Articles in: The Art of Life

To Honour Your Soul

To Honour Your Soul

0 / Jan 5, 2016 5:02 AM

Perhaps you have never heard of Katherine Lawes. Katherine was the wife of Lewis Lawes, warden at Sing Sing Prison […]

On Attachments

On Attachments

0 / Dec 24, 2014 5:04 AM

As a new year approaches, pondering on a perennial question becomes stronger. How can we really let go of the various attachments that bind us? Giving […]

Dots and Stickers

Dots and Stickers

0 / Jun 12, 2014 4:01 AM

The Wemmicks were small wooden people. These little wooden people were carved by a woodworker named Eli whose  workshop sat […]

Take the Weather with You

Take the Weather with You

0 / May 14, 2014 4:04 AM

Traveller: “What kind of weather are we going to have today?” Shepherd: “The kind of weather I like.” Traveller: “How […]

Orderly Work

Orderly Work

0 / Sep 28, 2013 4:04 AM

This is a short story the Mother told the children at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram but it applies just as […]

You Can’t Close Your Heart

You Can’t Close Your Heart

0 / Sep 14, 2013 4:00 AM

I hate the smell of hospitals. The white walls and the white beds and the white nurses nauseate me. I […]

Drawing God

Drawing God

0 / Jun 29, 2013 4:04 AM

A Kindergarten teacher was observing her classroom of children while they drew. She would occasionally walk around to see each […]

Heart of a Lock

Heart of a Lock

0 / May 4, 2013 4:02 AM

There is this ancient lock in the main entrance to our house, known as the भुन्नासी ताला, (Bhunnasi Taala) the […]

The Woodpecker Might Have to Go

The Woodpecker Might Have to Go

0 / Mar 18, 2013 5:05 AM

Everything I need to know about life, I learned from Noah’s Ark… One: Don’t miss the boat. Two: Remember that […]

Walking with Kabir

Walking with Kabir

0 / Feb 5, 2013 4:08 AM

My journey began eight years ago in the city of Ahmedabad. It was the year 2002, and riots were sweeping […]

Desi Jugaad@Play*

Desi Jugaad@Play*

0 / Nov 23, 2012 4:00 AM

It’s night. There is only one auto on the street. My mind starts ticking: Bas, Bacchu! This one is gonna […]

True Spirit of Renunciation

True Spirit of Renunciation

0 / Feb 21, 2012 7:15 AM

A wealthy couple renounced the world and set out to visit places of pilgrimage. Once, as they were passing through […]

The Boon of Struggle

The Boon of Struggle

0 / Dec 20, 2011 2:16 PM

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly […]

Who said Wisdom comes with Age?

Who said Wisdom comes with Age?

1 / Nov 20, 2011 1:05 PM

I’m chatting with Srila, presently the vice-principal of the school and an ashramite who has been living and teaching here […]

Meditating with a Blue Heron

Meditating with a Blue Heron

0 / Oct 23, 2011 2:28 PM

I got up refreshed at 6 am. As usual, I sat on a chair on our outdoor deck to meditate. […]

Stating the Obvious

Stating the Obvious

0 / Oct 20, 2011 6:29 AM

I spot Subu outside the ‘living museum’ struggling to put his shoes on, quite alone as usual. I run to […]

What Goes Around, Comes Around

What Goes Around, Comes Around

0 / Sep 20, 2011 4:13 AM

A young, 18-year-old student was struggling to pay his fees. He was an orphan, and not knowing where to turn […]

The Test

The Test

0 / Aug 19, 2011 1:33 PM

The Guru once wished to put his disciples through a test. Giving a coconut to each one of them, he […]

Useless Words

Useless Words

0 / Jul 19, 2011 11:54 AM

Once upon a time an old man spread rumors that his neighbor was a thief. As a result, the young […]

A Ph.D. in Polo

A Ph.D. in Polo

0 / Jun 23, 2011 2:09 PM

Polo and Me When I tell people, “I wouldn’t have a Ph.D. if I didn’t play polo,” they either tilt […]

Where does God Live?

Where does God Live?

0 / May 18, 2011 12:41 PM

The other morning, as my six year old daughter was watching me shave, she suddenly asked, “Daddy, where does God […]

Mending Fences

Mending Fences

0 / Feb 18, 2011 7:02 AM

There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and […]

The Cracked Pot

The Cracked Pot

0 / Dec 22, 2010 1:15 PM

Once upon a time there was a water-bearer who had two large pots, each hung on each end of a […]

Determination

Determination

1 / Jul 16, 2010 12:49 PM

In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New […]

Believing the Un-provable

Believing the Un-provable

0 / May 16, 2010 10:51 AM

An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with God, The Almighty. He asks […]

Chain of Love

Chain of Love

0 / Feb 16, 2010 6:01 AM

Someone once asked Hellen Keller: “How do you account for your remarkable accomplishments in life? How do you explain the […]

A Violin with Three Strings

A Violin with Three Strings

0 / Jan 16, 2010 4:44 AM

On Nov. 18, 1995, Itzhak Perlman, the violinist, came on stage to give a concert at Avery Fisher Hall at […]

Love Is…

Love Is…

0 / Dec 15, 2009 2:12 PM

This is what a group of children had to say when asked what they thought was LOVE… “When someone loves […]

Not so Mysterious, After All

Not so Mysterious, After All

0 / Sep 15, 2009 6:35 AM

The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to […]

Different Perspectives

Different Perspectives

0 / Jul 15, 2009 4:10 AM

One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the […]