All i want is Peace

We tend to get caught in sense-illusion. We feed illusions and mistake that for fulfilment. The minute what we expected to achieve does not happen, it makes us feel disturbed. And if the same situation turns in our favour, it excites our senses. However, joy and sorrow are never permanent. They have tendencies to change in accordance... Read more »

Stress has become a part of modern-day life. A certain amount of stress is inevitable. But when worries begin to get the better of you, you need to confront it head on. Excessive worrying is generally seen in people who have trouble coping with challenges that life invariably throws up. The countdown to an examination result,... Read more »

Responsibility and freedom go together. If you don’t want to take responsibility, you can’t have freedom either. The two come together or they go together. If you shun responsibility, you have to accept slavery in some way or other. Now, you had dreamed about freedom without ever thinking that great responsibility... Read more »

Have a mind that is open to everything and attached to nothing. Everything means just what it says. No exceptions. When someone suggests something to you that conflicts with your conditioning, rather than responding with, "that’s ridiculous; we all know that’s impossible," say, "I’ve never considered... Read more »

Art is built on the idea of restraint, which is central to Mahavira’s teachings, writes Sudhamahi Regunathan. Among the many definitions and descriptions of art, one is built on the idea of restraint. Art is that which expresses something and leaves a little unsaid and it is in an attempt to bridge this gap that the rasika... Read more »

Are you having fun? Do you get a thrill from your work? Do you enjoy waking up each morning? Myths about work can hurt your progress. "Work is not supposed to be fun." "You must buckle down and get serious." Perhaps the biggest myth of all: "People will think I’m important if I act seriously."... Read more »

Don’t talk negatively about people behind their backs. If you gossip, people won’t confide in you. Mind your own business. Try to work for someone who’ll challenge your powers. You’ll learn more in a year than 4 years of college. Successful bosses have good communication skills. They learn from people, including their... Read more »

Shunyata is a key concept in Buddhist philosophy, more specifically in the ontology of Mahayana Buddhism: ”Form is emptiness, and emptiness is form.” This is the paradox of the concept . Emptiness is not to be confused with nothingness. Emptiness is non-existence but not nothingness. Also, it is not non-reality.... Read more »

A young seeker asked a sage how to immortalize the mortal. The sage repliled: "Read the Gita." The puzzled seeker asked: "But how can one become immortal by reading the Gita?’ Eyes sparkling, the laughing sage said: "Read the Gita again and again and you will know." On an average every human is... Read more »

Meditation is deliberating on the thought process and bringing it to a focal point. Some go for total thoughtlessness. The other way is to focus between the eyebrows to see the light of Brahmn. Chanting of a mantra is another way to do meditation. Ramana Maharishi of Arunachalam said that one should search for self-identity... Read more »