Understand that “the cause of suffering is desire”. This understanding will quieten the mind 24/7, which is what meditation is…
My Evening Walk
As I sauntered on my evening walk todayA 30-year-old JagannathAccosted me on Himayatnagar roadSays, “Uncle, do you have knee pain?”Surprised,…
“The cause of suffering is desire”: Buddha’s Second Noble Truth
“At last, at long last, I have understood Buddha’s Second Noble Truth that ‘The cause of suffering is desire’.”–DSR Buddha’s…
Iski Maa Ki Kirkiri (or, Who Am I?)
How did I come to beThis me that I am nowWhat past has shaped meKarma? Tut, tut,How did the first…
Relationships as a Mirror
A close relative asked, “Isn’t the world including the family a mirror showing my face? Good or bad is My…
On Watching “Bhay: The Gaurav Tiwari Mystery”
I stop watching it midwayIn Episode 1, Season 1Yes, there may be ghosts Of whatever kindAren’t they just another kind…
Religion, Democracy & Constitution in India
Virtue & Vice
“Do not be fooled by virtue into pride in oneself or praising of others, and by vice into regret in…
“The world is a drama of women and gold” (or more accurately, “lust and greed”)
The phrase, “The world is a drama of women and gold” (or more accurately, “lust and greed”), is a central teaching of Sri…
Know Thyself 