HAPPINESS IS ALWAYS BY OUR OWN CHOOSING

March 21, 2023

Can we project our minds into the future and manifest happiness? Yes, it is possible. We might not have control over the situations that will arise throughout our day, but if we decide that nothing is going to have the power to change our happy mood, then rest assured that...

INDIA’S forever AFFAIR WITH tintin

March 4, 2023

Exactly 40 years have gone by since the world woke up to ‘Tintin est mort’- Tintin is dead on 3rd March 1983. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Tintin is 94, and very much alive and well, thank you. It was Tintin’s creator Hergé, who had died that day....

DO YOU REALLY WISH TO GO WHERE YOU ARE HEADED?

February 28, 2023

We often don’t get to choose our path in life. It’s already chosen for us. Chosen by someone we obey; by our circumstances; by our habits, by our morality; by our compulsions. Our life is hardly ever chosen by us. We are headed down a path in life, right in...

A SPIRITUAL LIFE DOES NOT MEAN WITHDRAWAL FROM THE WORLD

February 21, 2023

It is not uncommon to see people who claim to be on the spiritual path becoming non-industrious. They shirk daily chores and are often found living in filth. They are undisciplined, disrespectful and languid, they remain unkempt and unclean. Such people, when forced to do housework or a job, often...

Work Can Become The Pathway To Happiness

January 10, 2023

An old adage declares, ‘Work is worship’. One is often encouraged to have respect for one’s work. Ironically, in today’s fast-paced world, working efficiently has become the major cause of stress. Excessive workloads have started taking a heavy toll on one’s well-being, often leading to breakdowns. However, another serious work-related...

When in doubt, follow your heart

November 15, 2022

A question we often ask ourselves when faced with an emotional dilemma is, “should we follow our head or our heart?”The wise declare that our actions must be sourced in compassion but we should not lose our head. In dealings with people, we must always follow our heart. In dealings...

Chala Bollywood Metaverse Banne

November 12, 2022

Wouldn’t you like to leap into the Sheesh Mahal and sit as a courtier watching Madhubala dancing in Mughal-e-Azam? Or scream in fright in Rampur on Holi as Gabbar and his gang are attacking in Sholay? Or, as Anthony Gonsalves, leap out of the giant egg in Amar Akbar Anthony?...

OVERTHINKING LEADS TO UNHAPPINESS

November 8, 2022

Holding on to, and repeating a conversation in one’s head over and over again creates patterns of thought. This is over-thinking. Some of us keep running a conversation inside their head without even realising it.Over-thinking creates ‘pathways’ of worry, panic and anxiety. This leads to stress and the body reacts....

THE EFFICIENCY TRAP

October 26, 2022

We must learn how to escape the “Efficiency Trap” and find peace of mind. Being efficient is good, but it can become counterproductive when it becomes an obsession.One should not see investing in conversations on well-being of colleagues and subordinates as a waste of time. Letting one’s hair down with...

‘QUIET QUITTING’ A MATERIALISTIC LIFESTYLE

October 18, 2022

The world is advancing at a furious pace. Today, we are living in a world where there is tremendous pressure to perform, achieve and continuously reinvent ourselves. The terms ‘Quiet Quitting’, ‘Remote Working’ and ‘The Great Resignation’ are on everyone’s lips. As companies are telling employees to get back to...