Category: Life
Desire: Can You Live Without It?
Imagine: Curling up in a corner of the room to avoid the leaking roof and getting wet. Shivering in freezing cold because you can’t afford a room heater. Battling an empty, growling stomach for days in a row because you don’t have a job. Wouldn’t you want to get out of such shit life? You…
Be Thankful for What You Have
Being thankful for what you have is an attitude anyone can develop with a little practice. And it’s worth the effort. Some months ago, I came to know that “Mangal Griha” (Mars) in my birth chart was giving me less than optimal results. And the remedy to calm it down was to donate Gud (Jaggery)…
Self-love: The Master Key?
In April 2010, I conducted a personality development course for the B. Tech. students at Subharti University, Meerut. I remember it was my last session of the day and we were discussing self-love. “Self-love is the most important thing in human life. No matter what, unless you love yourself, nothing can change for you. Because,…
Are We Living in the Worst of Times?
“We’re living in the worst of times,” my neighbor sounded gloomy. I was having a casual chat with my neighbor next door over a cup of tea when the comparison between the worst of times and the best of times reared its head. The context? A “powerful man” had killed a vegetable vendor over an…
Can a Broken Person Help Others?
Can a broken person help others? In other words, can a “broken” person help others get “unbroken?” This is the complex I had been struggling to get over with for the past many, many years. Can I, a “broken” man help others get healed, integrated, and become whole and healthy in body, mind, and spirit?…
