Buddha was mainly an ethical teacher and a mystic rather than a metaphysician and preached only orally. Buddhism, in its lifetime, has spread to South Korea, Sri Lanka, Japan, China, Thailand and many more countries. It has touched the lives of 535 million people as of 2010. Stories of Buddha have been doing rounds of […]
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What is Self-Compassion? With self-compassion, we give ourselves the same kindness and care we’d give to a good friend. Instead of judging and criticizing yourself for various failures, self-compassion means you are kind and understanding when confronted with personal failings. Using self-compassion, when I undergo frustrations, failures, or limitations I can choose to honor and […]
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Almost inevitably, each day, someone around us will hurt us. It could be a friend, colleague or our partner. They will forget to buy the right groceries at the store or not appreciate the hand made gift we gave them or simply, be rude to us for no fault of ours. Life is not a […]
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During this self-quarantine, take some positive steps towards your mental health and reset your mind for the better, using these tips! 1. Good Night! An often overlooked aspect of a good and healthy living is adequate sleep. So make sure that at night, you put your phone aside two hours before dozing off, cover the […]
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The individual self stands self proved and is always immediately felt and known. There can be neither doubt nor denial regarding its existence. The individual self is the highest thing we know and it is the nearest approach to the Absolute, though it is not itself the Absolute. In fact the individual self is a […]
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Here are some timeless hacks for managing daytime sleepiness at work!
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We often question our trust in the almighty and this doubt in turn affects our gratitude for what we’ve been blessed with. Here’s a story, as narrated by OSHO, as to how one can trust and be grateful towards the one who has created him/her. Narada, the famous Indian mystic, was on his way to […]
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Before we dive into what Stoics had to say about stress, let us first understand a little about the school. Stoicism was a school of Hellenistic philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium, in Athens, in the early 3rd century BC. The Hellenistic school supported a philosophy of personal ethics informed by its system of logic […]
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A dog is said to be a (wo)man’s best friend! Let’s see why: 1. Dogs teach us how to be mindful When dogs get hypnotised by small pieces of treats or just roll over in the grass for the fun of it, they are teaching us a valuable lesson – how to be in the […]
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Reason appeals to a mind that’s always divided – right or wrong, good or bad, valid or invalid. Poetry finds its nourishment in a mind that believes in unity – both/and, good/good, yes/yes. Zen makes its home in a mind that has retained its rational thought and also has the beauty of a poetic spiritual […]