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22 Feb 23

One Moment

One Moment Life, we learn too late is in the living, in the tissue of every day and hour- Stephen Leacock The best part and the worst part of us as human being is that we live for the future. We mobilise all the energies and resources for tomorrow. We forget […]

08 Dec 22

Knots in the rope

One day Buddha came with a rope in his hand while getting ready to preach the gathering. Everyone was surprised as it was very unusual to see Buddha with anything in his hands. While addressing everyone, he started tying knots in the rope. He tied three knots and asked them, “Is this the […]

04 Nov 22

The King’s painting

The King’s painting: Once upon a time, there was a king who only had one leg and one eye, but he was very #intelligent and #kind. Everyone in his kingdom lived a #happy and a #healthy life. One day the king was walking through the palace hallway and saw the portraits of his ancestors. […]

18 Oct 22

How many crows in the Kingdom

One day emperor Akbar and his minister Birbal were taking a walk in the garden when Akbar saw a few crows on the branch of a tree and out of curiosity asked Birbal, “How many crows are there in the kingdom?” After thinking for a while Birbal replied ” ninety-five thousand four hundred and sixty-three crows”. […]

24 Sep 22

Person stopping your growth

Person stopping your growth One day the students of a school saw a note at the entrance gate, which said – ‘The person who was stopping your growth in this school passed away yesterday, please join for the funeral. The students felt sad about the demise of one of their school mates. However, they were […]

14 Aug 22

FIRST THINGS FIRST

FIRST THINGS FIRST A philosophy professor was giving a lecture. In front of him, he had a big glass jar, a pile of rocks, a bag of small pebbles, a tub of sand, and a bottle of water. He started by filling up the jar with the big rocks and when they reached the rim […]

11 Mar 22

The blind men and the Elephant- a popular Indian folktale

A group of blind men described the elephant based on the limited experience of feeling only a part of the animal. Each person’s definition was different from the other and it ultimately resulted into an argument. We look at the territory from our map which is not the reality. Our map of the territory is […]

10 Dec 21

Fight the fear

Fear is a state of emotion which is normal and we all feel it. The problem is not the fear but our hesitation in accepting the fact that we are fearful or anxious about some event or belief. We have grown up listening to the story of the pigeon and the cat, where the […]

13 Aug 21

If today is difficult

Sometimes back I had read a phrase- ‘Can a moment be happy and at the same time terrifying?’ I could not relate to it at that point of time. Leading our routine life, fully engrossed in our hustle bustle we condition ourselves to it. We crib over small things, & try to compete with everyone […]

13 Aug 21

Give life thousand reasons to smile

Most countries are reeling under the impact of COVID-19. Lock down has been imposed in majority of cities across the world. The world economy has gone haywire and people are facing hardship. Many without jobs, small businesses are suffering and a significant number even struggling to make ends meet. Govts, NGOs, Social activists , Corporate […]

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