How does someone balance his busy working life and think of spiritual progress? This question haunts many aspirants from different walks of life. We sense this inability to make time for pondering over philosophical aspects of life and continue to procrastinate or ignore our inner calling. Some who have a...
Everyone knows that worldly attainments are transient, and that God is the only reality. When a death occurs, we say, "Ram Naam Satya Hai (The only reality is the name of God)." So, when we know that the world cannot give us happiness, then to make material demands from God...
We often hear of people being cheated, swindled and going bankrupt. How does a normal person come to terms with such setbacks? Can he learn to forgive the offending person? This material world is like the prison house of God; souls who have turned their backs towards Him have been...
A great God-realized saint once explained the most challenging of questions with such consummate ease, that it seems rather unreal at first glance. But the truth is astounding and yet so easy and crystal clear. So, what is that difficult question? Explain the relationship between the body, the senses, the...
Many of us have a very sensitive nature. When we are criticized or someone is annoyed with us, it disturbs us to no end; so much so, that sometimes the whole day is spend in brooding. Why is that so? Are we so averse or intolerant of criticism? People even...
When I woke up this morning, I asked myself, "What is life about?" I found the answer in my room... the fan said, "Be cool." The roof said, "Aim high." The window said, "See the world!" The clock said, "Every minute is precious." The mirror said, "Reflect before you act....
There was once a teacher who gave his pupils some seeds so they could plant, and look after, their very own sunflower. One boy in the class, who loved sunflower seeds, was so excited that he planted the seed and looked after it with great care for many days. When...
Daniel had a unique gift. He was the only person who could see everyone’s ‘hammer of truth’. At first he couldn’t work out what that big lump of steel was, hanging over everyone’s head. But, with time, he realized that it was connected to the little white...
Once upon a time there was a Wicked Wizard. One night the wizard visited a city and stole a thousand tongues from its sleeping inhabitants. He took these tongues and cast a spell on them. The spell meant that these tongues could only say bad things about people. Then the...