During this time leading to Sri Rama Navami, the birthday of Sri Rama on earth it would be nice to hear of a small dialogue between Sri Rama and Rishi Vaashishtha. The dialogue called Yoga Vaasishtha written by Rishi Valmiki …
Role – a word we have borrowed from the language of theatre for real life too. An actor plays diverse roles on the stage. The more diverse the roles in his portfolio the more accomplished he is. If the script …
Once upon a time there was a wave in the Atlantic Ocean. Trained at understanding the ways of the mind in his role as a psychologist, he was still sad. He had worked on his core issues and increased his …
A sprawling township spanning many miles was created on the river bank at Prayag, close to Varanasi during the Ardha Kumbha Mela. As some of you know, the Kumbh mela is the world’s largest religious gathering. Purna Kumbha occurs once …
He was told by the doctors that he had two months to live. So, his daughter came to India to spend that time along with the rest of the family. Life’s knocks had embittered him and he had lost all …
An honest confession – Until Vedanta came into my life, I had never heard of Dakshinamurti. It is likely that you too may be in the same boat. So today on the auspicious occasion of Mahashivaratri, literally the night of …
Tick-tick-tick As the river of time flows, try managing it. Try..You cannot. Nobody can manage time because it ebbs and flows What we can manage is what we do in the time that we all have. The question is – …
Karma becomes Karma Yoga only if we relate to Bhagavan. There is no Karma Yoga without relating to Bhagavan. Then, the question is – How do we relate? Well, it all depends on our understanding of Bhagavan. In fact, the …
Sorry – a word we long to hear when we have been wronged. A word that suggests certain words should not have been spoken by the other. A word that suggests remorse, repentance by the other. And yet, it is …
Joseph Campbell once said – I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive. And so, let me ask you the question which I asked …