A million words can be said about love. And yet the true experience of love lies way beyond anything we can say about it. Love is ultimately beyond words and always escapes the grasp of the mind. Love has a million expressions, and it flows into infinite […]
Tag: spirituality
Wealth Success and Spirituality
This is a feature article I first wrote for the Life Coaching Inisights website. It is a topic which is close to my heart – the message that the path of spirituality and material engagement are not separate paths. These pursuits are not mututally exclusive. They can […]
Open Your Heart
Open your heart to all those around you. By opening your heart to others, you will open your heart to the Divine essence. Your heart contains an intelligence that is profound. It is intimately connected with every other heart. In this sense we are all of one […]
Forgiving Personal Debt
If we are urging first world countries to forgive the debt of poorer third world countries, are we willing to do this on a personal level too? I believe we should. As above, so below. What works for the macrocosm must work for the microcosm. Whether your […]
Life, in a paragraph
While chatting with an old friend the other day, she was expressing how wonderful it is to have so much knowledge so readily available to us these days especially pertaining to life and the bigger picture. She was quick to add, though, that this often leads to […]
On Awareness, Consciousness and Enlightenment
Since there is generally a lot of vagueness around the terms of awareness, consciousness and enlightenment, I wrote this post to bring more definition, distinction and clarity to these terms.. One could define without too much difficulty what a flower is, or even what a space shuttle […]
You don’t have to serve God!
I generally steer away from using the word God, as it has become a tarnished and very misunderstood word. But today I find it necessary to use the word to discuss this topic. Some people say that our purpose in life is to serve God. Indeed some […]
The Illusions we Live With
The notion that this world is some kind of illusory phenomenon is not a new idea. As far back as about 6000 years ago, the philosophers of India were talking about the theory of Maya, meaning illusion. And in modern times as more and more in the […]
You need Nothing!
What do you need right now? A cigarette?! Some coffee? A new car? Financial stability? How about perfect health? Maybe peace of mind? Or do you need love? Whatever you think you need, take a moment to really think about it, and ask yourself whether these are […]
Celebrate your Individuality
Once we make the decision to enter onto a spiritual path of purification, salvation or enlightenment, one of the major obstacles we are confronted with is our ego and individuality. Many spiritual traditions would ask you to thwart your individuality and curb your individual expression. It certainly […]