Have we truly considered why we are here? Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning “knowledge”): Refers to any systematic knowledge-base or prescriptive practice that is capable of resulting in a prediction or predictable type of outcome. Life: A characteristic that distinguishes objects that have self-sustaining biological processes (“alive,” “living”), from those which do not —either [...]
People who are actively seeking to develop their personality, to broaden themselves all around, to be happy, and to be successful in life, should always remember death. If a person always remembers the inevitability of death, then that person will be sure to guide their lives in a proper direction. Everyone who seriously wants to [...]
You don’t need to be psychic to tell your own future. It’s actually pretty easy. Here is how: Lock yourself in your room and spend 30 minutes taking slow and deep breaths Get a piece of paper. Write down whatever thoughts enter your mind for 15 minutes. Read it back to yourself. Guess what. Whatever [...]
I dare you to do this experiment: Write down on a piece of paper your ten biggest fears (i.e. losing my job, not being able to do something fun that I was planning, etc, etc) Hide that paper in a place you will remember Mark a date on your calendar. Use Google Calendar for example, [...]
Everybody judges other people. So if we are going to do it, why not do it right! Do you like apples? Consider that you answer yes to this question. Are you sure that you like apples? What about all the apples that fall off of the tree and rot? What about those that never ripen? [...]
People love to hear themselves sing because their mind is in a heightened state of concentration when they do so. Perspective and State of Mind A person can sing and think that they rock so hard that someone should write an opera just for them. Then they hear themselves on a recorder and squirm around [...]
It is not possible to achieve significant personality development without realizing the power that aesthetics have to accelerate or hinder our growth. This principle is understood by all truly successful people. How do people develop their personality? It is through the control of natural forces. Nature was made so that man could conquer it. In [...]
This is an English translation of the Sanskrit poem Vairagya Shatakam (Verses on Renunciation), written by the poet Bhartrihari. It reveals beautiful yet difficult to hear truths about the nature of life, and its inevitabilities. It encourages us not to waste our time- in fact our entire lives!- on the nonessential. Memorizing and mentally reciting [...]
Very rarely do I get good spam mail. But these 39 rules are very nice to me. When I look at them, I think that if a person sincerely and intensely tried to practice them, then that person would become far more spiritual than the throng of people who claim to be religious. Why should [...]
Spiritual teachers and texts often stress the value of decreasing desires. But one thing to know is that this actually means intensifying the one most important desire. Why do we have desire? All desires are longing for God in disguise. We try to fulfill desires, mistakenly thinking that they will give us lasting peace. Those [...]
Why should we care to simplify our lives? By creating an environment that helps the human mind slow down, have less worry, and fewer occupations, a person becomes introspective much more easily. It is through this introspection alone that there is any hope of real lasting peace. Everything else will ultimately disappoint. Constantly dialoguing with [...]
Today, my website has been featured on Anmolmehta.com. Anmol is a well known meditation teacher and the author of one of the largest websites on yoga and meditation on the internet. He has published my article The 3 Fundamental Teachings of Vedanta and the Harmony of Religions on his site. Here is a brief summary [...]
Credited with first introducing Eastern religion to the West at large, Swami Vivekananda is one of the most well known saints and spiritual teachers in recent history. He is also one of the most quotable: 1. High Thinking “Doing is very good, but that comes from thinking. Little manifestations of energy through the muscles are [...]
Most people never truly consider what life really is. Then again, some people can never be satisfied until they comb the depths and uncover life’s secret. It is far better to be like the later. 1. Life is not a competition – Of the 6 billion people on the planet, which one is the winner? [...]
