We are always getting ready to live but never living. ― Ralph Waldo Emerson When one moment comes, other is gone already. For this simple moment, look how much fuss we create! How much violence, ambition, struggle, conflict, anger, hatred, just for this small moment! You are traveling through this world and waiting to unlock […]
Getting charmed by the numbers in the form of material or people is a normal behavior. It takes a mindful thought and hence a shift of perspective “Don’t be quantitative.” It is about the quality, not quantity. You cannot accumulate life and measure it in a quantity. The happiness can’t be measured, neither the love nor […]
The sales of anti-depressants are skyrocketing these days. In spite of having more comforts than our ancestors used to have, we are still struggling to find happiness in our lives. Accumulation of wealth is not filling our voids but putting more holes of confusion in our minds. Many successful business models are based on human […]
This is an ancient Zen story based on master Lao Tzu’s teachings, and I would love to share the greatness of it with my readers. It is said that an old follower of Lao Tzu who was 90 years old, was pulling water from the well with his young son. Master Confucius happened to pass […]
The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.” ― Socrates One time when Confucius was traveling to East China, he came across two young boys arguing with each other. Confucius asked them about their argument. One boy said, “I believe that the rising sun is closer, and the midday sun is further […]
We human beings believe in the immortal institution of love. We are constantly seeking and trying to love people around us, unconditionally. While trying to climb this mountain of unconditional love, we tend to forget loving ourselves. Sad eh? We have so much love reservoir within us, but unfortunately, it is strictly reserved for someone else. We see […]
This story is an ancient Zen story which I would like to share with you beautiful readers. It is a story that we can relate to if we are on the path of developing mind awareness. After ten years of hard-work, Tenno became a Zen teacher. One day, he went to visit the famous master Nanin. It […]
An ancient Sufi parable Let me share a story with you today. I read this story in Osho’s book Secret Series. The story goes like this, a rich merchant in Baghdad sent his servant one day to the marketplace to buy food. But after a few minutes, the servant returned looking panic-stricken. “Master!” he cried. […]
Dear Readers, Once in a while, we come across saying ‘Think before you speak”. Words play an important role our relationship with others. What we say and how we say it, tells a lot about our thought process. I believe we see ourselves in others, so what we say to others belong to us more […]
A beautiful story to inspire my beautiful readers, I hope you enjoy reading it. This story is Chaung Tzu Story. I have recently read inspirational quotes and stories by Taoist Chuang Tzu. The story goes like this… Duke Hwan of Khi, first in his dynasty, sat under his canopy reading philosophy. And Phien, the wheelwright, […]
