People have been following various paths to happiness, some have even made a fortune (their version of happiness) be telling people which is the right path. The fact is that happy and unhappy people are all over the world and in all walks of the society. So there is no one point of measure beyond which one becomes happy or unhappy. While the majority of … Continue reading To be happy you should first stop searching for it!
The world we see is a perception of what we think the world is. Same goes with what people say and what we take the meaning as. Our life is always a hit and miss of what we perceive a person wished to convey through their words or actions. At times we are so sure about our perception and go forward with that until we … Continue reading You need to free your mind to understand what others are trying to convey
A few years ago when I was listening to a song attentively trying to enjoy both the lyrics and the music, a friend asked me, why do you listen to music without doing anything. His point was that music is suppose to be a background activity when you are engaged doing something else. May be driving, doing house chores, doing some work and going to … Continue reading Be attentive and we will see life paint its complete color.
It is so beautiful to see that so much can be done in life if you look at it as a complete creation of oneself. If you were to plant something, you get the joy of doing so, the relaxation and happiness of continuing to nurture it and as it grows you can be sure that it will contribute positively to the environment. Your actions … Continue reading It is your responsibility to make a difference!
We don’t have to always be told what is good or bad, as we grow up we have a broad understanding of this. The importance is to be reminded of it quite often. Man has the habit of creating a new definition of goodness to suit his needs and this reminder is a potential check to see that he is good. The history of man … Continue reading Goodness is the only investment that never fails
I have written before about “doing nothing” and though it sounds simple, I have also figured that it is so tough to do nothing. And by doing nothing I mean both physical and mental. Our minds and thoughts are in constant motion even when we are still. No, meditation is still not my cup of tea, I feel that world over people are following a … Continue reading Shed the weights that makes your mind heavy
Yesterday something dawned on me; how can something that is a creation of yourself become the higher consciousness that one is searching for. Creating a thought and building it to be what you have been searching for you can always find and get enlightened. So my theory of two selves can go baseless if the internal self becomes a creation of the external self. So … Continue reading The moment you are born, you prepare to face your death; that’s the truth
I have been having this column for over two months and what started as a daily thought section has gone astray and wandered into areas that I am not sure about. Somewhere I landed on an idea that the self is not one but two, the external and the internal self, both complementing, contradicting and existing alongside making the self complete. My attempt has been … Continue reading You should start seeing yourself from inside and not outside
Humility is the trait of a man who knows that nothing and no one is invincible. It is also the trait that differentiates two people by their view of the world. It is easier said than done. While we very well know that humility is important, we also crave for appreciation and then that appreciation hits our head and we forget that humility ever existed. Appreciation … Continue reading Humility and not Achievement differentiates one Achiever from the other
I grew up being taught that if you are in complete control of your emotions and if you put several controls on yourself both physically and in thoughts you will be able to reach a higher level of consciousness. This statement was always armored by pointing to great yogic saints and people like Mahatma Gandhi who through strict control of their body and mind brought … Continue reading A complete man has two selves, internal and external and both need to be set free
Vinod Narayan 