Storyteller, Quizzer, Marcom Pro.
Storyteller, Quizzer, Marcom Pro.
This incident happened about ten years ago. I visited the Lord Venkateswara Temple in Tirumala with my family. After the darshan, I went to the laddu counter to collect our laddus. Those were the days when there was a limit…
The simplest way to understand the difference between a Buddha and a Bodhisattva is this: a Buddha is one who has awakened completely, while a Bodhisattva is one who is dedicated to attaining Buddhahood and helping others along the way.…
Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning is one of those rare books that continues to captivate readers decades after its first publication in 1946. It poses a timeless question: What keeps a person going when everything else has been taken…
When we hear the word meditator, we often imagine someone sitting cross-legged with closed eyes, chanting a mantra, or following a spiritual discipline. Jiddu Krishnamurti challenged this image completely. For him, a meditator is not someone who practices meditation. A…
The word holocaust has a long and complex history that predates the Second World War by centuries. It comes from the Greek word holokauston, formed from holos (whole) and kaustos (burnt), meaning “completely burnt.” The Greeks used the term to…
Every full moon, thousands of devotees undertake girivalam around Tiruvannamalai. Across India, countless others travel to famous temples, perform elaborate rituals, and undertake arduous pilgrimages believing these acts will erase their bad karma and ultimately grant moksha. Sacred places have…
Across cultures and religions, places of worship draw millions of devotees every year. Some wait hours to secure the first glimpse of the deity. Others pay for special access, complete countless pradakshinas, or undertake physically demanding rituals with remarkable endurance.…
Why do so many people remain unhappy despite living in an age of unprecedented comfort, convenience, and opportunity? This question has occupied philosophers for centuries. While their answers differed in detail, many arrived at a similar conclusion: human misery is…
This month, we are leaving the house we lived in for nearly six years. During all these years, we managed the household work ourselves. We never employed a maid, and that included cleaning the washrooms. As we prepared to leave,…