Shine brighter than the diyas; be the light!

Diwali, the festival of lights, is almost here! As you light up the earthen lamps and brighten the night sky, hope that you have not forgotten to radiate your own light. YES, YOU ARE THE LIGHT! So, don’t just light diyas to illuminate the world and find light outside...

The Journey To Self-Love Starts With Saying NO!

How often do you say YES to things that you badly want to say NO to? Just to please your spouse, friends, or children, or look good and well-behaved in front of your boss and colleagues? Just to fit into a certain norm? Just to feel loved and accepted? As a person who...

You are perfect just as you are!

All our lives we have been trying to become like someone else. We have been longing to have someone else’s house, career, hair, smile, spouse, fortune…. We have been trying to match up a certain standard; come up to world’s expectation; have more riches; and be...

Independence Day Special: Are we truly free?

Independence Day is not just a celebration of India’s freedom but also a reminder for all of us to introspect if we are really free – free from competition; free from jealousy; free from guilt; free from shame; free from hatred; and free from our own thoughts...

How to reconstruct life when you feel broken

Do you feel broken? Is your heart aching and tearing into pieces? Are you engulfed with a feeling of ultimate sorrow and disappointment? Though it may seem that the pain will never fade away, that is not the truth. You, in reality cannot be broken. Your natural state...

How to kill your ego before it kills you?

Have you ever experienced an overpowering need for being heard and paid attention to? The feeling that tells you that none other is better than you, demanding the world to acknowledge your greatness? This is how ego feels! Ego is the root cause to all our pain and...