To Walk on the Path…
An incident in the life of Goutama the Buddha: At the time, he was dwelling in a big meditation center in the city of Sāvatthī, the capital of the state of Kosala. Large numbers of monks and nuns would go there to learn Vipassana from him. Large numbers of men and women householders would...
You are the fountain of love!
Energy fluctuates, but don't be concerned about it too much. You seem to have too much free time, looking at your own energy, whether it is going up or down. Keep yourself busy. When you are busy, everything falls in place. Where is the time to be unhappy when you are so busy? When you...
Blind Man and his Arguments
Once Buddha was visiting a small village. There people got to know about his visit and started to come to him about their problems. One day, some people brought a blind man to him and said, “He is blind. We are his closest friends. We told him about light but he is not ready to...
Make your house, your family, a place of love
“I do not consider isolation having to stay at home with who I love.” Isolation is what the seriously ill are experiencing. Stop saying that you are bored, upset that you can't leave the house; while everyone in the hospital wants to go home. So, thank God if you have to stay at home, because despite everything,...
What is healthy living?
Health is not merely an absence of disease. Health is being established in the Self. It is the dynamic expression of life. One can be said to be in a perfect state of health when one is physically fit, mentally calm and emotionally steady. So how does one achieve this state of all-round health in...
We Are Not In Control Of Destiny
Any minute, any second we could lose someone we know. We are not in control of our life's destiny. How we live our life, while we are here in this world, is what counts. How we share, help and touch someone else's life is what counts. It's not all about you, it's not all about...