“Everybody is a Genius. But If You Judge a Fish by Its Ability to Climb a Tree, It Will Live Its Whole Life Believing that It is Stupid” – Albert Einstein Comparing ourselves with others — few of us do this sometimes, and some of us do it often. This evil comparison is the mother […]
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You Do Not Deserve This
Dear Fellow Human Being, You are born wild, and You do not deserve to be tamed! Tell yourself, You do not deserve this! All those toxic words you have to listen, All those fears they try to pin on your mind, All those giggles they aim at your dreams, All those judgmental stares inspecting your individuality, All those […]
40 Rules of Love by Shams Tabrizi
For all the lovers of life, this post is going to be one of your favorites! I am going to talk about my beloved Shams Tabrizi and his vision of Love. Shams Tabrizi was a Persian poet and spiritual instructor of Rumi and is referenced with great reverence in Rumi’s poetic collection. Let us take today, and every day […]
Mind and Awareness – An Ancient Zen Story
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 […]
A Monk Who Kept His Ferrari
How often we come across a social media profile or an article where someone is talking about leaving their job or school to travel across the world? How many times you wonder, “I wish I could do that’? But due to our career and financial responsibilities, we can not become a monk who sold his […]
Be Tremendously Productive and Be Happy
Dear Readers, I am sure all of us want to be productive and make use of each day that life gives us. We all have so much potential and reserve of energy within us and we want to put it to use. At the same time, we do not want to feel overwhelmed and unhappy […]
A Conversation in a womb
A conversation in a womb In a mother’s womb, there were two babies. One baby asked the other baby “Do you believe in life after delivery?” The other replied, “Why, of course. There has to be something after delivery. Maybe we are here to prepare ourselves for what we will be later.” “Nonsense,” said the […]
Manage the Conflict – Motivational Zen Metaphors of Life
Master says “Manage the Conflict” The best way to tell someone a suggestion is to tell them a story or a metaphor. A metaphor where we can relate ourselves. That is why you will see children book have stories with a moral in the end. Do you remember story of greedy dog or a thirsty […]
A Road to Self-Confidence
A Road to Self Confidence Self-confidence is a feeling of trust in one’s abilities, qualities, and judgment. It is directly related to what you think about yourself. So if you think you are good at what you are doing and you can put yourself out there without worrying about other’s judgments – You are Self-confident. […]