Culture – Basic Fabric of Human Life
Fox News shared a story on July 24, 2020, that a Wisconsin man graciously shared his lottery millions with a friend, fulfilling a promise made nearly 30 years ago. Joe Feeney from Wisconsin in the US could barely believe it when he received a call from his friend Tom Cook to say he had won […]
Where the mind is Open, Honest, and Direct
Lack of effective communication has been the biggest reason for strained relationships at home, work, and everywhere. Being Open, Honest, and Direct builds trust. So, what is being Open, Honest, and Direct? It is straightforward dialogue without lying, blaming, whining, avoidance and sarcasm. It is calling “Ace an Ace and Spade a Spade”. Is it […]
Power of Associating with Good and Wise People
Gautam Buddha states that he sees no other thing that is so much responsible for the arising of unwholesome qualities in a person as bad friendship, nothing so helpful for the arising of wholesome qualities as a good friendship. We are who we associate with. Association with great people not only make you feel life […]
STAYING HOME: How students can turn this into life-changing experience
The second wave of COVID-19 has devastated India with a meteoric rise in the number of new infections and deaths. The outbreak of the new coronavirus is overwhelming for all the front-line warriors such as healthcare providers and police. STAYING HOME has become the only mantra to combat the situation. The working class is busy […]
10 Toxic people you should avoid at all costs
The following is written by TRAVIS BRADBERRY, a very effective narration on people. A very useful article in “whom you should be surrounded with”. Toxic people defy logic. Some are blissfully unaware of the negative impact they have on those around them, while others seem to derive satisfaction from creating chaos and pushing other people’s […]
5 lessons we can learn from ants
Did you know an Ant is a bug? Ants, which belong to the bug family, are found all around us. They are the only living beings in the world who do not have any emotions. Yes, really…Ants cannot emote. We can learn many life lessons from them. 5 lessons we can learn from ants are: […]
Life is short, Focus on what matters most
Time is free, but it is priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you lost it you can never get it back -Harvey Mackay A man came to Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and said I can walk on water, what can you do? Ramakrishna […]
APJ Abdul Kalam – A Karma Yogi
There are many inspirational stories about Kalam Sir, I would like to share one on his Birthday Some ISRO scientists were returning from, French Guiana, after overseeing the testing of the INSAT-4B communications satellite. After checking their passports, the airport officers continued to escort them. Confused, the scientists asked if there was any problem when […]
Value of Time
One day a professor came to meet Mahatma Gandhi. He had fixed an appointment with him for 11 o’clock. He arrived at 10 minutes to 11 and found only one man sweeping the floor of Gandhi’s cottage at Wardha The professor ordered the man to go and inform Mahatma Gandhi that he had arrived. “He […]
Judgment prevents us from seeing the other side of the story.
A young couple moves into a new neighborhood. The next morning, while they are eating breakfast, the young wife sees her neighbor hang the wash outside. “That laundry is not very clean,” she said to her husband. “The neighbor doesn’t know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap.” Her husband looked on […]
