“Purity, patience and perseverance are the three essentials to success, and above all love.”   On Thoughts:   We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care of what you think. Words are secondary. Thoughts live; they travel far.   On Concentration:   When an idea exclusively occupies the mind, it is […]

Inspired living is a great thing. When a person functions under inspiration and not under perspiration, then 1) Tiredness is no more a difficulty. 2) Obstacles get dissolved. Swami Vivekananda said that when our attention is taken away from the goal, thereafter what appears is difficulty. 3) When we function under inspiration, our thinking faculty […]

Confucius, who lived between 551 and 479 BC, is widely considered to be the greatest and most influential eastern philosopher of all time. He founded Confucianism, which is a system of philosophical and socio-political teachings that is sometimes also referred to as a religion. His teachings were primarily concerned with personal and governmental morality. Here […]

Once upon a time, two brothers who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict. It was the first serious rift in 40 years of farming side-by-side, sharing machinery and trading labour and goods as needed without a hitch. Then the long collaboration fell apart. It began with a small misunderstanding and it grew into a […]

This is about a wonderful experience a person had in Singapore. I was invited to one Friday evening event by one of MNC Vendor organization who had organized the event to raise funds for the visually handicapped people in a centre for blind people. As usual, since it was a Friday evening, I first thought […]

The phrase “if only…” is normally one associated with deep regret and that’s why it’s incredibly sad when we feel compelled to say it. To avoid having to utter those fateful words, we have here a list of bad life choices that ultimately lead to this phrase of regret, as well as how to avoid […]

There was something in her smile, in her eyes, in her timeless and natural elegance. The following are quotes from Audrey Hepburn when she was asked to share her beauty secrets.   “For beautiful lips speak only words of kindness.” “For beautiful eyes look for only good in others.” “For a slim figure always share […]

When I meditated on the word guidance, I kept seeing “dance” at the end of the word. I remember reading that doing God’s will is a lot like dancing. When two people try to lead, nothing feels right. The movement doesn’t flow with the music and nothing is quite comfortable. When one person relaxes and lets […]

One Sunday morning, a wealthy man sat in his balcony enjoying sunshine and his coffee when a little ant caught his eye which was going from one side to the other side of the balcony carrying a big piece of leaf several times more than its size. The man watched it for more than an […]