridan donkey is a philosophical term or paradox that refers to a hypothetical situation where a hungry and thirsty donkey is placed exactly halfway between a pile of hay and a bucket of water. Since his hunger is supposed to be equal to his thirst, the donkey is reluctant to eat and […]
‘Forgiveness’
26th May, 2022 Sharing a message from a book on Forgiveness I came across recently, by Gerald Jampolsky, “Forgiveness The Greatest Healer of All”: What we need to forgive in others may be something in ourselves that we have hidden from our awareness. Do I want peace or do I want to be right. Forgiveness […]
‘Giving and Sharing’
20th May, 2022 Sitting in the Geography class in school, I remember how fascinated I was when we were being taught all about the Dead Sea. As you probably recall, the Dead Sea is really a Lake, not a sea. It’s so high in salt content that the human body can float easily. You can […]
‘Do your Part’
14th May, 2022 According to an old Native American legend, one day there was a big fire in the forest. All the animals fled in terror in all directions, because it was a very violent fire. Suddenly, the jaguar saw a hummingbird pass over his head, but in the opposite direction. The hummingbird flew towards […]
‘Whatever Happens is for Good’
10th May, 2022 A King had a minister who, in all circumstances always said to him; “My king, do not be discouraged because everything God does is perfect, he makes no mistakes.” One day, they went hunting and a wild animal attacked the king, they managed to kill the animal but couldn’t prevent his majesty […]
Aarons Last Wish
03rd May, 2022 Aaron Collins passed away just three weeks after his 30th birthday, but he left a legacy that has touched thousands of people. One of his final wishes was to give a waiter or waitress a $500 tip. When his brother Seth fulfilled his wish, giving a waitress a $500 tip at Puccini’s, […]
‘Be Grateful’
01st May, 2022 Count your blessings, by noticing the many gifts you regularly receive, is a good way to commence a daily practice, and start to shine a light on gratitude in daily life. The tiniest creatures of God, Even the insects have the sense of gratefulness! An ant was caught on a dry leaf […]
‘Look for the Good’
29th April, 2022 In the Mahabharata the preceptor, Dronacharya, while explaining an important life lesson to his pupils, asked the eldest of the Pandavas, Yudhishtra and the Kauravas, Duryodhana, to go round the kingdom and find out how many good persons and bad persons were there. Yudhishtra came back and reported that he could not […]