On his first day in office, as President Abraham Lincoln entered to give his inaugural address, a man stood up, he was a rich Aristocrat. He said, “Mr. Lincoln, you should not forget that your father used to make shoes for my family”, and the whole Senate laughed. They thought they insulted Lincoln […]
If you worry too much about what other people think you will always be their prisoner. If you think you are what your friends and enemies say you are, you obviously do not know yourself. You can’t please everybody. Don’t let criticism worry you. Worry gives a small thing a big shadow. The faculty of imagination is […]
In a dream, I had an interview with God. “Come in,” God said to me, “So, you would like to interview Me?” “If You have the time,” I said. God smiled and said: “My time is called eternity and is enough to do everything. What questions do you have in mind to ask […]
Junaid, a famous mystic, was walking through the market-place with his disciples. They saw a man dragging a cow by a rope. Junaid told the man to wait and asked his disciples to surround them. “I am going to teach you something” and continued, “Tell me who is bound to whom? Is the cow bound […]
Empty your cup to create space to receive what the Divine has to pour. Modern life is full of stress and anxiety — this might sound like a cliché but it’s true. We mortals are accumulating more negative baggage every day without realizing that in the process, we are losing among many other beautiful […]
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 […]
