‘Kartikeya Vs Ganesha’
20th September, 2023 Sibling rivalries are quite common in our society, the literature that we read and movies that entertain us. Even the all-knowing, almighty Gods were not immune to this. As this lore tells us, Even Lord Kartikeya, the God of war and Lord Ganesha, the God of Wisdom were not immune to this. […]
Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!!
19th September, 2023 Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh, Jai Ganesh Deva! Mata Jaki Parvati Pita Mahadeva Jai Ganesh Jai Ganesh, Jai Ganesh Deva! There are many tales and life lessons associated with Ganpati Bappa, but my favourite tale is about the Feast at Lord Kuber’s home. Kubera, the God of wealth, was very proud of his […]
’Acres of Diamonds’
18th September, 2023 ‘Acres of Diamonds’ was the title of a talk delivered by Russell Conwell in the early part of the twentieth century. Russell was an American Baptist, orator and founder of the Temple University in Philadelphia. His talk became so popular that Russell is reported to have delivered it over 6000 times around […]
‘Walk away’
17th September, 2023 Sometimes walking away is the best move you can make in order to grow and evolve. “Walking” is the best exercise…! 🚶 🚶 🚶 🚶 🚶 🚶 🚶 🚶 🚶 🚶 🚶 ‘Walk Away’ 🚶from arguments that lead you to nowhere but anger. ‘Walk Away’ 🚶from people who deliberately put you down. […]
‘Dopamine’
16th September, 2023 Often called the “happy hormone,” dopamine results in feelings of well-being. Interacting with the pleasure and reward centre of our brain, dopamine — along with other chemicals like serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphins — plays a vital role in how happy we feel. In addition to our mood, dopamine also affects movement, memory, […]
Action Bias
15th September, 2023 “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone,” wrote Blaise Pascal in the 17th Century. Action bias is to look active, even if it achieves nothing. We all fall to this bias in our daily life. We go to a doctor and he diagnoses it […]
Challenge The Traditions
14th September, 2023 A little girl was watching her mother prepare fish for dinner. Her mother cut the head and tail off the fish and then placed it into a baking pan. The little girl asked her mother why she cut the head and tail off the fish. Her mother thought for a while and […]
’Believe in yourself’
13th September, 2023 Faith, hope & belief in yourself is a theme that resonates in what is described as the greatest cricket match ever played: the one-day international match between South Africa & Australia in Johannesburg in Mar 2006. At the time, the record for the highest score in a 50-over game was held by […]
‘Don’t quit’
12th September, 2023 It’s amazing how far you will get by just staying with something long enough. Most people give up too early. Their fears are bigger than their faith. Don’t complicate things. Getting to your best in life is simple. Not easy but simple. It just takes focus and effort. Small daily gains lead […]
’The Mahout’s Stick’
11th September, 2023 In a small town, there was a temple elephant who was very much the local hero, often revered and always loved. Every day, the elephant would be taken out for a stroll through the lanes of the busy bazaar. As it walked along, the elephant would do as it pleased. It would […]