Dealing with Mistakes Wisely

In the ‘Srimad Bhagwatam, ‘there is a story of King Ajamila. The king had many vices. When he was on his deathbed, he called his son, who was named ‘N…

Leading A Fulfilling Life

Have you ever looked closely at your own life? Let’s say you live for seventy years. Now let's break that down. Just daily routines like bathing, brus…

Mastering Our Desires

We tend to be busy all day, and when we come home, we continue to be busy. We cook; we clean; we potter around. Or we are so tired of being busy that …

Freedom from Bondage of Senses

What is freedom? Freedom means breaking free from the patterns of life that cause suffering. One can go through the patterns of life without even bein…

The Art of Doing Nothing

Cravings come from encouraging the thought of pleasure. That is why we spend so much time in our minds. Streams of thoughts are always flowing through…

This Deepavali light the Lamp of Wisdom

The message of Deepavali is very simple – to bid farewell to all the hurt, anger, frustration, and bitterness from the past, and with the arrival of t…

Keeping Your Spirits High

To keep your spirit high, you must know what brings you down. You will find it is the cravings and aversions in the mind—negative thoughts and emotion…

The Noise Of Non-Violence

Often violence comes with noise. Non-violence happens in silence. People who are violent make huge noise; they make it known. People who are non-viole…

Navaratri – Recognising the one divinity in every form

Navaratri is celebrated to celebrate victory of spirit over inertia, pride, shame, craving and aversion. We rejoice in the three primordial qualities …

Purifying the Intellect

Intellect is that aspect of our existence that judges or discriminates. When you experience something, you say, ‘Oh, this is good; this is not good; I…