What is World Earth Day?
Earth Day, first held on April 22, 1970, now includes a wide range of events coordinated around the world by EarthDay.org (formerly the Earth Day Network), including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. The April 22 event was a success and led to Earth Day celebrations in thousands of colleges, universities, schools and communities, making it the second...
The kindness of difficulties
A thought that haunts many people in the world is - “Why should there be so much unkindness in the world? Many people wonder why life is so difficult. Is there a hidden purpose behind this or is life simply a series of accidental events?” My simple response to these questions would be to see life as a purposeful phenomenon, and...
A conversation with mother
Mother was up early in the morning, waiting for me to wake up. On waking up, I took her blessings and then we finished our morning prayers. Then over tea, she said, “Your teaching is so simple, yet at the same time profound. You have the blessings of great masters. But I have a doubt, why don’t more people take advantage...
Let Go of Worry
Have you observed your mind? Did you notice that the mind is always focused on what it feels is missing? Man or woman, the human tendency is to focus on what we do not have rather than what we have. Doing this makes us miserable! A day of worrying is more tiring than a day of work. Even then, we spend...
Awakening Joy in life
All of us face difficult and challenging situations in life that leave us battling emotions like anger, hatred and jealousy. Challenging situations make us feel extreme disappointment, unhappiness, and frustration. This is usually because of an imbalance in an energy field in us. This energy field, or the Navarasa as is it called, has to be balanced. When all the...
FROM BREAKDOWN TO BREAKTHROUGH
Do you believe in miracles? Do you believe that it is possible to recover from depression not because of medication, but by listening to an enlightened spiritual master? I believe it is possible, because I was witness to one such transformation. This is the true story of an individual that took place in Hyderabad, and I share it here at...