Sambha
21st August, 2022 Continuing with the Lord Krishna theme, I recently came across an interesting article by Devdutt Patnaik, which highlights the importance of creating the balance & spending quality time with the family. “One of the most disturbing stories that we find in the Puranas is the story of Krishna’s son Samba, whose mother […]
‘Matsya Vedh Competition’
20th August, 2022 In continuation of the Janamshtmi theme, sharing a wonderful parable I came across recently. A night before the day of Matsya Vedh competition, Krishna and Arjuna were conversing. Krishna said, “Arjuna, take care, put your step forward and concentrate on the eye of the fish.” Arjuna laughingly says, ” Dear Krishna, If […]
Happy Janamashthmi!
19th August, 2022 Krishna was born in the darkness of the night, in the locked confines of a jail. However, at the moment of His birth, all the guards fell asleep, the chains were broken and the barred doors gently opened. Similarly, as soon as Krishna ( Chetna, Awareness ) takes birth in our hearts, […]
‘His Hand is bigger’
18th August, 2022 A little boy and his father visited the country store, and upon leaving the store, the owner of the store offered the little boy some free Sweets. “Get a hand full of Sweets”, the merchant said to the boy. The boy just stood there looking up at his father. The owner repeated […]
‘Life of Purpose’
17th August, 2022 One of the best books I have read on living a life of purpose, is the one from the world-renowned innovation expert, Clayton M. Christensen, who developed the theory of ‘disruptive innovation’, which has been called the most influential business idea of the early 21st century. In fact, Christensen introduced ‘disruption’ in […]
What Does Freedom Mean to You?
16th August, 2022 We just celebrated our 75th Anniversary of Independence Day and amongst the spate of congratulatory and celebratory messages on the social media, it got me thinking. What does Freedom actually mean to me? At different life stages, it meant different things to me, Freedom is not a concept carved from stone; it […]
‘Happy Independence Day’
15th August, 2022 “Where the mind is without fear, & the head is held high, Where knowledge is free, where the mind is led forward by thee, into ever widening thought & action, into that heaven of freedom, my father, let my country awake.” ~ Rabindranath Tagore Freedom is not a Right but a Feeling! […]
The Four Hour Work Week
14th August, 2022 Timothy Ferris, an American Entreprenuer and author of The four hour work week once told a story in an interview about a friend of his who was trying to get into shape. For this he rode his bike a certain distance and tried to cut his time down. He grinded and grinded […]
‘Kindness’
13th August, 2022 You tell people to be kind, and the most common reply is, “what difference will my small act of kindness make in this cruel & unkind world.” I am reminded of the famous William Penn quote” “I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can […]
Why the Rich stay Rich?
12th August, 2022 “Rich people stay Rich by living like they’re poor; Poor people stay poor by living like they’re rich.” In 1888, the Curacao city government decided to build a bridge to connect the two ends of a canal. Few councillors proposed a standard toll tax, but officials wanted it to be a progressive […]