Category Archives: Focus

Our first impulse might be to pick up some current event or to talk about how good or bad the food is or mention a few impressive things about ourselves. But if a date is the test of the heart then we must talk about things that help two people understand each other at a […]

Nandita Kochar Step on someone’s toe or accidentally hit them with your arm, and there it comes out easily whooshing out of our mouths, “I am sorry!” But when it comes to emotionally turbulent times, why is it so hard to say the same words? Why don’t we hear more sincere apologies in our personal […]

There is a point in the movie, Reign Over Me, where Charlie clearly states to his friend Alan, “I don’t have a family.” On the surface, this sentence may seem very inconsequential but in the case of Charlie, these words when said with such conviction show how deeply he has buried the life he lived […]

Nandita Kochar Tai Chi originated as a form of Martial Art in ancient China. Today, it has become popular as a dynamic intelligent exercise for the mind and body. Although, to be able to practice Tai Chi, one needs to cultivate an abundance of knowledge and skills, these are actually easy to learn and show […]

By Swami Anand Kul Bhushan. Run away from the towns and cities. Go out into the wide, open spaces in the lap of nature. When you take it all in – the unending horizon, the whispering wind, the swaying trees, the gliding clouds, the moving sun or moon – you find that it’s all a […]

Have you ever wondered if there is more to a flower than its appearance and fragrance? We do too! And so did Dr. Edward Bach, an English homeopath from the 1930s. He believed that illnesses were a result of disharmony between the body and mind, that they resulted from negative emotional states. He also believed […]

Nandita Kochar Have you ever wondered why you do not question twice when someone asks you to do something you enjoy doing? And why even getting a glass from the water cooler ten steps away can sound like such an exhausting task? Have you ever wondered why you continue doing certain things your parents told […]

Recently, someone sent me a question: How does meditation reduce anxiety and increase concentration. Here’s my answer based on my own experience. The state of anxiety affects your centering, and when you lose the centering, you cannot focus on any work that you are supposed to do. In such a space, you are not able to remain […]

What is it to be aware? Watching the inner conversations in one’s mind, or being mindful is to be aware. Osho says: “Awareness means that whatsoever is happening in the moment is happening with complete consciousness; you are present there.