When you are saving a friend from drowning in a flowing river, common sense will teach you to gradually drift sideways to the bank with the flow of water. When you try to pull your friend against the flow of water, you are fighting against the odds. The overpowering might of the flow will, in all probability, consume both of you. It’
Read MoreDo you believe that thoughts become actions? Once, in an experiment conducted in a world-renowned Mind Workshop, participants were blindfolded and were falsely made to believe that a red-hot object was put on their backs. Many participants physically felt the burning sensation and consequently started developing blisters on their backs.
Read MoreValues are stable long-lasting beliefs about what is important to an individual. They become standards by which people live and make their choices. A belief will develop into a value when the individual’s commitment to it grows and they see it as being important. Your values form the foundation of
Read MoreRecently I witnessed an elderly couple getting drenched, as water was poured on them, at the end of an auspicious ceremony, which was conducted to commemorate their forty years of togetherness. Curiously, I asked the Guru for the reason. The guru placed a vessel filled with water and let out a thunderous clap. I saw ripples of waves emanat
Read MoreYou've been sent into a gold mine with a mud pot in hand. You can fill it with as much gold as you can. It's all yours! You keep stuffing the pot to your heart's content. You want more. You keep stuffing. The inevitable happens. The pot breaks. No gold in the end. If you crave for more gold, the pragmatic solution would have been
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