Empathy is one of the greatest spiritual qualities. Empathy may be the mother of love, because through empathy alone we get to know the other person, we get to see their world through them. Even though there is care and a sense of belonging in both love and attachment, they are not the same. Love […]

There was a guru, who had a novice disciple. The disciple had never seen a cow nor had he tasted the milk. He had read that the cow’s milk is very nutritious as well as delicious. He was very curious to find a cow and taste its milk. He approached his Guru and asked “Do […]

For the determined nothing seems impossible…!!!   Twenty-four-year-old Jessica Cox was born without arms, but she has never let her disability prevent her from enjoying life to its fullest. Jessica also happens to be a licensed pilot, despite her lifelong fear of flying! She relies on her feet to steer and navigate the plane. Jessica […]

Our mind itself is the biggest and the only problem. Hence, religion, philosophy, psychology and psychiatry come up with many solutions, many conclusions, but no conclusion is conclusive because instantly, many more problems keep arising.   That’s where spirituality differs. Spirituality means not trying to solve a particular problem, but looking at the root of […]

Near Death from Terminal Cancer to Living Life to the Full!!!   Our Real Self is beginning-less and eternal; formless and attribute-less; all pervasive and of the nature of thought-free, object-less, pure blissful awareness. This Pure Blissful Awareness transcends the state of unconsciousness as well as coma.    Anita Moorjani has actually experienced something similar, beyond […]

He said, “Doctor wants his child to become a doctor… Engineer wants his child to become an engineer… Businessman wants his ward to become a CEO… But a teacher also wants his child to become one of them…! Nobody wants to become a teacher by choice…”   Very sad but that’s the truth…!   The […]

None who is observant of common human experience, especially that of suffering, can deny at least the existence of the cruelest injustice in human affairs. No thoughtful individual can long be blind to the inequalities of health and opportunity under which children are seemingly innocently and helplessly born. In this, as in so much else, […]

A man used to pray the same prayer every night. Again and again he would ask, “Lord, do one favor for me, at least one favor — and I have been asking my whole life. As far as I can see, I am the most miserable man on earth. Why have you chosen me to […]

One day, all the disciples went to their Master and said, “Master, we all want to go on a pilgrimage.” Master: “Why do you want to go on a pilgrimage?” Disciples: “So that it will bring a transformation and help us on our spiritual path.” Master: “Take this bitter gourd along with you. Make sure […]

Unhappiness may be influenced — but certainly not controlled — by external situations. We’re unhappy because we allow ourselves to be unhappy. Often, we plant our own seeds of discontent. Sometimes we realize it, but most of the time, the seeds take root and begin to blossom completely unbeknownst to us. Until it’s too late. Until […]