All i want is Peace

To an enlightened being it does not matter whether the world appears or not. Ramana Maharshi would say that it is like the letters and the paper on which they are printed. We are so engrossed in the letters that we forget the paper. The enlightened sees the paper as the substratum whether the letters appear on it or not. An... Read more »

Whatever events unfold outwardly, there is a continuous passive act of observation of these events. This plain awareness is what animates the intellect, thoughts and every aspect of existence; it also gives rise to the illusory self, to the identification of each individual as a separate body form. It also affirms this identity... Read more »

 We live in an age of nihilism where everything is coloured by the relativity of our beliefs and perspectives. Yet, deep down inside we crave for an absolute, which we can bank on always. With the passage of time, when the pain of living has caught up with us and when the spectre of death claims more and more of the people... Read more »

You are what you are only between two storms. So how settled you are is determined by how less frequently storms arise in your life. When the storms arise, the breath becomes heavier, the body becomes unbearable and you are not at all aware of your mind. You are thrown off balance. How to free yourself from the grip of storms?... Read more »

Many of us, when we look at ourselves, tend to feel lonely and bored. Why? It is because we have not seen the deeper layers of our self. We look at ourselves only in the realm of the mind, or at the level of the body and never look at the deeper layers…. If you don’t look at the deeper layers of yourself, you find... Read more »

Improve Your Health and Happiness You may have heard that to succeed, you need to adjust yourself to the world around you. Examples: “You’d better get used to it as that’s the way it is.” “To be happy, you must compromise.” “Don’t make waves!” Yet, to succeed, you must take... Read more »

Once a king called upon all of his wise men and asked them, ” Is there a mantra or suggestion which works in every situation, in every circumstances, in every place and in every time. In every joy, every sorrow, every defeat and every victory? One answer for all questions? Something which can help me when none of you is available... Read more »

A lecturer was giving a lecture to his student on stress management. He raised a glass of water and asked the audience, “How heavy do you think this glass of water is?” The students’ answers ranged from 20g to 500gm. It does not matter on the absolute weight. It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it... Read more »

Highly-successful people love to work. Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods practiced for 12-15 hours per day to reach their skill level. Bill Gates worked 20-hour days for years. Thomas Edison, who wanted to work at night, built thousands of unworkable light bulbs before discovering one that worked. Hard-working employees have... Read more »

You have problems if you focus too much on money or too much on production. If you focus too much on money, all you think is “get money, get money, get money.” You borrow as much money as you can. You convince people to pay you for services or goods you have not produced. You gamble or invest hoping you will get... Read more »