A friend of mine had a habit of not saying no to any request. If one would request him to help with homework, he would do. If someone would request him to lend some money, he will help whatever he could. On a proposal to party, he was always...
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5th Aug 2026 | Updated at 07:22pm 5th Aug 2026
Introspection: Renunciation is inner, not external
- 18 Jun 2026
In our journey towards freedom, when we realise that nothing in the universe is permanent, our mind looks for liberation. Such a liberation from worldly possessions, emotional and physical, comes through a deeper understanding.
Learn to hold life lightly
- 25 Mar 2026
We cling tightly to life, its processes and outcomes. Our desire to control everything in life comes from our insecurity and possessiveness. Falsely believing that if we don't control everything, life will go haywire, we make it rather inflexible. Because of this assumption, we tend to prevent life from moving in its natural course. This results in the expectation of certain outcomes. When it doesn't happen, we get frustrated.
(Expressed opinions are personal.)People complain about having no time for - exercise, reading, travel, meditation, learning, and many other things. 'I don't get time to do it,' is a very common sentence we keep hearing from everyone. When you...
On many occasions, in families and friendships, people appeal to our emotions for doing or not doing something. Is it a healthy way to compel someone? Does it produce a beneficial outcome for both sides? It is an intriguing question whether...
Learning a new skill has become a fashion in the modern world. People learn different things like a new skill- like a foreign language. I have seen people learning French, Spanish, Chinese, German or some other foreign language as a hobby and...
How much does a day value in your life? When I ask this question, you will smirk, saying, 'What does this question mean at all?' But taken seriously, it will give us a good idea about the importance of time in life, importance of a day in our...
- 26 Jan 2021
Many times we come across people who cannot find solution to simple problems. We suggest them a good way out but they can't implement. They keep complaining about the situation and we start believing that someone likes to behave as victim. It...
- 12 Jan 2021
(Expressed opinions are personal.)We are going back to basics. And it is helpful for us, human being, the society and the ecosystem. You might have noticed the fashion of pastel colour clothes is becoming popular. You might have noticed people...
- 29 Dec 2020
Let's welcome the New Year 2021 with lots of hope and expectation but certainly we should not forget the year that has just gone, the year 2020.
India is a country of farmers and villages. Mahatma Gandhi had said, ‘The soul of India lives in its villages.’ And it is true even today as the census of 2011 shows about 68.84% Indians live in 640,867 villages. Main occupation in villages...
- 07 Dec 2020
“When I was a child...” and the story goes on. Have you heard your grandparents or parents narrating some stories about their childhood? They invariably begin with this phrase, “when I was a child...”.
