Emotions Today I wish to explore the universe of emotions and their role in guiding us to lead a life in love enjoying the resplendent beauty of creation. When...
WHO AM I? This is a question of identity. Many people think this is a metaphysical question and hence evince no interest in answering the question. But the...
This story came to me via the internet. It warmed my heart and mellowed it a little. Hope it does something similar for you. Ganoba A little girl went to her...
In responce to the article on Success and Failure, a friend sent in the following. It describes the state of nothingness very beautifully. I hope it would...
SELF and EGO The two terms Self and Ego are used by many as if they are synonymous, which they are not, leading to a lot of avoidable confusion. I have often...
I have been saying this for a long time, but no one listens or sometimes make a show of listening and then carry on as before, cribbibg and complaining,...
Most of us forget to observe, so cocksure are we about whatever we are doing and the outcome. This is a sure receipe for failure. That is why observing is...
Mind the Mentor What goes on between people is only the secondary play and is not of much consequence. On the other hand, what goes on in our minds is the ...
ganuji right now the body impulses are way out of whack sleeping, eating and activities are random to say the least i have been cleaning non stop for about...
Life Cycle Every worldly phenomenon has a life cycle. It is born, has a middle phase and finally it dies. The duration and quality of each phenomenon is...
ganoba how timely this post seems to be i cannot recall precisely the moment when i first encountered and became attracted to the ideas you express, even...
SOUNDS and SCRATCHES The spoken word is nothing but sounds. We arbitrarily assign them some meanings. This is obvious if we notice that the same sound does not...
I received this from a dear friend of mine and a regular member of our group. It is so simple and so beautiful that had to share it with you all. Happy reading...
A dear friend, Sanchita, young in years but wise beyond her years sent me the following poem as a touching story. I am not happy with mere spectator remarks so...
Manthan Our conscious mind deals with phenomena at the surface level. Also because it identifies over much with the body, it has a fixed location in time and...
Kriya and Bhaav For our Saadhana (Spiritual Practice) to be effective, Kriya (action or ritual that we perform) and Bhaav (state of mind or intent with which...
Our Real Identity. There are two aspects of our identity. One is built around our uniqueness and the other around our relatedness. Our true identity would be a...
Driving through the Fog This is actually an old insight re-visited. We are going to Nasik, the holy city. I am in the lead car with my wife and 3 daughters. In...
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Subject: Invitation to view Eshan's album - Date Uncle in Rishikesh Date Uncle in Rishikesh Mar 27, 2007 by Eshan View Album Message from Eshan: hello uncle. ...
SEVA and SADHANA Many of us mistakenly believe that we are here in this life to achieve something, material wealth and/or name and fame. If we go by the ...
This article appeared in another list, but it is so close to what I have been saying ad infinitum, that I decided to share it as it is. I will appreciate your...
Peter has shared a wonderful insight. I could not resist sharing it. your comments are welcome. Ganoba This is wonderful. You have crossed the threshold and...
Individual and Social Each one of us has two aspects to our personality: one is our unique individuality and the other is our membership of the collective. ...
Pain and Healing Pain has a close relationship with healing and our wellbeing. We do not realize it because we have made happiness the goal of our worldly ...
The little bird It was a jungle like all jungles, inhabited by all manner of plants, from giant trees to tiny shrubs and they were home to all kinds of animals...
Self Renewal A Child is born this moment. A part of it comes from the mother's family, A part comes from the father's family. If we transcend this genetic...
Choices Our creator has given us the choice to live life the way we want to. Being generous It has given us unlimited options. We are expected to use the...
Suffering Buddha Gautam was born in a royal household. It can then be presumed that he did not suffer any material shortages. The kingdom was in the Himalayan...
Karma Yog In Kaliyug, that is the modern times, Karmayog is what will lead us to salvation, not chanting of some name. What name does one chant anyway, when...