A person’s spiritual maturity can be measured by the equanimity of his or her mind. The ability to stay calm and balanced no matter what is happening around you demonstrates how much you have grown spiritually. Think of the Buddha, the Dalai Lama or Pope Francis. They...
Have you ever seen a dog walking its owner? You know, the kind of dog who pulls its owner by its own leash, taking him where it wants to go and how fast it wants to get there? The owner helplessly runs after the dog, desperately holding on to the leash. This is...
While watching a serious drama, we often forget ourselves and get helplessly sucked into the emotional turns in the story. We feel fear, conflict, confusion, excitement, stress, sadness, joy, shock, grief and a whole slew of other emotions. And, the strange thing is,...
We all like to have space to move about. If you walked into a busy room filled with noisy people, you’d instinctively look for the quietest spot you could find. Then, even if you were at a party or a bar, you would be happy to get some peace and quiet when it’s...
What is Life? Vedanta explains that life is a series of unbroken experiences. Experiences are the building blocks of life. As the mind, so the world The mind is the instrument with which we experience our world. If the mind is not engaged in our experience of the...
