By David Lourie The Buddha’s Second Noble Truth pins the responsibility for our suffering squarely on our own shoulders: “Our suffering is caused by our cravings.” – The Buddha. We all have desires, and that’s perfectly natural and healthy. But there are certain desires we cling to with a white-knuckle grip. These are the […]
—An Explanation By Ramana Maharishi…. Why does my mind keep running outside all the time—why does it not meditate by itself? A devotee asked Ramana Maharishi: “Why do we need to meditate? I say it is “my mind”—then should it not listen to me and meditate by itself when I tell it to? […]
The cat in the Hermitage… There was once a cat that used to disturb during worship time in a hermitage. So the master had the cat tied during worship. After some time the master died. The cat continued to be tied during worship. Then the cat died. A new cat was acquired and tied up […]
See If This Kid Puts Life Into Perspective!! Attitude is everything! Next stop, Mount Everest?! Have you ever seen a more beautiful smile? ANYMORE COMPLAINTS?!! Everyone has some problem or the other. Moreover everyone thinks his or her own problem is worse than anyone else’s. When there are no problems in life and even if a […]
All the philosophers, divines and doctors of the law were assembled for the trial of Mulla Nasruddin. The accusation was a serious one: he had been going from town to town saying, “Your so called religious leaders are ignorant and confused.” So he was charged with heresy, the penalty for which was death. “You may […]
“While I was in a Restaurant, suddenly a cockroach flew from somewhere and sat on a lady standing a little away from me. She started screaming out of fear. With panic stricken face and trembling voice, she started jumping, with both her hands desperately trying to get rid of the cockroach. Her reaction was contagious, […]
When we Rush and Reach, we get Recognition from others. When we Rest and Remain, we get Realization of Self. When we combine both, we manifest our Vision. Usually we are either in the Rush (work) mode or Rest Mode….. The whole sense of Management is that, either Rush or Rest. That is why we […]
1) Once, all villagers decided to pray for rain. On the day of prayer all the people gathered but only one boy came with an umbrella… THAT’S FAITH 2) When you throw a baby in the air, she laughs because she knows you will catch her… THAT’S TRUST 3) Every night we go to bed, […]
Two brothers, one a bachelor, the other married, owned a farm whose fertile soil yielded an abundance of grain. Half the grain went to one brother and half to the other. All went well at first. Then, every now and then, the bachelor one began to wake with a start from his sleep at […]
