So, what exactly is this ego? Ego is that state of awareness which thinks of you as separate from the other. Ego thinks in terms of guiltiness and shames and glories of the past, and it thinks in terms of fears and hopes about the future. It never thinks about what ‘is’, but always thinks [...]
Archive of posts tagged present moment
Miracle
The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth in the present moment, to appreciate the peace and beauty that are available now. — Thich Nhat Hanh (born 11 October 1926) Photo courtesy: Susana Aalto
Your primary responsibility is to take care of yourself
If you want to lead a peaceful life, here is the rule of thumb: Never care about things you can’t control, and take complete responsibility over things you can control. Things you can’t control: the past, the unseen future, and the way others behave. Things you can control: what you think, what you speak, what [...]
Meditation
The importance of meditation The Lord is attained without the least effort; he is worshipped by self-realisation alone. … The self is not realised by any other means other than meditation. If one is able to meditate even for thirteen seconds, even if one is ignorant one attains the merit of giving away a cow [...]
Einstein's practical wisdom
A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future. Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving. For the most part we humans live with the false impression of security and a feeling of being at home in a seemingly trustworthy physical [...]
Thinking is useless?!!
Somebody came and asked a saint, “What do you think about this particular situation?” The saint said, “Where is the time to think about anything? I have no time to think.” This statement is difficult to understand: “I have no time to think.” But how can you think when you are in the present, when [...]
Right here, right now
I have not been regular with my blogging. I have not posted even a single entry in the past 25 days. Why? I didn’t feel like posting. Why? Life has become so heavy and difficult. Why? I have been taking life too seriously. Why? Well, I have become a little too rigid. Why? What do [...]
Celebration and service — a message for the new year!
2008 is gone. And here comes one more year. New year wishes everywhere, messages for the new year, resolutions, celebrations everywhere. 2008 was as good as any other year, but it also had its woes. Terrorism rising its head, natural calamities, conflicts,… and it doesn’t feel good to see so much of hatred and hopelessness [...]
Wisdom from the Yoga Vasishtha: Self-effort
In this world, whatever is gained is gained by only by self-effort; where failure is encountered, it is seen that there has been slackness in the effort. This is obvious, but what is called fate is fictitious, and is not seen. … Self-effort is of two categories: that of past births and that of this [...]
Music, or noise, it's all a matter of choice!
Photo courtesy: Shiv Shankar We all experience this. You listen to a piece of music or a song for the first time and think that it is the best music you’ve ever heard. You want to listen to it again and you make use of every opportunity to hear it again. You don’t mind spending [...]
