This series of talks will help us understand the basic human drives, range of aspirations we have and the varieties of temperament we carry. With deep insights from Psychology and Hindu scriptures, we will learn how to better manage stresses of everyday life, learn new ways of thinking and ultimately begin the journey to a …
This series of talks will help us understand the basic human drives, range of aspirations we have and the varieties of temperament we carry. With deep insights from Psychology and Hindu scriptures, we will learn how to better manage stresses of everyday life, learn new ways of thinking and ultimately begin the journey to a …
I have always been given things without my asking. May my life, therefore, become a process of giving or offering, out of a sense of gratitude!
Do we always give our children whatever they want? When a child gets more than its share of candies, the mother stops giving it more and the child thinks that the mother is miserly despite having a box full of candies.
Yoga asks us to appreciate what we have. Count your blessings and be appreciative and grateful for what you have. What we have is very precious. We take it for granted that we can talk, see and move. Let us recognize that this body is a gift.
Let my intentions be clear, let my intentions be honest and let my intentions be kind. This is purity within.
Nature has given us resources, but the resources are limited and they are meant for all creatures, not just for me. Therefore, I may take only what I require, and must leave the rest for others.
Life is meant for enjoyment, but sometimes in the process of enjoyment, we lose ourselves. We become controlled by the objects of pleasure.
Sometimes we steal time from our work and are not quite honest about our duties and responsibilities. That can be equated to stealing.
It is out of our own inner insecurities that we violate the truth. Therefore, we have to make a commitment to truth, that whatever I speak, may it be true.
Whenever anger arises in me, it tells me that I am not kind enough or accepting enough. Let us use every occasion of anger to learn something. Let us not get angry at anger.
Yoga is an eight-step process, the first two being very important. While yoga is generally associated with yogāsanas or various body postures, and prāõāyāma or breath control, these are only the third and fourth steps in the process of yoga.