Many of us have a tendency to be extremely critical of who we are that often we create an illusion of our own reality. I would like to share a passage that I have taken from ‘The Tenth Insight – Holding the Vision’ (James Redfield & Carol Adrienne):
“To a greater or lesser degree, in physical [...]

This passage is taken from a chapter in Ernest Holmes’ book: “Living without Fear”. I feel its good to share how positive thinking that is aligned with the Truth in Life, is the determining factor to wholesome living.
“Thoughts are things. This sounds familiar enough; we have all read it many times. But if this is [...]

This teaching is taken from The Dhammapada, a collection of the sayings of the Buddha:
“Who shall conquer this world and the world of death with all its gods? Who shall discover the shining way of the law?
You shall, even as the man who seeks flowers finds the most beautiful, the rarest.
Understand that the body [...]

It is not my way of Being to talk about negativity but I feel it warrants deep reflection and why this state of negative thinking and emotions are so prevalent in our lives. It is the recognition of what is.
All the cultures and all the religions have been conditioning us to feel negative about ourselves. [...]

OSHO shared in one of his talks:
“I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty. You don’t grasp the fact that what is most alive of all is inside your own house; and so you walk from one holy city to the next with a confused look! Kabir will tell you [...]

My most recent encounter ‘dealing with the flu virus’ brought me to my knees to understand fully what it means to let go and let the life force flow freely in me. I was ‘battling’ continuously with the virus with all the remedies I can find. And with every attempt to ‘control’ the situation, the [...]

Recently, I came across the Charter for Compassion, initiated by Karen Armstrong, one of the world’s leading commentators on religious affairs, and the charter was launched on 12 November 2009 in sixty different locations throughout the world; it was enshrined in synagogues, mosques, temples and churches as well as in such secular institutions as the [...]

What does the term ‘open minded’ really mean? We all hear that to be ‘open minded’ is a good thing, yet we tend to turn the idea of open-mindedness into yet another goal we need to accomplish, as if it is some new self-improvement project, something else that we need to achieve.
Adyashanti shared these thoughts [...]

When it comes to making choices we tend to agonize over every detail of the situation instead of letting them come spontaneously. Somehow we have overlooked intuitions in favor of a more labored (and seemingly logical) process, even though we knew these flashes gave us greater clarity and the ‘knowing’ what to do.
Choice should be [...]

I have conversations with my mind daily, and more often than not, the ‘conversations’ are usually ‘battles within’, and these daily ‘battles’ are wreaking havoc in my life. From basic routines to big ticket items like career or life choices, I find myself in a constant ’struggle’ with my mind to do what is right [...]