By Vasanthi Hariprakash. I saw the driver trying to catch a glimpse of me in the rear-view mirror. It was around 7 in the morning. At the apartment in Hauz Khas where I had been staying in Delhi for the past few days, I was all set to head home to Bangalore, my suitcase packed.The… Read More »
– Oh! Mind Relax Please by Swami Sukhabodhananda. We pray to God. But most often, what is the quality of our prayers? ‘Oh God! My wife is not good. Change her character. My children are not okay. Change their behavior! The next-door neighbor is a brute. He is always fighting with me for nothing, please… Read More »
This is a story about realizing one’s potential…and about what tends to hold us all back from realizing our potential.It was the spring of 1982 and I was coaching girls’ track in a small southern Iowa town. There was a young discus thrower on the team, Jill, a sophomore who had tremendous potential. At the… Read More »
We read comic books where saints fall ill when they touch money. We are told that men and women who shun money are sages, holier than the rest, and closer to God. This is extremely peculiar, considering that Lakshmi is a goddess, the beloved of Vishnu, the preserver of the world. Vishnu is popularly worshipped… Read More »
Courtesy: Chinmaya Organization for Rural Development. Kamala and her husband Ramesh were overjoyed at the birth of their first daughter. They celebrated with their neighbors and even called a pundit (a Hindu priest) to attend the celebrations. This happiness lasted until Kamala delivered another baby girl. Ramesh was upset by this news because he wanted… Read More »
Source Some people find fault like there is a reward for it. – Zig Ziglar. The boss was visibly upset as he spoke to his assistant, “Ms. Gomez, you know I have an important meeting this morning, but you were not here. Why were you late?” Frantic, Ms. Gomez blurted out, “Sir, I was so… Read More »
– Source Alex Green. I owe it all to her while my mother wasn’t a stay at home mom, she was certainly the rock that held our family together and kept me on the straight and narrow. She convinced me to save my money earned at my high-school job, and to do my homework and… Read More »
In an ancient Indian epic, Arjuna, a famed warrior questions his divine charioteer, Krishna, about the noblest giver in the land. “Karna is without doubt the finest example of generosity in the kingdom,” Krishna informs him. The answer irks Arjuna. Karna is one of his biggest rivals on the battlefield. He frowns deeply and says… Read More »
-Daring Greatly by Brene Brown There is a cultural messaging everywhere that says that an ordinary life is a meaningless life. New generation is growing up on a steady diet of reality television, celebrity culture, and unsupervised social media. I am only as good as the number of “likes” I get on Facebook… Why are… Read More »
A warrior of Light is not the one who makes war but the one who is brave enough to do what is right in fairness and compassion, and to remain calm and strong, regardless of the storm, so that peace can survive, and so that rainbows may form. The Earth’s energy needs to be renewed.… Read More »