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 […]

According to Mahatma Gandhi there are “Seven Blunders of the World” that lead to conflicts and violence, which will subsequently destroy the human race.   The “Seven Blunders of the World” is a list that Mahatma Gandhi gave to his grandson Arun Gandhi, written on a piece of paper, on their final day together, not […]

Soldier: “Sir we are surrounded from all sides by enemies.” Major: “Excellent! We can attack in any direction.” Be Positive Always!!!   Everyone knows about Alexander Graham Bell who invented the telephone, but he never made a call to his family, because, his wife and daughter were deaf. That’s life.  “Live for others”.   The […]

Ancient Wisdom for Modern Management….   Once upon a time, long ago, a Spiritual Master was near death and wanted to make sure his three disciples would come under the guidance of another Spiritual Master after he passed away. He had accumulated 17 horses during his life by way of gifts given by his followers, […]

In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However, bridge building experts, throughout the world, thought that this was an impossible feat and told Roebling to forget the idea. It just could not be done. It was not […]