February 11, 2021

“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life!” Omar Khyyam ‘Now’ may seem to be a simple enough concept to grasp, but in reality it is a deep and esoteric experience of existence which can’t even be imagined at the level of an ordinary mind. It is most definitely not the present moment…

August 12, 2017

Living in a world increasingly torn apart by hatred and terror, I sit in wonder chewing over the questions ‘Will my grandchildren ever forgive me for the kind of world I am creating for them?  Will I want them to stomach the world that has gone blind? Will they live in eternal fear, or strive…

March 7, 2016

Embed from Getty Images Progress is to do more and more and better and better of what we have always done, but change is a complete transformation for a new beginning. I once met a man who had just retired from work in Indian Railways. He said rather smugly he had fulfilled all his social…

December 4, 2015

Embed from Getty Images Terrorism is not quelled with guns, bullets and rockets. It is not fought on battlefields, nor on streets of towns and cities. What is seen on torn battlefields and battered streets, is the mirror image of what is already within. That is the true home of raging wars. I go within,…

September 16, 2015

The first step towards the solution of any problem is optimism. – John Baines Embed from Getty Images Optimism, whilst not a talent or skill, is a personal attribute that can be cultivated to such an extent that it becomes a permanent characteristic in how one perceives daily life.  Optimist is a person who has…