The Beacon of Light

Who was your most influential teacher? Why? In this era where the so-called social media influencers are increasingly directing our lifestyle, it has become imperative to keep our counsel to our own self. Instead of getting swayed  by the  people, looking to further their own selfish agenda, we must look for the real teachers. The

As placid as Pacific!

You get some great, amazingly fantastic news. What’s the first thing you do?   The ripples are generally more in a shallow sea than the placid Pacific Ocean. Whatever upheaval it has to face, like Pacific Ring of Fire, gets assimilated before coming to the surface. It should be so with us mortals, too. But do

The Good Neighbor

What makes a good neighbor? A good neighbor should give an amiable smile and have a small conversation upon meeting instead of stretching it and breaching the borders of privacy by their relentless interrogations in guise of a harmless conversation. They should desist from sharing the juicy nuggets of commentary about the personal matters of

Chasing The Shadows

Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow–Aesop Hello friends, Getting into the profession of a teacher I have to interact with so many people. In the process, so many newer dimensions of human relationships are unfolding before me. One thing I particularly observed is the fickleness and  impermanence of a strong

Reconnecting with Friends!

Hello friends,  I wish you all a very happy Friendship Day. Since this is a day to celebrate friendship,  how can I let go of the opportunity to reconnect with you all. Saying the truth,  l missed you all dearly. But sometimes we just get swept over by the circumstances that we couldn’t do the

The Volcano and the Flower

If your heart is a volcano, how shall you expect flowers to bloom?  –  Khalil Gibran. Hello friends it’s more than 100 days of the war and it’s still raging, killing, maiming and displacing innocent people as well as scores of brave soldiers from both sides. When and how it’s going to end, no body

The Greatest Validation

What is it this invisible thing that heals all sorrows, reveals all lies and renews all hope? What is it that has always will be, from whose bosom we all came and to which we will all return? Most call it Time. A few realise that it is God.  –  Robert Brault. Hello friends, hope

The Train of Thoughts

We have only to think correctly, and everything will immediately become heaven. Hell will become heaven, provided our thinking is set right. – Swami Krishnananda. Hello friends, hope you all are doing well. Today we will delve into the realm of our thought process. The triggers to our train of thoughts and how our actions

For the Happier Ambience

“If dark and ominous thoughts start residing in your psyche, then you are consciously polluting your own heart and mind ” – My mother in law. Hello friends, for a full two years very few people can boast that they are not adversely affected by the unfortunate and unprecedented developments, which has almost swamped the

Amending the faults

It’s of no use to discover our own faults and infirmities unless the discovery prompts us to amendment. – John Quincy Adams. The unexamined life is not worth living – Socrates. Hello friends, I greet you all with the above quotes. It’s the day of a year end and another about to begin in few