Ravi, a 35 year old general manager at a leading multinational wants to quit his job. But he feels that he cannot. Why? There are loans to be paid for the children’s education, the swank SUV, the foreign vacation and …
To live in the world exhausted, beaten and sceptical is to live in a world without wonder and blessing. In Sanskrit, Ashirvaadah, words of Aashih are words of blessings, grace, benediction and auspiciousness. Blessing evokes a cocoon of protection, a …
Sitting on the chair opposite me, clasping his hands, he looked up from his spectacles and haltingly said – I have zero self esteem. Here was this good-looking 17 year oldboy who had a good academic record, supportive parents, a …
Is it really possible to have a life of no expectations? If you expected a reply to the question, you do have an anticipation, an expectation. Expectations are very exciting because expectations are indicative of possibilities, of possibilities becoming probabilities …
Let it be clear I do not hate my past. In hatred, there is denial of the past, rejection of the past. I cannot deny my past, much less reject it. The past has happened. It is an …
(Excerpt from Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati ‘s Morning Meditation prayers) The basis for any form of prayer is not one’s helplessness; it is the acknowledgment of one’s helplessness. The key to an efficacious prayer is realizing my helplessness. Prayer is …
As we approach the 92nd birth anniversary of my beloved guru, Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati ji, I share excerpts from his beautifully profound book – Morning Meditation prayers. Human free will finds total expression in a quiet voluntary prayer. At …
The aquamarine waters of the ocean, the fresh green of the new leaf, the bright orange fruit, the deep brown of the tree trunk – We enjoy the beautiful palette of colors we see in nature. Likewise, there is a …
…I love you….You ……complete me ….(Clip from Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire – the movie) When people saw this scene in the movie, women across the world swooned wishing that they were in the arms of Tom Cruise. I am …
The word Guru, can only be used for the one who removes the ignorance of the self – गुकारस्तुअन्धकार् रुकारस्तन्निवर्तकः अन्धकारनिवर्तित्वात रुरित्यभिधीयते Guru Ashtakam – a set of 8 verses that revolve around the guru written by Jagatguru Adi Shankaracharya. I …