When I first became a mother, although I had made the effort to learn as much as I could about caring and feeding a baby, I was ill equipped to be a parent. I wish that as my husband and I raised our children, we had some spiritual wisdom about life, the purpose and...
Doing the same job day after day can sometimes begin to feel routine and unchallenging. It makes you wonder what you can do to keep yourself inspired and enthused. I was in India last week to attend a spiritual camp with my guru, Swami Tejomayananda at the Chinmaya...
Wouldn’t it be a great relief to be free from the tyranny of your repetitive and useless thoughts? These unwanted thoughts creep into everything that you do, rudely interrupting your focus with their often negative nature. The mind is merely a tool that you use to...
In case a Guru takes you under his wings to guide you and protect you–it is a rare blessing.—Swami Chinmayananda Continued from How I met my Guru—Part 1 The universe is constantly providing us with the right circumstances for our inner growth. But, we usually only...
Self-transformation is effecting positive personal change in a conscious and deliberate way. When we are dissatisfied with our own conduct and responses to life, a desire to do better and be better comes to mind. Self-transformation is also spiritual growth. The 10...