Tag: happiness

  • Relationships: Nurturing our flower garden

    Relationships: Nurturing our flower garden

    Is there a friendship or relationship that you were very fond of in the start, but have sweet-sour tones now? Or someone you continue to love deeply, but some days, just being around them feels difficult? Relationships go through ups and downs, and the ones that weather the storms become our strongest support in the…

  • Ekudana the Arahat: One stanza of wisdom

    Ekudana the Arahat: One stanza of wisdom

    In a grove near the ancient city of Savatthi, there lived a monk named Ekudana. He was an arahat—a term in the Buddhist tradition used to refer to enlightened beings who have achieved freedom from worldly desires and suffering. There was a special reason why he was known as Ekudana (Ek-Udana): he knew only one…

  • Every action counts | Choosing kindness and justice

    Every action counts | Choosing kindness and justice

    What comes to your mind when you think of the word power – a king, a politician, a corporate leader?  Most of us hold power in our everyday actions, even if we don’t realize it. We use our power when we offer support to a friend going through a tough time. When we forgive a…

  • How is your mind today | Monkey or Mahabali?

    How is your mind today | Monkey or Mahabali?

    Does your mind surprise you with the tricks it plays?  One day, you may find yourself at peace amidst chaos, and on another, leaping from calm to anger or anxiety. Some days, you can let go and make way for others, yet on other days, a small cut may hurt deeply. Devdutt Pattanaik, in his…

  • Judging others: Moses and the Shepherd

    Judging others: Moses and the Shepherd

    In Rumi’s Masnavi, there’s a beautiful legend about a young shepherd who sits under a tree and has a heartfelt conversation with God. “God, they say you are one, and that you are alone. So am I. You have no family, and neither do I. You have no home, and I don’t either. Wouldn’t it…

  • When You Are in the Seat of the Giver

    When You Are in the Seat of the Giver

    There was once a generous king. Every day, he would bring a large vessel of grain to distribute to those in need. People would line up, holding out their jholis (a cloth stretched out to receive alms). The king would scoop up fistfuls of grain and fill them, but he never looked at the faces…