August 6, 2013
2013
August 4, 2013
DETACHMENT
Junaid was going through the market-place of the town with his disciples. And it was his way to take any situation and use it. A man was dragging his cow by a rope, and Junaid said, “Wait” to the man, and told his disciples “Surround this man and the cow. I am going to teach – Read More –
August 3, 2013
LOVE IS…
I woke up today to an email from a dear friend with a link to my website as a part of her signature…Omg! And earlier this week, my sister told me a out her enthusiastic referrals of my site to others…Wow! My mother has taken to quoting and referencing bits from my site when we – Read More –
July 31, 2013
NO ISOLATED ACTIONS
One day Nasrudin was walking along a deserted road. Night was falling as he spied a troop of horsemen coming toward him. His imagination began to work, and he feared that they might rob him, or impress him into the army. So strong had this fear become that he leaped over a wall and found – Read More –
July 28, 2013
LOST WHERE I BELONG
July 27, 2013
UBUNTU
Ubuntu (South African Philosophy: “I Am Because We Are”) embodies the spirit of human kindness…of looking after one another. In the words of (the great) Nelson Mandela, “Ubuntu does not mean that people should not enrich themselves, the question therefore is: Are you going to do so in order to enable the community around you – Read More –
July 27, 2013
SADAT THE SAGE
There was a famous sage called Sadat who lived high up in the Himalayan Mountains, far away from humanity. He choose a simple life and spent most of his time meditating. People from all over the globe would travel for days on end to meet him and ask for his advice. Once such a group – Read More –
July 25, 2013
OUR ENVIRONMENT
Traveling around Asia has been a wonderful and educational experience…and truly exhausting! I looked up and realized that it has been some time since I’ve updated the site. Yikes! It’s 12.41am in Singapore currently, and I’m just returning from a few days in Malaysia. The inspiration behind this post is the horrible haze that I – Read More –