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There was a group of women gathered at a seminar on how to live in a loving relationship with your husband. The women were asked, ‘How many of you love your husbands?’ All the women raised their hands. Then they were asked, ‘When was the last time you told your …...Read More

My faithful companion

Suha shares some considerations on death As a teenager, I used to ask perplexedly, “What am I doing on this earth? Why live?” As a grownup, I no longer thought about it, but the seed had now been sown by my soul. In the mysterious and lively mess of an …...Read More

How to Start Saying No When You’re Afraid of Disapproval

“Sometimes what you’re most afraid of doing is the very thing that will set you free.” ~Robert Tew When I say that my need for people to like me has been one of the hidden rulers of my life, I’m not kidding! Ever since I was a kid, I wanted …...Read More

Plato dismisses an inquiring student

“Life itself is enough unto itself. And if you are trying to fulfill some goal, you will miss life.” Never ask what you are for. You are for yourself. And unless you realize this, you will miss much. Deep down, your innermost being is always waiting for someone who will …...Read More

How I Found the Good Within the Difficult

“Inner strengths are the supplies you’ve got in your pack as you make your way down the twisting and often hard road of life.” ~Rick Hanson “I had a rough day. Can we talk?” I asked my husband in 2015 after coming home from work. He nodded, and we sat …...Read More

Pradeep’o

(4 September 1938 – 18 March 2024) Pradeep’o (Sharon) Mueller left her body on March 18. She was 85. She was born in St Charles, MO, on Sept 4, 1938. She attended Washington University in St Louis, graduating summa cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts. She was …...Read More

An infinity of promise for our country

“India’s prominent spiritual leaders and practitioners on where they see India in the next five years, the how and why,” published in the Magazine of The New Indian Express on 12 May 2024. Among Swami Chaitanya Keerti are also speaking: Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, Swami Samarpanananda, …...Read More

Successful Conclusion of Osho Celebrations of Sojat Golden Bhavan in Mumbai

On Indian national digital news, May 4, 2024 Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 4: The final days of April and the start of May witnessed an extraordinary gathering of Osho enthusiasts in Mumbai, marking a historic occasion for spiritual seekers. The afternoon of April 30 saw a momentous press conference graced …...Read More

Late evening readings

Short reviews by Madhuri of books by authors: Burton Silver and Heather Busch, Pico Iyer, Celia Imrie, Joseph Wambaugh, Marina Chapman, Bernie Chowdhury, Joe Tusker The Last Dive A Father and Son’s Fatal Descent into the Ocean’s Depths by Bernie Chowdhury A fascinating book about cave-diving and wreck-diving, and the …...Read More

How to Wake Up from the Painful Trance of Unworthiness

“When we experience our lives through this lens of personal insufficiency, we are imprisoned in what I call the trance of unworthiness. Trapped in this trance, we are unable to perceive the truth of who we really are.” ~Tara Brach Breaking free from the trance of unworthiness is a key …...Read More