While a man was polishing his new car, his 4 yr old son picked up a stone and scratched lines on the side of the car. In anger, the man took the child’s hand and hit it many times not realizing he was using a wrench. At the hospital, the child lost all his fingers […]
We have two words in Sanskrit ‘Krtajnya’ and ‘Krtaghna’, which means Grateful and Ungrateful. There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She told her boyfriend, “If I could only see the world, I would marry you.” One […]
A passionate single person is ever thinking: “When can I live with a young spouse?” A dispassionate householder in whom VIVEKA (discrimination) has dawned is ever thinking: “When can I disentangle myself from the clutches of my family and retire into the forests for contemplation on Atman?” One must think over the difference. The growing […]
Human nature tends to let down its guard and act its worst around those who we are most familiar with. How we really are, is the way we act towards others that we know the best, which are typically those of our own home. To relate is to react. To react is to understand […]
How do you decide who to marry? (written by kids) by Chris Hughes A group of young kids were asked how to decide who to marry and here are the results which are pretty amusing. (1) You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should […]
A student asked a teacher, “What is love?” The teacher said, “In order to answer your question, go to a wheat field and choose the biggest wheat grain, just one grain, and come back. But the rule is, you can go through them only once, you cannot turn back to pick and as soon […]
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-old kids, “What does love mean?” The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think: “When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my […]
Love is difficult to define and there may be different definitions. One definition of love is an utter, absolute and unqualified wish for the happiness of another individual. It is a heartfelt wish for other’s happiness regardless of whether that person does something to injure us or even whether we like that person. Love cures […]
Love and Lust: Love is love only when it brings balance. If it does not bring balance it is something else. If it does not bring coolness, peace, it is something else. Then lust has been mistaken for love. Lust brings imbalance, anxiety, excitement. Love brings tranquility, silence, equilibrium. That is the criterion to know […]
The strength of just “I can…” There was a one hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffet, the second richest man who has donated $31 billion to charity. Here are some very interesting aspects of his life: He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late! He […]
