The United States, today, is politically split on how the country should be run. Just like a nation being split, two friends sometimes cannot agree on many things. The reason is that we have only read half of the book of life. We have limited knowledge of the meaning of life and its purpose. We…
Suppose you had the grace to choose between two cars, each of which is given to you free of charge. One car is a brand new Mercedes-Benz and the other a 10-year old pre-owned Toyota Corolla. The ultimate choice is yours. Someone might choose the Toyota, as the insurance and maintenance cost is less. You…
When we are advised by our doctors to undergo a treatment or a procedure, we often go to another doctor to get a second opinion. I always went to my spiritual Masters to get a second opinion before I did anything in life. Professionals would give me advice but, I obeyed my Masters. In time,…
If your mind is strong and you have complete faith in God, then whatever you think will happen. If you say you will not get coronavirus, you will not even need a vaccine. Your mind creates its own antivirus and you are free to go about without fear. Your mind has to be that strong.…
Our lives are based on additions. Additional wealth, knowledge, name, fame, friends, family members, and sometimes body weight. When we make a good documentary film, the footage is not added, but subtracted from all the information collected to make a two-hour movie. Similarly, in this short passage we call life, our ignorance, wrong notions, habits,…
Youth is something we can never get back. When he was in his 90s, the comedian, George Burns, was asked about his youth He preferred his old-age, as, during his youth, he struggled financially and did not have the success that he achieved when he became older. Yes, youth is good but, experience and wisdom…
Think of this whole world as a big drama. We can choose to be Michael Jordan, Bill Gates, Tom Brady, James Bond, or other characters. Our desires to become like others have to be fulfilled, so we keep on coming back in this human form, again and again, as we want to play different roles.…
A New Year and a new beginning, a day of light, is celebrated in India. We all are given the same ingredients to make the dish of our lives, which we have to eat. What dish we make is up to us. This year, an additional ingredient was given to most people: extra time. This…
In today’s world, we cannot be neutral, with no response. On top of that, we have to give positive responses. Can we say things like, “We do not like this food,” or, “Your childhood picture is no good,” or “Your joke is not funny,” or “This thought gets a thumbs down,” or “Good your loved…
When we let our minds go wild, we drown in worries, sorrows, fears, and attachments. We drown in things that have not yet happened. I remember, years ago, I was drowning in my thoughts, and my spiritual Master saw me and gave me a smile. I actually forgot the thought that was drowning me. I…
A donkey works hard, is humble, obeys the master, serves humanity, leads a simple life, does not complain, does not think of karma, lives in the moment, carries the load of others, and, one day, dies. We, human beings, think that by having achieved all the above qualities, we have lived a complete life. There…
I asked this question of all my spiritual Masters. None of them said, “When I was young, instead of being a sailor, doctor, astronaut, president, or other professions, I wanted to become a Guru.” I never wanted to grow up and sent spiritual thoughts in the morning nor even to get close to God. He…