Celebrating the Eternal Teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji My connection with Guru Nanak Dev Ji goes back to my childhood. I was born in a Hindu family, and when I was a 6-7-year-old boy, I used to see my father going to a nearby Gurudwara in Panipat. My father had a very strange job. […]
Category Archives: Applied Philosophy
It was yesterday — or perhaps 50 years ago — when Osho, the Enlightened Mystic, made a prophecy that now feels chillingly accurate. He foresaw that the next fifty years would be a turning point in human history. On one side, he said, there would be madly destructive politicians. On the other, just a handful […]
You do not have a purpose in life? You are searching for purpose in life? Your purpose in life is hazy? Are you still defining purpose in life, in your sunset years? If you are in any of the above situations when there is no purpose in life, then you need to pause. You are […]
With the imagination, you can create many things that are not real. Infact, you can only create things that are unreal. You may create wonderful illusions. You may create terrible hallucinations. they are your own creations and they are unreal. Meditation does not create anything at all. Meditation reveals. What does it reveal? that which […]
Why self-talk is important? Why do all of us concurrently indulge in self-talk? Do you think it is some kind of mental condition? Can we control our thoughts while self-talking? Do you indulge in self-talking consciously / subconsciously? Are you surrounded with such questions when the topic of self-talk is raised? Yes, all of us […]
Life is the biggest mystery that we come across in life. Sometimes, it unfolds the way we wanted it to be or even better than we had envisaged. Many times, it does not, rather most of the time it does not. It leaves us surprised, dejected, and frustrated. You ask yourself: Did I plan this […]
Circa 2024: Now that we have welcomed the New Year with open hands and hearts, we are all set, well almost. Have you ever thought about how you see yourself by the end of the year? Moved forward or stuck in the same rut? Of course, moved forward… As years pass by, have you […]
“When things go wrong, as they sometimes will When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill… …Rest if you must, but don’t you quit.” Remember this quote stuck on your hostel room’s wall? Yes! Have you emulated it in your life? No! The mantra for life should be: Quit bad, Never Quit Good! Watch that […]
“The beauty of facing life unprepared is tremendous. Then life has a newness, a youth; then life has a flow and freshness. Then life has so many surprises. And when life has so many surprises boredom never settles in you.” Osho Every New Year we try to create a resolution for ourselves. Mostly it is […]
Do you like to fail? Would you like to fail? No way! “The secret of life is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.” -Paulo Coelho. Failure is another bitter truth of life. We need to accept it with open arms. Nobody wants to fail. All of us want to win and achieve […]