Distance between two points remains the same, no matter in which direction. But the rule changes in relationships. Sometimes we feel very close to a...
Pause
Sometimes life makes us Pause. We are suddenly stopped in our stride for no fault of our own. Our plans go awry and we get agitated at the turn of...
Experiences
Life is a set of Experiences. Each experience has a beginning and an end. And each experience comes for a purpose. The way we respond determines the...
Abundance
We can either live with a paradigm of scarcity or abundance. In the midst of conversations around uncertainty and destruction of value, I was...
Instrument
The best musician needs a well-tuned Instrument. When we drop our ego, we too can become instruments where life flows through us. Understanding,...
Guide
A compass Guides our direction. Explorers and travelers would have been lost but for being guided. We too are on a journey. A Guide to help us along...
Attachments
We get Attached to people and things. This bonding becomes a bondage, making us ecstatic when we have it and miserable when we don’t. Repeated...
Desires
We live with hundreds of Desires. We are born with strong inherent tendencies which are like seeds. They germinate in the form of desires and give...
Present
Each Present moment is precious. The sum total of all our moments, sums up our life. It is very easy to live in the past - reliving the...
Expectations
People have expectations of us. We have expectations from life. This world of expectations in our minds can be the cause of much anxiety. Having...
Distances
Distance between two points remains the same, no matter in which direction. But the rule changes in relationships. Sometimes we feel very close to a person but the other doesn’t feel the same closeness to us. We start building our expectations based on our feeling and...
Pause
Sometimes life makes us Pause. We are suddenly stopped in our stride for no fault of our own. Our plans go awry and we get agitated at the turn of events. We go through emotions ranging from anger to fear to regret and confusion. We feel life is being unfair to us....
Experiences
Life is a set of Experiences. Each experience has a beginning and an end. And each experience comes for a purpose. The way we respond determines the nature of future experiences, thus putting the quality of our life in our own hands. The problem arises when we attach...
Abundance
We can either live with a paradigm of scarcity or abundance. In the midst of conversations around uncertainty and destruction of value, I was reflecting on abundance. Abundance is not about having a lot. It’s an attitude, a mindset of living with a sense of...
Instrument
The best musician needs a well-tuned Instrument. When we drop our ego, we too can become instruments where life flows through us. Understanding, accepting and living this principle can be very liberating. This question often confuses us and we wonder whether we are...
Guide
A compass Guides our direction. Explorers and travelers would have been lost but for being guided. We too are on a journey. A Guide to help us along the way can make all the difference to our effort. Today on Gurupurnima, I was reflecting on three of the...
Attachments
We get Attached to people and things. This bonding becomes a bondage, making us ecstatic when we have it and miserable when we don’t. Repeated thoughts start making patterns in our minds, just like repeated machining makes groves in an object. Repetitive thinking...
Desires
We live with hundreds of Desires. We are born with strong inherent tendencies which are like seeds. They germinate in the form of desires and give rise to thoughts. And when these thoughts get stronger, we are propelled into action. Our actions in the world,...
Present
Each Present moment is precious. The sum total of all our moments, sums up our life. It is very easy to live in the past - reliving the great times that we had as also revisiting the mistakes made and constantly regretting why we didn’t make different...
Expectations
People have expectations of us. We have expectations from life. This world of expectations in our minds can be the cause of much anxiety. Having expectations is natural and advisable in some cases. Transactional relationships sustain because promises are given and the...
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