“There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart’s desire. The other is to gain it.” — George Bernard Shaw

At some point in time in our life, we get to ask ourselves, “Who am I” “What is the purpose of my life” “Is all this worth it” “Is there life after death”. One can ask even bigger questions like, “How could the universe create itself from nothing?” …

Like every kid, I believe childhood understanding of prayer, worship, and religious rituals was from indoctrination from the culture and unknowingly passed on with good intentions by the family members, belief systems, priests, and my teachers. When I was a kid, I visited one of the wealthiest temples in India…

“Now I have become Death, the destroyer of worlds.” The Bhagavad Gita quote in the Oppenheimer movie does not accurately translate the original text. Oppenheimer is said to have quoted this verse after witnessing the Trinity test, the first atomic bomb test. A more accurate translation would be “I am…

Most of you must know the story of the Trojan Horse; here is a summary for those who don’t. “The Trojan Horse is a story from Greek mythology. It was a strategic trick used by the Greeks to enter the Trojans’ city of Troy and end the Trojan War. It…

With words, I express my experience of becoming aware of the metaphysical nature of Life and Consciousness. The story combines a few simplified concepts from philosophy, science, and spirituality to grasp the abstract nature of one’s existence. “The real question is not whether life exists after death. The real question…

Body and Mind are not two disconnected things; they affect each other. Here we use the Chariot Analogy from Katha Upanishad. It is one of the most straightforward analogies to explain our internal workings. The ‘Body’ is a Chariot which holds the Senses and Emotions (Horses); if uncontrolled can pull…

Here are actual utterances of people who had been through a difficult time facing their demons of dealing with fear, anger, grief, conflicting values lack of confidence. “I felt so much that I started to feel nothing.” “You don’t understand.” “I would try if I only had.” “Nothing will work.”…

I presume the question in your mind is, “Does my life have any meaning”? When one asks, “What is the purpose of my life?” As in “Does human life have meaning?” and existentially, it is a question that involves the whole of humanity. If we look at social media content…