Articles in: Inspiration

Grateful or Indebted?

Grateful or Indebted?

2 / Nov 14, 2008 4:26 AM

On numerous occasions in the course of a single lifetime, one finds oneself grateful — grateful for the support extended […]

Who do We Belong to?

Who do We Belong to?

1 / Oct 11, 2008 4:35 PM

Institutions. Organisations. Committees. Councils. Boards. Groups. Gangs. It would come as no surprise if nine out of ten who read […]

The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination

The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination

0 / Sep 11, 2008 4:01 PM

President Faust, members of the Harvard Corporation and the Board of Overseers, members of the faculty, proud parents, and, above […]

The Miracle of Birth

The Miracle of Birth

0 / Sep 11, 2008 11:34 AM

Parenthood is such a thrill… for most at least. Apart from the miracle of having created another human, there is […]

Living the Praise

Living the Praise

2 / Aug 15, 2008 11:11 AM

How often do we find that praise turns upon itself, wiping itself off the slate in the bargain? Swami Vivekananda […]

The Last Wolf

The Last Wolf

0 / Jul 11, 2008 10:36 AM

The last wolf hurried toward me through the ruined city and I heard his baying echoes down the steep smashed […]

Judge Not

Judge Not

0 / Jul 11, 2008 10:29 AM

I was shocked, confused, bewildered As I entered Heaven’s door, Not by the beauty of it all, Nor the lights […]

Does God Exist?

Does God Exist?

0 / Jun 11, 2008 9:27 AM

A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began to […]

The Journey of Life

The Journey of Life

0 / May 11, 2008 7:40 AM

I hear You breathe In the void of silence Echoes vaguely light Awake and still I sit To miss not […]

Creativity and Taoism

Creativity and Taoism

0 / May 11, 2008 7:33 AM

Spring breezes sweep the green meadows. Rains have stopped, but from the bamboo leaves water still drips. Suddenly a white […]

Hunger for Books

Hunger for Books

0 / Apr 17, 2008 6:16 AM

In 2007, celebrated writer Doris Lessing, aged 88, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Presented below is her acceptance […]

Can or Cant?

Can or Cant?

0 / Apr 11, 2008 5:11 AM

No matter how many languages one knows or to what extent one is proficient in each, when you really look […]

The Supreme Alchemist

The Supreme Alchemist

0 / Mar 10, 2008 10:14 AM

Wide mouthed the earth drinks, Ambrosial rain that to heaven links, Her leaves and twigs, trembling in joy, Her buds […]

The Successful Dropout

The Successful Dropout

2 / Mar 10, 2008 10:07 AM

I’ve been waiting more than 30 years to say this: “Dad, I always told you I’d come back and get […]

Erasing the Black Dot

Erasing the Black Dot

0 / Mar 10, 2008 9:48 AM

Human beings are notorious for creating problems for themselves. Sticky tricky situations where there is need for none. Bickering and […]

The Supramental Purusha

The Supramental Purusha

0 / Feb 29, 2008 9:13 AM

Purusha of golden eternities of might, Sun-self of bliss august, unknowable, Whose sheer altitude of timelessness and light Is the […]

Leaping into the Future

Leaping into the Future

0 / Feb 8, 2008 8:08 AM

What a lovely month…! A leap year for most, an occasion to celebrate for some. Not just those who celebrate […]

Children of Earth

Children of Earth

0 / Jan 7, 2008 12:18 PM

Now this is what we believe. The Mother of us all is Earth. The Father is the Sun. The Grandfather […]

Mother Earth

Mother Earth

0 / Dec 7, 2007 5:07 AM

Holy Earth Mother, the trees and all nature are witnesses of your thoughts and deeds. –  Winnebago Indians Repeating the […]

Which Way does the Wind Blow?

Which Way does the Wind Blow?

0 / Dec 7, 2007 4:53 AM

The year end is always so welcome for it brings on a wave of fresh possibilities, dreams, aspirations, all lurking […]

A New Religion?

A New Religion?

1 / Nov 7, 2007 4:23 AM

We all have our own ways of understanding things, events, words. What is meant by what is said or done […]

Chasing God

Chasing God

1 / Oct 6, 2007 3:46 PM

Many of us are prone to working better when under pressure – the self imposed or external deadlines induce a […]

The Gift of Insults

The Gift of Insults

0 / Sep 6, 2007 1:51 PM

Near Tokyo, there lived a very great Samurai who had grown old and now devoted himself to teaching Zen Buddhism […]

The Republic of Dreams

The Republic of Dreams

0 / Aug 16, 2007 10:59 AM

(Mahasweta Devi had people in tears at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2006. Delivered with passionate heart, her inaugural speech […]

Giving Birth

Giving Birth

0 / Aug 6, 2007 10:35 AM

It is held by many that one of the most difficult tasks in life is to have a baby. The […]

Totto-Chan

Totto-Chan

0 / Jul 6, 2007 9:44 AM

Book: Totto-Chan; Author: Tetsuko Kuroyanagi Totto-chan is a recollection of memories spent while growing up, during which the school that […]

What’s Life all About?

What’s Life all About?

2 / Jul 6, 2007 9:05 AM

One of the most frequent questions we often ask ourselves and others is, “what really is this life all about?” […]

My Burning Heart

My Burning Heart

0 / Jun 6, 2007 6:48 AM

Satprem was born Bernard Enginger  in 1923 in Paris. At twenty, he was arrested by the Gestapo and spent one […]

Breaking Chains

Breaking Chains

2 / Jun 6, 2007 6:15 AM

Wisdom says that Man is an aggregate of habits. Good ones, nasty ones. Those that prove beneficial in maintaining discipline. […]

The Wise Donkey

The Wise Donkey

1 / May 5, 2007 2:54 PM

One day a farmer’s  donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried […]