The story of the three little pigs is a well known one, but here is a quick recap: 

Mother pig raises three little piglets and as and when they are ready sets them off to start their lives. The first one builds a house from hay and is settling in when the big bad wolf stops by....

One day soon after 9/11, in the midst of my heartache, and in response to my fervently asking why, I was given a vision- an image that popped into my head spontaneously during my meditation. I saw a battle field with many terrifying faces busy destroying one another. But in the...

A few days ago I was reading somewhere that there has been a global trend these days to put up Christmas trees upside-down. There have been many reactions to this change, some of them against it, but I found it to be fascinating. A big part of me wondered if it is a metaphor fo...

I have had a difficult relationship with Gratitude and saying Thank you in general. For starters, growing up in India, there was no expression like that in my mother tongue. I did not hear it at home or between friends of the family. It is not like we did not give or do things...

 For the longest time, I have been witness to a debate in my head over which of the two is stronger, Fate or Freewill.

It all began very early in my teens when after a particularly difficult spate of misfortune, I often heard elders tell me to “grin and bear it” because it was...

People on both sides of the globe are getting ready for a nine-night, ten-day period that is sacred to millions. It starts this Thursday, September 21 and ends Saturday, September 30 this year, according to the lunar calendar, which is observed by many old traditions. 

 
Here in...