Nargis writes, Dr. Gupta, I am ambivalent about the concept of God. Does he truly exist? Does he not? Should I pray to him? I would love your comments on this. Ambivalence is certainly called for, isn’t it. A God that you have never seen. A God that you have never spoken to. And yet you […]
What would your life be like if . . . Whether someone praised you or cursed you, you hardly noticed. Whether your children listened to you or not it did not matter. Whether you were promoted in your job or overlooked, you could care less. Whatever happened between now and forever was of absolutely no […]
Evelyn says, In hearing you speak I’m struck by your fabulous commitment to the idea of truly living. You speak passionately about it and I get lost in it, as it were. But is it possible to maintain this with any manner of consistency? Hello, Ms. Evelyn. I believe it was last December, was it not? […]
The world is in love with the notion of how. Students love to ask for it. Teachers love to dispense it. But the student who asks this is not a true seeker. And the teacher who dispenses it is not a true teacher. Why? Because how asks for a prescription. How asks for a method. […]
In life, in business, in world affairs, there are those who seek to follow. There are those who seek to be followed. And there are those who seek neither. The man who follows lacks confidence. The man who seeks to be followed lacks self worth. In reality, neither is seeking the other. For each of them […]
We are all looking for the fruits of our actions. We are waiting for that next big thing. The culmination of a particular event that we have been striving for. We are forever lying in wait. But when that event comes, it passes. And then we move on to the next one. And eventually that […]
It perfectly stands to reason as to why the masses are attracted to religion. Because the masses, by definition, are unserious. Religion is a fraternity. It is a group. It is a social gathering. Religion has more to do with the name of God, than with God himself. Religion is an escape. It is an […]
The fish swims through rivers, through lakes, and the mighty oceans of the world. It swims at varying depths, in different temperatures, at varying altitudes. Does it swim to go somewhere in particular? For the fish, is swimming a form of transport, or a form of play? If you were to ask him if his […]
Think back to the moment that you did a somersault under the water. For a few moments you did not know which direction led to the surface and which led to the murky depths. The bubbles eventually showed you the way. We have made such a complexity of our lives. We have added complexity upon […]
The wisdom behind the creation of human life omitted a very important element: DEATH. Day-to-day existence is too accommodating. Too comfortable. It lulls us into complacency. We become too much at ease with our life. Too accustomed to our surroundings. Too much a part of the fabric. We are here for only a short time. […]