I came across these words in the Srimad Bhagavatam (Canto 1 Ch 8): “Seeing in the darkness is not seeing. But seeing by the light of the sun means to see the sun and everything else which was unseen in the darkness.” We live in a time where so many very disturbing things are being …
I like to get up early in the morning, see the daybreak, and hear the birds awakening. That is when I do my daily reading, prayer, and meditation. I saw a simple quote that really touched my heart. It is attributed to Maya Angelou and reads: “this is a beautiful day. I have never seen …
I have intuitively had issues with the Jesus that is reflected in the Bible for many years. It just never sat right with me. My concerns were not so much with the words that were attributed to Jesus, because in most instances those words make sense and convey wisdom. My concerns were about Jesus the …
I read these paragraphs describing a relationship in The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran: “Love one another, but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. Fill each other’s cup but drink not from one cup. Give one another of your bread but eat not …
Rumi (the Islam poet from the 13th century) said that if you know the price of everything but you do not know the price of your soul, you are lost. I had to face that truth. I was doing IT contract work for a large pharmaceutical retail company, while this circus was playing out around …
I read this paragraph in the Srimad Bhagavatham (Canto 1 Ch 8 text 40): “Human prosperity flourishes by natural gifts and not by gigantic industrial enterprises. The gigantic industrial enterprises are products of a godless civilisation, and they cause the destruction of the noble aims of human life. The more we go on increasing such …
Today I read this from the Zohar (Beresheet B, section 32): “Desire is the vital component and engine which draws the Light. Without desire, the Light remains in a state of potential. Actions alone are not enough to arouse and draw the Light.” This reminded me of one of the most important lessons my father …
This morning I received a bunch of photographs of an event which was a birthday party for one of my three siblings. I was invited but chose to decline. I read a different holy scripture every day, and today the Bible was on top of the pile. I randomly opened the book and read Psalm …