Dealing with uncertainty: Life is another name for change and uncertainty. We can try and control our fate but eventually life always reminds us about how little control we really have. Everything that is happening around us in recent times …
Why search for Spiritual Freedom: You need to strive for Awakening because your thirst is real, and not because there is someone trying to persuade you to move toward it. Every day when you get out of bed, even without …
Embracing the Change: Observe what is happening around you. Don’t bring in your accumulated knowledge, ideas and concepts. Just observe, as if you are looking at things for the first time. When you look at the tree, the sky, the …
Why pursue a spiritual life: External comforts such as a house, a car, and a job, can ease the constant struggles of life, in terms of survival and basic necessities. You can satisfy your physical body, to a certain extent, …
Legends and Lore of the American Indians: Ancient cultures have a treasure trove of unbelievable secrets to reveal. Their mystical insights and understanding of life can surprise our modern minds in their depth of clarity and perception. In spite of …
What is the Ego? What is the ego? Is it something real? You need to understand the nature of the ego. Your thoughts, your mind and your body are real. Ego is not real; it is a false attachment to the …
Mind Vs Body: Language is obviously a creation of the mind. Every time you hear yourself talking, know that it is an experience of the mind. In fact, one of the easiest ways to identify experiences of the mind is …
Balanced Life: No matter what you achieve, there will always be someone who will be one step ahead of you. This is especially true today, when things are changing so quickly. In just a few years, people are accomplishing what …
Controlling Your Chatterbox Mind: My mind is a constant chatter of thoughts. I mean, I can’t stop the mind, and when I sit to meditate, my mind goes on overdrive; there’s a song playing in the background, someone is there …
The Analects of Confucius: Confucius Confucius was one of the great spiritual teachers and philosophers of china. His teachings influenced a great spiritual movement which became Confucianism. His teachings are a treasure trove of wisdom and deep insights on life …
What is the mind? The Sanskrit word “man” pronounced “mun”, means “mind”. This is the root word from which the English words “man” and “woman” are derived. The ancient Hindus believed that mind is a vast, limitless and transcendental phenomenon. …
What is a Thought? You could have very well asked, “What is life?” or, “What is the universe?” A thought is not an isolated phenomenon – it is not some thing. A thought is not an object that you can …
New Book Published: The Silent Path – Awaken to your Highest Possibility! “The Silent Path” is a new book published by Mr. Avinash, one of the authors of the creative guidance section of IAS Baba. The book covers a …
Hidden Secrets of Success: We all know that success is not just a matter of fluke and luck. It takes consistent effort and perseverance in order to succeed at anything. More than anything else, success is a science. It is …
The Undivided Truth: Life makes sense only when looked at in totality. In the hopes of understanding a flower, we can pluck it from the plant, chop its petals, put it under a microscope and try to analyze it. This …
You are the Master: Up until now, everything you’ve been doing in your life has been happening through your mind. Even when you wanted to look at things from your heart, love or admire things just for what they are, …
World Of Our Fathers: Irving Howe In the animal kingdom, migration is one of the greatest of phenomenon. Migration is even more so adventurous and memorable among human beings. Millions of people around the world have migrated to other parts …
Controlling Your Noisy Mind: When you say, “My mind is noisy,” you are right! You need to understand that the mind is nothing but noise. If you were to take away all the noise, all the distractions, and all the …
Why do we suffer? Suffering is not an act, it is an experience. Suffering can have no meaning without the participation of the self. Suffering cannot happen without the involvement of the self. If one goes deep and looks at …
Leviathan: Thomas Hobbes Written during the Civil War, Leviathan explores the political philosophy in a world of violence and horror. It explores ways of avoiding slipping into anarchy during times of war. This book was burnt as sedition during its …