This piece of writing is about how to build self confidence by getting rid of jealousy. One day a boy finds himself being low on self confidence as he always stands second in the class. He blames himself — why can’t I be first in the class? Whenever he looks at who has stood first, he feels pathetic and finds himself envious of him. He feels shy to share his problem and goes to pray. In the prayer room he finds the photo of the Indian sage Dattatreya, a young boy who had 24 gurus. In the photo, he has dogs around him, which were one of the masters of the sage. A light of understanding fills hi ..read more

Our minds are highly capable of creating a barrier with reality that is as opaque as an iron curtain of the mind blocking the right doorway to freedom, as we become tangled down in the process of living. This could cause us to make small errors that lead us away from the right doorway to Moksha. Once, a King played a game to convey a message to his subjects. He was put in a huge hall that had one thousand doors. He had a task to quickly find out the right doorway that would open and lead him to the exit to another world. The King started running and touching each door, as there were nine hundr ..read more

How does one demonstrate love and gratitude: The word ‘thanks’ should not be uttered mechanically. It is something expressed from one’s heart to another. When someone expresses love and gratitude from the depth of his heart, his hands would move together in obeisance..the lips would tremble…tears would well up in his eyes! This is a story from Zen Buddhism. He was the owner of a small restaurant. From morning to night, he would toil in his restaurant. Yet, his heart was centred on spiritual thoughts. His only wish was to meet at least one Zen monk in his lifetime, but his workload did not perm ..read more

The day of Kannada Rajyotsava is observed annually on November 1. This day is also referred to as Kannada Day, Karnataka Formation Day, or Karnataka Day because it marks the formation of Karnataka. Rajyotsava refers to the establishment of a state. All of India’s Kannada-speaking districts were combined to form a new state in 1956, which was given the name Karnataka. The language used was Kannada. A state holiday has been declared for today. Karnataka residents observe Kannada Rajyotsava Day with much fanfare.   On this day, Karnataka residents don their traditional attire and raise the r ..read more

History and Significance of Dusara is so remarkable, one of the main Hindu holidays that concludes Navratri is Dusara. The celebration commemorates Lord Rama’s victory over Ravana. It also commemorates Goddess Durga’s victory over the demonic Mahishasura. On this day, fireworks are set off along with the burning of Ravana effigies to symbolise the annihilation of evil. Dussehra will be observed this year on October 5, 2022. A major Hindu holiday known as Vijayadashami, Dusara, represents the good triumphing over evil. Every year, on the tenth day of the Navratras, that falls on the tenth day o ..read more

  In the sacred Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna asks us to understand that we are nimitta matram; we have only an instrumental role to play in life, which is one of the most important principles of growth. We are only instruments in God’s unfolding plans. You say your son is yours, but can you claim exclusive ownership over him? Our off-springs are a blessing from God. It is again God’s blessing that your son continues to be with you. You keep him according to His pleasure. That is why, when an off-spring is born, the Hindus perform what is called jatakarma, which asserts that the off-spring ..read more

IS ALMIGHTY GOD IN OUR HEARTS? Swami Sukhabodhananda   One fine day, Almighty God wished to enjoy his creation and descended on the earth. Those devotees, who recognized Him, clamored around Him like beggars and pestered almighty god for favors. ‘Please give me lots of jewels! Please give me plenty of money!’ They chased Him with requests. God ran from place to place to escape this nuisance… He went to villages, towns, and cities but nowhere could He escape from the people’s nagging. He found their pleas unbearable. So, he ran towards a temple; there too beggars were in queue with bowls i ..read more

Relationships are perhaps the most important foundation for your life. It key factor in living a fulfilling life. They are so important, that it has been reported that up to 90% of adults believe that having great relationships can help you live a more fulfilling life. If you have great friends, supporting family or colleagues, there’s virtually nothing that can defeat you and the most common things people want from anyone is love and affection, honesty and trust, understanding and respect. But suppose most of your relationships are shallow and superficial. In that case, it doesn’t matter if y ..read more

I would like to give you all a secret and a great lesson that is very much important to make your life ultimately wealthy and how to bring happy champion skills. A spiritual Warrior approach to Achieve One’s Dreams.   Have you ever thought or tried to make everything perfect in your life? I know that we all try to do it, but does it need some special skills? The answer is yes! But it’s not that hard to train on those skills. One of the most important skills you can develop to make your life better is learning how to focus on your most important tasks at hand. You need to learn to say “no ..read more

As a keynote speaker, my travel is fun, joyful, and educational. One must learn to earn and earn to learn. During COVID, I did not travel, and now I have started traveling and feel “Traveling is my home”.  Being a monk means knowing how to travel, learn, share, and enrich life. I was lovingly invited by Shanker Sundaralingam, HR Head, BMW Plant, and he told me the context of my talk, i.e., “Human and Science” for Chroma’s HR imagery 2022 at ITC Grand Chola, Chennai on April 30th, 2022.   The challenge HR people are facing is that working from home has made people productive, but they ..read more