“The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it.” – Nicholas Sparks (American novelist and screenwriter) Some time ago, my friend for thirty years passed away in a freak accident- he slipped on the bathroom floor and damaged his brain. He died on the spot. For months I struggled to…
Examples from Vedic scriptures For Bhakti Yoga practitioners, the best part is we have a personal God named Krishna as our best friend and well-wisher. When we add the Krishna element in our Acceptance, we enter a space of transcendence. Krishna- defined as the source of all bliss and attraction, fills our heart with a…
Four rules to move from imitation to inspiration Sometimes you are so fired up reading about exalted people that you get carried away and start doing things exactly like them, not realizing you are not the ‘sun.’ At such times, remember four rules: Principle- Position- People-Practical application. Principle – What’s the value that the Goswamis…
Some people, especially victims of abuse, are put-off when they hear we need Acceptance to find peace. You could, if you so desire, replace the word Acceptance with Acknowledgement. When you acknowledge you are in pain, you are on the road to discover lasting peace. But how would that help? The science behind Acceptance An…
Sounds abstract? Do you wish you could get more clarity? A case study During our daily meditation session, my mind wanders. Ironically, this is a time to practice mindfulness, but various thoughts about my services or gratification of senses flood my mind. The more I try to purge out the undesirable desires, the more they…
You may wonder if he wasn’t aware all these years of the problem harassing him. He surely knew, but before the practice of three A’s, the difficulty was out there. Now, he’s ‘aware’ it’s ‘his’ challenge – inability to cope with his wife’s habit to interrupt conversations. Earlier, he thought she had poor social skills,…
“Happiness can exist only in acceptance.” – George Orwell (famous English novelist and critic of the early twentieth century) If you are locked in a small five feet room with no windows, light, and air, how would you feel? Imagine after five hours, someone opens the door and lets you out in open garden space. How’d…
Bhishma is no ordinary soul. In his pain, he constantly remembered God and as a loving gesture, Lord Krishna appeared at his bedside when he left his body. Still, when he lived, he offers us a sobering lesson: the best of the warriors with the noblest of intentions can still feel defeated. We may serve…
And the result of connecting to my purpose is I got this piece on print. After all, every tree was once upon a time only a seed and every billion dollar company, an idea; my boredom gave birth to this essay! But if I were to wait for an inspiration to descend on my heart…
The Connect-Contribute dilemma Bhishma is a tragic hero of Mahabharata who lived with strict vows to serve his country. He sought to contribute to the welfare of his kingdom. Events unfolded contrary to his expectations. And he was heartbroken. As a young boy, he saw his father, King Shantanu, fall in love with a fisherwoman…
“Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in the running after swift but synthetic happiness.” – A.P.J.Abdul Kalam (an aerospace scientist and former President of India) I stare mindlessly at my computer screen. Once again, I realize it’s not easy to write; sometimes it’s fun, but on many occasions, I wonder what to scribble. I…
“Invisible threads are the strongest ties.” – Friedrich Nietzche (German philosopher of the nineteenth century) A friend who cooked, cleaned the kitchen, and worked for his folks, once said to me, “I feel irritable, restless, angry, lonely, confused all at the same time.” I replied, “You need to connect to yourself.” “Yes,” he exclaimed loudly.…