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Gandhism: The Power of Non-violent Punishment

October 8, 2023
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“Be the change that you want to see in the world.” — Mahatma Gandhi Dr. Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and founder of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Non-violence, in his June 9 lecture at the University of Puerto Rico, shared the following story: “I was 16 years old and living with my parents at […]

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Some Observations…

September 24, 2023
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“The only man who never makes any mistakes is the man who never does anything.” “Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you  just sit there.” “Small children disturb your sleep, big children, your life.” “Don’t just look, observe… Don’t just swallow, taste… Don’t just think, feel… Don’t just […]

Art of Living Spirituality

Know Your Value

September 3, 2023
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Two important management lessons learnt from a five hundred rupee note. It happened some years ago. The speaker whipped out his wallet and pulled out a five hundred-rupee note. Holding it up, he asked, “Who wants this five-hundred-rupee note?”   Lots of hands went up. A slow chorus began to build as people began to […]

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Instructions for Life.

August 20, 2023
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1) Life is available for a limited time only. 2) It’s your road and yours alone, others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you. 3) Slow down and enjoy the journey right now. Take time for the people in your life. They won’t always be there. 4) Three simple […]

Art of Living Spirituality

Blisters on a Drunkard’s Ears

August 6, 2023
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A drunkard was walking down a street with blisters on both of his ears. A friend asked him what had happened to cause the blisters. “My wife left the hot iron on, so when the phone rang, I picked up the iron by mistake.” “Yes, but what about the other ear?” “The damned fool called […]

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On Errors and Mistakes…

July 16, 2023
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“Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to error that counts.” — Nikki Giovanni We have a right to commit mistakes, but we have no right to repeat the same mistake again. We may commit a new mistake. “To err is human, but when the eraser wears out ahead of the pencil, […]

Spirituality

The Light that Dispels Darkness of Ignorance

July 2, 2023
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The shadow of discontent has been haunting man for the past so many ages. Guru frees us from this discontent and enables us to have the blissful vision of the Absolute Truth, which is beyond all dualities and the cycle of birth and death. A spiritual Master’s teachings can help us transcend all sufferings. He gives us […]

Art of Living Spirituality

Be Deaf to Negative and Pessimistic People

May 22, 2023
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The story about the tiny frogs… There once was a bunch of tiny frogs, who arranged a running competition. The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower. A big crowd gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants.  The race began… Honestly no one in the crowd […]

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Our Real Worth…

March 26, 2023
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A man went to a saint and asked, “What’s the value of life?” The saint gave him a stone and said, “Find out the value of this stone, but don’t sell it.”   The man took the stone to an orange seller and asked him what its cost would be. The orange seller saw the shiny stone and […]

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On Relative Happiness

March 12, 2023
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All of us are searching for happiness, but the idea of what makes us happy differs from person to person. A lifetime of misery can come from chasing the wrong kind of happiness. We often chase things that we think will make us happy, but in turn we make everyone — including (eventually) ourselves — miserable.   A person, when he is […]

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