609 – What should I do?

My dear ones, three stressors are currently dominating my life. I am praying, am justifying it and telling myself that it will pass.

The first one is that a loved one is having a major, health problem. I am chanting and hoping that it will end well.

The organization which I consider like my second home is having problems. The issues are complex and one is hoping for a favorable outcome. Continue reading

452 – God is with us

Do we need to be reminded that God is with us, in our midst? Do we need these adjectives to describe Christmas: colorful, sparkly, merry, bright, precious etc.? Lights, candles, trees which are evergreen, stars, bells, holly, peppermint canes etc. What are these symbols representing? Continue reading

347 – How do we begin our day?

Do I have to wake up? It is so cold or it is so hot? My coffee is not strong enough? My green tea is not green enough? My clothes are a mess? I have to walk my dog? I have not completed my tasks? The list is unending.

There is a Burmese proverb, “The monkey never complains that he has no comb”. Continue reading

214 – Astrology and us

According to the Vedas, when a soul takes birth, it descends through the heavens and the atmosphere before reaching earth. It takes on heavier sheaths of material density. It can only take birth in the physical plane at a time karmically in accord with its nature and destiny. The birth chart represents the seed pattern of its life; how it develops depends upon the environment as well. Continue reading