God is watching…
SCHOOL LUNCH The children were lined up in the cafeteria of an elementary school for lunch. At the head of the table was a large pile of apples. The nun had posted a note on the apple tray: “Take only ONE. God is watching.” Moving further along the lunch line, at the...
Profound Wisdom of Sage Yajñāvalkya
A Dialog between Maitreyī and Yajñāvalkya [1] Bṙhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad 2.4.1 – 14 The sage Yajñāvalkya had two wives: Maitreyī and Katyayānī. Of these, Maitreyī was conversant with the Knowledge of Brahman, while Katyayānī had an essentially worldly...
Start Near to Go Far!
Start with Yourself! A novice, intent on self-realization, once approached a Zen master. He rushed in the master’s presence, carelessly banging the door. The master kindly inquired the young man about the reason of his visit. “I want to attain self-knowledge,”...
This Poem Can Change How We Live!
Conversations with a Tree! Today during morning walk, I paused near a wise old tree; It greeted me, as always, gently; Unassumingly with an inviting look! I have heard it whisper, as I pass by it, everyday: “I produce oxygen; What do you?” Today, there was urgency in...
Full and Complete Happiness
Full and Complete Happiness The pursuit of happiness is the primary driving force and the sole purpose of human existence. In and through all our endeavors, we are all looking for one and only one thing—full and complete happiness. We try to look for happiness by...
What Does God Do All Day?
What Does God Do All Day? In ancient India there lived a most virtuous Brahmin who was considered by all to be the best authority on philosophy. One day the local king ordered him to appear before him. When he did so, the king said: “I have three questions that...
Have You Opened Your Present?
Be Fully Present in the Now, right Now! No philosophy, no psychology, no system; just the infinite gratitude~ for the profound gift of Eternal Now! Do it 86,000 times a day, 31 million times a year, and a full 3,000 million times and you would have lived a fulfilled...
Why We Shout In Anger?
Why We Shout In Anger? A saint who was visiting holy river Ganges to take bath found a group of family members on the banks, shouting in anger at each other. He turned to his disciples, smiled, and asked, ‘Why do people shout at each other in anger?’...
Let’s Sit and Study Together!
Peace All the Way! तूँ किओं डावें मसजिद मेरी, मैं किओं डावां मंदिर नूँ आजा दोवें बह के पढ़िये, इक दूजे दे अंदर नूँ ~बाबा बुल्ले शाह tū keon ḍhavein masajid merī, mai keon ḍhāvān mandir nū ājā dovein beha ke par̤hiye, ik dūje de andara nū Why should we demolish each...Read moreIt is better to walk alone than with a crowd going in the wrong direction.
THE SELF IS THE SEER AND THE SEEN
THE SELF AS THE SEER AND THE SEEN Imagining the object (the seen) creates the subject (the seer) When the external object is imagined, a seer has been created. If there is no subject, there is no object either: without the father there is no son. It is the subject...
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