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 »