Points to Ponder: April 26, 2018 We are living in an age where befriending, unfriending and refriending, all happens at the click of a mouse. However, refriending our pure self is not that simple a task. My pure self, who used to be my best friend does not like to share space with my acquired
Month: April 2018
Points to Ponder: April 25, 2018 The best friend is indispensable. He is your constant companion, always around, your sounding board, your counselor, adviser, your source of strength, he is the one who believes in you and makes you believe in yourself. But such a friend is rare. The world today is bereft of this magician
Points to Ponder: April 23, 2018 The idea of being detached and loving at the same time appears to be a paradox in the first instance. But believe me, explored in its right spirit, it is actually the key to a happy world. For this, detachment is first to be understood well. Detachment does not mean
Points to Ponder: April 21, 2018 Dreams are made up of ideas that are a far cry from present reality. They may be a reality of the past or the future but they are certainly just a dream at the present. Most of us live in dreams. We do not live in reality. The reality is
Points to Ponder: April 19, 2018 Each of us is a divine being. Most of us are oblivious of our own divinity at the moment. We consider ourselves to be human beings. We have heard “To err is human and to forgive divine”. So, we know that a human errs and the divine forgives. The divine
Points to Ponder: April 18, 2018 My aim defines distractions. The definition of distraction varies with my purpose. For example, movies are a distraction for a student but the center of focus for a movie critic. Identifying distractions in accordance with one’s aim and doing away with them is crucial to the realisation of one’s aim. If I,
Points to Ponder: April 17, 2018 Yesterday we discussed that each one of us has a role to play as a member of this world family. Today we shall begin to understand that role. We would begin by exploring the word compassion. Compassion is defined in the world as “sympathetic pity and concern for the
Points to Ponder: April 16, 2018 We have heard that we are a part of this world family. This whole world is my family. It consists of my brothers and sisters. We all belong to that Supreme Parent. We are all related to each other through our consciousness of being His children. A family is
Points to Ponder: April 13, 2018 Do you do that which the world rewards or that which the universe celebrates? First let us understand the difference between these two acts. The world follows rules that humans formulated in the form of laws that I, in accordance with my gender, age, caste, religion, nationality, social context of
Points to Ponder: April 12, 2018 Today let us make a list of all that matters to us. My list would start with my inner self. I do because I am, I have because I am. If I, the self am not fine, then all else cannot be. Then comes the mind. The mind is where
