Prediciting Happiness
04th Dec, 2021 Most people have a list of wishes: things that they think will bring them to the doorstep of happiness once they have them finally in their grasp. To imagine what will bring joy to our future selves requires mental time travel, which is a uniquely human skill accrued from two million years […]
Humility
3rd Dec, 2021 नमन्ति फलिनो वृक्षा नमन्ति गुणिनो जनाः। शुष्ककाष्ठ्ठश्च मूर्खश्च न नमन्ति कदाचन ॥ The Sanskrit shloka says, “Just as a fruit laden tree bows low, so does an accomplished person in humility” The branches of a tree laden with fruit bend downward just as the virtuous persons bow down out of respect to […]
Perspective
2nd Dec, 2021 We are on a minor planet of a very average star in the outer suburb of one of a 100 billion galaxies. And you & I are just one of the billions of people here. So, are the problems that we face as we walk through our days really so big? A […]
Don’t Only Dream, Act on it
1st Dec, 2021 The world is full of could’ve- beens. A could’ve been is worse than a has been. At least a has been was “there” once. Remember that the smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention. Don’t only dream it, act on it. The biggest challenge we encounter in life and […]
The Importance of Religion
30th Nov, 2021 My concept of religion is very simple. When I do good, I feel good and when I do bad, I feel bad. Religion for me has always meant synchronisation between what you feel, what your heart says and what you do. This is my simple religion. To illustrate what religion does for […]
Heroism
29th Nov, 2021 Heroism is less about “pre-installed bravery” and more about what you do when you’re petrified. The women and men we see as heroic are mostly good, ordinary people who found strength they didn’t know they had in moments of difficulty, threat or danger. We all have untapped courage within us. We absolutely […]
Meaningful Life
28th Nov, 2021 ‘Tuesdays with Morrie’ was a great book I read some time ago. In one passage, the author wrote something that resonated well with me – “So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they’re busy doing things they think are important. This is because they’re chasing […]
Golden Buddha
27th Nov, 2021 This is an old yet true story. Thousands of years ago, Located in Wat Traimit, a temple in Bangkok, existed the Golden Buddha weighing about five and a half tons of solid gold. The monks would pray before it, people would behold its beauty and all passer-by’s would revere the remarkable masterpiece. […]
Learn from Failure
26th Nov, 2021 Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly ~ Robert Kennedy It’s important to remember that everyone makes mistakes, and that everyone who makes mistakes has regrets. When you make a mistake, don’t regret and call yourself ‘stupid’. You are not stupid. You are just human! My mentor once […]
Miracles Do Happen
25th Nov, 2021 An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money left. They were moving to a smaller house because they could not afford to stay in the present house after paying the doctor’s bills. Only a very […]