Daily Thoughts

I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won't presume to probe into the faults of others. Mahatma Gandhi It is so easy to sit in judgment of the people around us, especially those we see day after day. At work, at school, in our...

The resurrection is a description of how the universe self-corrects, life always reasserting itself even when forces of death and darkness have temporarily prevailed. Like a tiny flower growing through cracks in broken cement, peace of mind emerging at last after periods of deep grief, or people continuing to...

"What day is it?" "It's today," squeaked Piglet. "My favorite day," said Pooh. A.A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh Everything we do is new. Everything is something we've never done before. Whether we recognize it or not, whether we let ourselves in on it or not, we've never had this moment before. Eaten this dinner on this...

The syllable gu means shadows  The syllable ru, he who disperses them, Because of the power to disperse darkness the guru is thus named. Advayataraka Upanishad All that a guru can tell you is: 'My dear Sir, you are quite mistaken about yourself. You are not the person you take yourself to be.' Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj For years...

Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. Siddhārtha Gautama Buddha  What am I going to share with the world today? What will I share with the people in...

[Upanishad] is that which is learnt sitting close to the teacher with complete humility in order to understand the ultimate supreme truth. What is the content of the Upanishad? It is 'Brahma Vidya' - knowledge or understanding of the 'Brahman’…the Supreme Reality behind the entire phenomenon...

It is only when you come to a situation where you are face to face with sorrow that you stop and look at that which is beyond. If you are always happy, if you always get a lollipop to suck - which is what the...