NAMASTE: I BOW IN HONOR OF THE DIVINE WITHIN YOU!
NAMASTE: I BOW IN HONOR OF THE DIVINE WITHIN YOU DEEP SYMBOLISM BEHIND FOLDED HANDS! The Indian greeting, Namaste, is conveyed by bring two hands together, held close to the heart. Five fingers of each hand individually represent: Earth, water, fire, wind, and space...
DO YOU RINSE YOUR CHEESE?!
RINSING YOUR CHEESE: ANATOMY OF SUPER-DISCIPLINE “Only super-efforts count.” ~ G.I. Gurdjieff Widely considered to be one of the most difficult one-day sporting events in the world, an Ironman Triathlon format consists of a 2.4-mile (3.86 km) swim, a 112-mile (180.25...
TRUTH ABOUT STEVE JOBS’ LAST WORDS!
FAKE LAST WORDS! Since early November 2015, several social media sites and blogs have been circulating a fake essay on happiness and the mis-pursuit of wealth touted as the Last Words of Steve Jobs. Some highlights of this fake essay are reproduced below: Steve Jobs’...
WHAT MAKES CHAMPIONS?
Norway’s Magnus Carlsen (at left), reigning World Chess Champion, and India’s Viswanathan Anand THE TRUTH ABOUT EXPERT PERFORMANCE What does it take to become a world-class expert in any given field? Is it some innate talent that passeth training? Or is it...
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...
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,”...
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...
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 Rainbow Fish
The Rainbow Fish A Story by Marcus Pfister Once upon a time there was a fish with shiny, multi-colored scales named Rainbow Fish. He was always fond of his scales. But one day, a small fish asked him if he could have one. Rainbow Fish refused in a very rude way. The...
Gist of Mahābhārata, the Great Epic!
Gist of Mahābhārata, the epic that contains the Bhagavad Gīta Mahābhārata, literally ‘the great story of the Bharat dynasty,’ contains 100,000 verses. It begins with a claim of completeness, stating: “What is found here may be found elsewhere. What is not found...
Grace All the Way!
The Essence of Spirituality Only through much accumulated merit and Divine Grace (Īśvarānugrahād) one develops a yearning to know the truth of the self, world, and God. Without Grace, a person has no taste for things Divine. And through Grace alone...
Do Prayers Get Answered?
God’s 3 Answers to Your Prayers: 1. Yes. 2. Not Yet. 3. I have something better in mind for you. Footprints in the Sand One night I dreamed a dream. As I was walking along the beach with my Lord. Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene, I...
The Art of Learning
You Get what Put into your Education! Once a student approached a teacher for some instruction. After a few days, the student started asking, impatiently, “When will i get something out of my education?” The teacher affectionately replied, “When you...
Three Uses of Wealth?
A Sanskrit epigrammatic saying, Subhāṣita, explains various uses of wealth as follows: दानं भोगो नाशः तिस्रो गतयो भवन्ति वित्तस्य । यो न ददाति न भुङ्क्ते तस्य तृतीया गतिर्भवति ॥ dānaṁ bhogo nāśaḥ tisro gatayo bhavanti vittasya । yo na dadāti na bhuṅkte tasya tṛtīyā...
Where have All the Leaders gone?
Leadership is not a popularity contest, much less being nice and goodly-goodly. Leaders do what needs to be done (and not what they like to do), with certain unremitting inner composure and detachment. It is all about loving what you do and learning to love what you...
Live Simply: Love Abundantly
Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of aids which he got due to infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983. He received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed: “Why did God have to select you for such a bad disease?” To this...
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