Before *Nelson Mandela* left prison he said, “as I stand before the door to my freedom, I realise that if I do not leave my pain, anger and bitterness behind me, I will still be in prison”.
7/7/20 Before *Nelson Mandela* left prison he said, “as I stand before the door to my freedom, I realise that if I do not leave my pain, anger and bitterness behind me, I will still be in prison”. Self imprisonment is worse than that imposed. How many of us have imprisoned ourselves inside the walls […]
One fine day, a bus driver went to the bus garage, started his bus, and drove off along the route.
7/6/20 One fine day, a bus driver went to the bus garage, started his bus, and drove off along the route. No problems for the first few stops – a few people got on, a few got off, and things went generally well. At the next stop, however, a big hulk of a guy got […]
The importance of Guru
7/5/20 *The importance of Guru* When Swami Vivekananda first visited Ramakrishna Paramahamsa he asked ‘I have read the Bhagavad Gita and other scriptures several times, I lecture and give discourses on the Gita and Ramayana. Do I still need harbor of a saint; do I still need a guru?’ Ramakrishna didn’t reply to Vivekananda’s question. […]
Once upon a time, there was an unfortunate poor man.
8/4/20 Once upon a time, there was an unfortunate poor man. His lived in a small and empty house, full of mice and spider webs. People tried to avoid coming into his house – why should they stick their noses into those poor ruins? And the poor man thought that poverty is the reason of […]
To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die,” wrote mythologist Joseph Campbell.
7/4/20 “To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die,” wrote mythologist Joseph Campbell. Some jellyfish appear to live forever. Observing this as well as other remarkable phenomena, the co-founders of Google, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, have founded Calico with the primary aim of increasing human lifespan. In the US, The average […]
Raksha Bandhan has been celebrated by gods and men alike.
Raksha Bandhan has been celebrated by gods and men alike. Rakhi-fables abound around gods like Lord Yama, the Goddess Lakshmi, and Indirani (wife of the god-king Indira). One of the most popular stories is that of Queen Draupadi and Lord Krishna. Queen Draupadi is often credited with having tied the first rakhi. According to legend, […]
A car ahead was moving at a snails pace and not giving me way inspite of my continuous honking!
7/3/20 A car ahead was moving at a snails pace and not giving me way inspite of my continuous honking! I was on brink of losing my cool when I noticed the small sticker on the car’s rear! “Physically challenged; Please be patient.” And that changed everything! I immediately went calm & slowed down! In […]
We teach our children to study hard, to strive to succeed; but do we teach them that it’s okay to fail?
Date: 7/2/20 We teach our children to study hard, to strive to succeed; but do we teach them that it’s okay to fail? That life is about accepting yourself, the way you are? That there is no stigma in failing or in seeking help? Our Indian culture is based on worshipping our parents. We grow […]
A number of years ago, a young man, the son of a Midwestern college President and Preacher was flailing around at various jobs
Date: 7/1/20 A number of years ago, a young man, the son of a Midwestern college President and Preacher was flailing around at various jobs; his problem : None of them really seemed to serve anyone. Since childhood he had been imbued with the Christian ethic, which involved, among other things, the concept of service, […]
Meaning of Life
6/30/20 *Meaning of Life* One of the best books I have read on the pursuit of the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, is George Mallory’s *Climbing Everest*. George was possibly the first man to summit Everest (nobody knows whether he did it), almost 30 years before Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay began their ascent. It […]