Humans are driven by two innate urges—the desire to free ourselves from sorrow and find happiness. Our entire lives revolve around these basic instincts. We seek to achieve these goals in four ways— by gaining security in life, indulging in what brings us pleasure,...
A sudden tornado in Ottawa area last week, hurricane Florence in the US Carolinas, raging wild fires in California, super typhoon Manghut in the Philippines and China, tropical storm Lane in Hawaii, earthquakes in Mexico, Venezuela and Indonesia, massive flooding in...
The Law of Karma states that every action produces a corresponding reaction or result. The act is the cause, the result is the effect. There are two aspects of the Law of Karma – Destiny and Self Effort Destiny is the sum total of the results of past actions...
Destiny is generally understood as life events predetermined by a higher power that are out of our control. It’s also commonly called fate. Is this true? Are we the victims of a destiny that has been prearranged for us? Or are we victors, with the freedom to shape...
If you’re coming home tired from work even though you haven’t done much physically, it’s probably because you have done a lot mentally. You lose mental energy when you dwell on what has passed, and when you project future scenarios. This makes you feel anxious or...
An unseen intelligence witnesses every thought, word and deed that we do. It determines when and how we will experience the results of those actions. We can never get away with anything. —Swami Tejomayananda It is no accident that you are now a human being and not one...