I met my retired boss and asked him about his routine. Oh! I feel very sleepy and soon after breakfast I go to sleep. In the morning I worship and then meditate. The whole day I think of past events, otherwise what to do? I asked him whether in meditation he was able to get [...]
Meditation made easy
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May 052012
Relax and the World Relaxes with You
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Apr 252012
While I was on the computer, I started feeling intense period pain. Fortunately, I was at home so I went to lie down. Although I was feeling tense, I told myself I was feeling relaxed and my body relaxed. Within a few minutes I was back on the computer. After I shared my experience with [...]
Apr 232012
This is the question I was asking God during the depression phase of my Bipolar disorder (BP). How God answered and what His reply was, will become clear from the following: This disease is characterized by an elevated mood, increased energy (mania) and for a few days sleepless nights. If not treated it may lead [...]
Just Leave It Alone!
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Apr 212012
A few days ago when I noticed a fat pimple on my face, I was so tempted to squeeze it but I decided to leave it alone. I figured it will go away of its own accord and I gave it no further thought. Today, I noticed the pimple has gone. A few months ago, I [...]
Apr 102012
It was almost midnight and I was awake when I heard T…..R…..R…..R…..BHAMM like a bomb explosion in my head and then all was calm and quiet. I had written four lines in my notebook before this event: 1. My body is becoming His, gradually. 2. I am dying; in the morning I shall be born [...]
Being Fully Present
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Mar 192012
On last night’s Dancing on Ice (the reality TV show where celebrity skaters are paired off with professional ice skaters and compete against each other), a judge awarded a celebrity skater 9.5 out of a possible 10 for her performance. Last week that same judge gave her 6.5, which the other judges disagreed with. In [...]
Mar 162012
Fortunately we taste the world’s duality first in the form of vices and virtues, pains and pleasures, births and deaths, sadness and happiness, and these are common to all of us. All our efforts are directed towards having an ever pleasing mood and a deathless body. This wish is fulfilled when we become innocent like [...]
The instinct to seek absolute pleasure
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Feb 252012
On a beach of Goa (India) female tortoises come to lay their eggs in the sand and after laying the eggs they bury them in the sand. After hatching the newborn babies run towards the sea during high tide. It is their natural instinct which drives them to home (the sea). There are many such [...]
Un-Bloat Me Now!
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Feb 152012
Before I went to bed, I noticed my stomach was so bloated I looked several months pregnant and I felt really uncomfortable. I decided to do something about it so I thought: “God, this is your body, un-bloat it now!” As I lay in bed, I could feel my stomach slowly reducing in size in [...]
Feb 122012
Our main concern is to maintain good health and keep our mind full of positive thoughts. It is usually said that Yogasanas practiced at a young age help in maintaining good health in old age, but most of us miss it due to lack of time and interest. Our ancestors paid good attention towards the [...]
Don’t Waste Your Money!
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Feb 062012
A few weeks back, when I noticed information on the Internet for a herbal product that I thought my mother would be interested in, I brought the information to her attention. After she read about the product, she decided to place an order. She soon received a confirmation email that her order had been received [...]
Standing on the Truth Escalator
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Feb 012012
“Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.” ~~ Ecclesiastes 7: 29 In my response to a friend’s email, I commended her for standing on Truth when she was ill. By this I mean, despite appearances and what the doctors were telling her, she [...]
Three questions from an innocent child
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Jan 292012
One evening my seven year old grand-daughter was amusing me with her jokes. Suddenly I cut her short and asked her to ask me some question about God. Promptly she put up three questions given below: Q.1. Why don’t we see God with our own eyes? Q.2. What does God do for us? Q.3. Why [...]
Being Picked Up
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Jan 272012
I stopped off at the local supermarket for a few items my mother wanted. At first the bags felt OK to carry but then they got heavier. Then I thought to myself, why am I struggling when I can ask for help? “Thank you for carrying the bags for me!” The moment I had the [...]
Sole Searching
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Jan 262012
“Soul has infinite resources with which to bless mankind, and happiness would be more readily attained and would be more secure in our keeping, if sought in Soul.” Mary Baker Eddy I walk at least 40 miles a week. Because of all that walking, my boots wear out quite quickly. One pair I got from [...]
Mental service to God – a key to enjoy bliss
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Jan 082012
Since my retirement in November 2006 almost five years have passed. For the last 2-3 years I have been sitting in the mornings in the office of the Pensioner’s Welfare Association, where I have no work and hardly any one comes. In between for about a year I also served in the publication department of [...]