With every headline—be it war, terror, or tragedy—the mind drifts into a quiet unrest. From distant battlefields to sudden crashes, the fragility of life looms large, raising a question we often push aside: What if there’s no warning, no tomorrow, no certainty? In such times, one can’t help but wonder—what does it mean to truly […]
It was through my dear friend Paresh Degaonkar that I had the privilege of meeting Divyanshu Ganatra — a remarkable soul, adventurer, and founder of Adventures Beyond Barriers Foundation (ABBF) https://divyanshuganatra.com. Blind since the age of 19, Divyanshu sees more clearly than most of us with sight. Our conversation left a deep imprint on me,
THE OTHER DAY WHEN YOU WERE SPEAKING ABOUT COMING CLOSER TO YOU, I WAS AWARE THAT I STILL FEEL A THIN ARMOUR AROUND ME THAT KEEPS ME FROM COMING CLOSER. THIS ARMOR IS INCONGRUOUS WITH MY OPENNESS TO YOU. I DON’T KNOW WHERE IT IS COMING FROM. PLEASE HELP ME TO MELT IT AWAY. Everybody
It happened once that a monk died. He was a very famous monk, known all over the country. Many people worshipped him and thought he was enlightened. And on the same day a prostitute died. She lived just in front of the monk’s temple. She was also a very famous prostitute, as famous as the
Swami – A Man of Pure Intent. Some people walk into your life like a breeze—refreshing, effortless, and gone before you realize their profound presence. Swami was one such soul. The founder of IRIS Business Services, a relentless champion of MSMEs, a fearless critic, and above all, a friend in the truest sense of the
ARE ALL DESIRES INSANE? Yes, all desires are insane. Desire as such is insane because desire means living in the future, and the future does not exist at all. What exists is the present. Objects of desire are not significant; desiring is significant. You can desire wealth, you can desire God– desiring remains the same,
ACCOMPLISH DO NOTHING. ATTEND TO NO AFFAIRS. TASTE THE FLAVOURLESS. In action, do nothing– this is the very deepest secret of Lao Tzu. He says when things can be done by non-doing, why do you bother to do? When things can be done by non-doing, if you do, if you try to do, you will
Abu Bakr al-Shibli was a Sufi mystic and poet of Persian descent born in Samarra. SHIBLI WAS ASKED: `WHO GUIDED YOU IN THE PATH?’ SHIBLI SAID: `A DOG. ONE DAY I SAW HIM, ALMOST DEAD WITH THIRST, STANDING BY THE WATER’S EDGE. EVERY TIME HE LOOKED AT HIS REFLECTION IN THE WATER HE WAS FRIGHTENED
REJOICE LIFE WITH SIMPLICITY OF THE HEART…. Life can be known only with a simple heart. Head is very complex, and life is very simple. It is difficult from a complex head to understand the simple life. Life is simply simple. You have also to be simple. A child understands more. He has a rapport
Jesus is tremendously beautiful his beauty has a dimension of its own. Buddha is beautiful, but Jesus is totally different from Buddha. In Buddha a different type of silence was incarnated. l once heard about a Chinese emperor who had two great painters in his court, and there was always rivalry. They were always fighting
