The Thought And The Reality….
The Hindu heaven has certain trees, which they call kalpavriksha, wish-fulfillment trees. You don’t have to order a cup of tea or a woman or a car; you don’t...
Right Audience
I am reminded of a story that actually happened. In Lucknow, there was a crazy king, Wajid Ali Shah. He was crazy in many ways: the whole day he...
Truth At Any Cost
THE Chhandogya Upanishad has a beautiful story. Let us begin with it. Satyakam asked his mother, Jabala, “Mother, I want to live the life of a student of supreme...
Desire Versus Technique
There is a beautiful story in Hindu annals about a great saint, Valmiki. He was a robber, a murderer. He has written the story of Rama, one of the...
Henpecked Husband
You will be surprised to know that the English word `love’ comes from a very ugly root in Sanskrit. It comes from lobh. Lobh means greed. And as far...
Town Of The Submerged Temples
I have heard a story. Thousands of years ago, a town with temples of gods got submerged in the sea. The bells of those drowned temples are still ringing....
No One To Take Responsibility
There is a Hindu story in India… The oldest book on the life of Rama is written by Balmik. Balmik was a robber, thief, murderer — everything that you...
Living Lonely Together
I have heard about a hunter who got lost in the jungle. For three days he could not find anybody to ask for the way out, and he was...
At The Doorsteps Of God
The fear comes at the moment when you come to dissolve your last part, because then it will be irrevocable; you will not be able to come back. I...
Shankara’s Defeat
Shankara went around the country arguing. He came to a place called Mandala — I have been to Mandala many times. It is just a two-hour drive from Jabalpur,...