Tag: lifelessons

  • Beyond our efforts – The Half-baked bricks

    Beyond our efforts – The Half-baked bricks

    Here is a story about a brick maker who went through a similar cycle. The story ends with an insight that offers hope in difficult circumstances. The brick maker Bhai Buddhu was a brick maker living in what was then Lahore, in undivided India. He had been struggling for some time. A devout Sikh of…

  • What is in your hands

    What is in your hands

    Have you noticed how someone else’s negative behaviour can affect us? When we experience something hurtful, disrespectful, or unpleasant, it can impact not just that moment, but also how we feel for the rest of the day – and how we respond to others. Often, it slips into a pattern:You shout, I shout louder.You are…

  • This Too Is a Blessing

    This Too Is a Blessing

    What do you do when your efforts do not materialize into results?Or when life suddenly places you in difficult circumstances? In such moments, the mind easily fills with worry, frustration, or disappointment. We ask: Why did this happen to me? Yet wisdom traditions often remind us that life’s gifts often come in unexpected wrappings. Here…

  • When You Face Injustice — Holding Your Center

    When You Face Injustice — Holding Your Center

    What do you do when you try to live by the rules of being a good human being — and then encounter someone who has no such concern?When you face harm, manipulation, cheating, or injustice. The person before you may have far greater strength, wealth, or power. Does it make you wonder whether such acts…

  • When We Feel Overwhelmed by Our Troubles – Socrates at the Beach

    When We Feel Overwhelmed by Our Troubles – Socrates at the Beach

    What do you do when you are faced with a problem that feels too big for you? It could be something at work, at home, or something within your own mind or body. At such times, we may feel as though life is asking more of us than we can hold. A short story attributed…

  • At the Feet of the Master: What Can I Offer?

    At the Feet of the Master: What Can I Offer?

    We often pray because we are seeking help — a solution to a problem, or the fulfilment of a desire. There are many forms of worship we follow: we pray to a deity, visit a Guru, bow to a scripture, read wisdom texts, or commit ourselves to certain principles. As part of this worship, we…

  • The Way We See the World

    The Way We See the World

    Have you noticed a simple question like “How’s the weather?” can receive completely different responses? “Awfully cold.”“Why is it raining now? It’s well past the season!”“What lovely weather – perfect for hot pakoras.”“This will surely cause a traffic jam.” Same weather. Different experiences. So how much does my way of seeing really matter? The following…

  • Tussles in Relationships: Finding Freedom and Happiness

    Tussles in Relationships: Finding Freedom and Happiness

    Have you noticed that some of our relationships have more ups and downs than we would like? Conflicts may arise from differences in expectations, values, personalities, or communication styles. When hurt accumulates over time, it becomes harder to soften our stance or step out of the ‘deadlock’. Unresolved tensions not only strain relationships; they also…

  • Jwālā and the Devdūts | Disrespect and Injustice

    Jwālā and the Devdūts | Disrespect and Injustice

    What do we do when our expectations of others are not met? And what if disappointment is accompanied by disrespect and a sense of injustice? A story from Sau Sākhi — literally meaning One Hundred Narratives — offers clarity for moments when the mind is clouded by hurt, anxiety, and unmet expectations. The Ascetic A…