I Wish You Had Died Instead of My Mother
"I Wish You Had Died Instead of My Mother" I could feel the father's pain as he repeated those words. I was staying for a [...]
Am I Bad Luck? Or Am I Just Bad?
“Am I bad luck? Or am I just bad?” In my thirty years as a monk and traveling speaker, I don't think I had ever [...]
“Krishna Saved You from IIT”
“You are so analytical and intellectual. You should have been an IIT graduate. Had you applied for JEE?” This was the question asked by a [...]
The Most Dangerous Manipulation
Most of us have probably seen someone being manipulated—or have ourselves been manipulated. Usually, manipulation works by identifying and exploiting a weakness. Someone who is [...]
Dussehra with three lessons
The significance of Dussehra can be conveyed in three words: burdening, burning, and blessing. There are many things that are burdening us from within: our [...]
Do the epics glamorize violence?
Do the epics glamorize violence? - Many thoughtful people, especially including parents, are concerned about the glamorization of violence in today's media. When they read [...]