ON THE PATH TO ALL-ROUND IMPROVEMENT
A woman in her eighties was suffering from rectal cancer for years. Unfortunately, she was fighting what was believed to be a losing the battle. The cancer had reached an advanced stage and spread to her lungs and head. The doctors claimed that she did not have long to live. That was when the woman’s … Read more
3/9/08 Wednesday – ‘I can be an asshole too’. WHEN ARENT YOU ONE! Ironing, packing and sorting stuff till midnight. Forgotten note: I found Murad/Gimme my pag pack on facebook. Man in the first year we were tight. We also used to pretend we were lawyers and fight our cases for who should get Gita … Read more
Ramadhan, what the heck is that?Ramadhan is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar. It’s when Muslims all over the world spend 30 days observing fast and bettering themselves in principles of faith. Observing fast? Is that something to do with running, then?No. Oh, it must be driving, huh? You know, I can drive really … Read more
Janmashtami – Krishna’s Birth by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (Part 1)The story of Krishna’s birth is widely known. It is said that Krishna was born to Vasudeva and Devaki at midnight. He was born in a prison as Devaki’s brother, Kamsa had imprisoned them. When Krishna was born, the gates of the prison flew open, … Read more
Comment about attraction, desire, and entanglement. How can we avoid entanglement?Sri Sri: You are the source of energy. Attraction happens when the energy on you wakes up. It is just electro-magnetic energy. One energy manifests at various points in the body (the seven chakras) as different flavors, different colors. When attraction gets satisfied very quickly, … Read more
I’ve spoken quite a bit on Mahavira, Recently we had Mahavira Jayanti also. Mahavir was contemporary of Buddha. Buddha spoke about emptiness, Mahavira spoke about Self. Buddha said there is no self, Mahavira said all that is, is Self. Mahavira never spoke, infact he sat in silence and in His presence people started getting knowledge. … Read more
