Brenda was almost halfway to the top of the tremendous granite cliff.     She was standing on a ledge where she was taking a breather during this, her first rock climb. As she rested there, the safety rope snapped against her eye and knocked out her contact lens. ‘Great’, she thought. ‘Here I am on a rock ledge, hundreds of […]

We all know that it is better to live in the present moment than drown in worries about a future mired in uncertainties. In fact we should not worry about anything. Whatever is destined not to happen will never happen, try as you may. Whatever is destined to happen will happen, do what you may […]

The truly inspiring story of the Chinese rubbish collector who saved and raised thirty babies abandoned at the roadside.   Lou Xiaoying has been praised in China for saving more than thirty abandoned babies over the years.   A woman has been hailed a hero after details of her astonishing work with abandoned children has […]

“Everything changes except the law of change. You cannot step in the same river twice. The river changes every second and so does the man who stepped into it. Life is a ceaseless change. The only certainty is the present moment. Why mar the beauty of living in the present moment to solve the problems […]

Today, upon a bus,  I saw a very beautiful woman and wished I were as beautiful. When suddenly she rose to leave,  I saw her hobble down the aisle. She had one leg and used a crutch.  But as she passed, she gave me a smile.   Oh, God, forgive me when I whine. I […]

An eight-year-old boy approached an old man in front of a wishing well, looked up into his eyes, and asked: I understand you’re a very wise man. I’d like to know the secret of life. The old man looked down at the youngster and replied: “I’ve thought a lot in my lifetime and the secret […]

“Success always hugs you in private…!” But “Failure always slaps you in public…!”  That’s life…   “An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backwards. When life is dragging us back with difficulties, we just need to positively imagine that it’s going to launch us into something great.”   “A quitter never wins and […]

Great Karmayogi An Excellent Example of Nishkaama Karmayoga (Selfless Service)   Practising what he preaches… “We cannot sustain ourselves, unless we contribute to the society in some way or the other. I strongly feel if even one person does his bit towards social good, there will be some change.”     A will to serve combined with a sense […]

Build a stronger spiritual life Most of us would agree that focused pursuit of material objectives leads us to material success. But not many of us are aware that it is actually the spiritual pursuit of material objectives which makes us successful in every sense of the word. It’s really not all that hard to […]

A man just got married and was returning home with his wife. They were crossing a lake in a boat when suddenly a great storm arose. The man was a warrior, but the woman became very much afraid because it seemed almost hopeless — the boat was small and the storm was really huge and […]