Pearls of Wisdom: Truth, Fiction and the Social Media Delusion
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON—"Is it truth or fiction?” I asked. “What difference does it make?” he replied. “Sometimes, in fact, most of the time, truth...
Pearls of Wisdom: Vashistha, Buddha and Warren Buffett
By Upendra Mishra
Some of my friends who know me well also know my fascination with Bollywood movies and songs, Yoga Vashishtha, Upanishads, the great...
Pearls of Wisdom: Pilgrimage to India-2: Stitching Together Scattered Pieces of Love
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON—We all have grown with fairy tale stories of romance, love and happily thereafter. I am sure it is true for some,...
Pearls of Wisdom: The Art of Fear—More Than 90 Percent of What We Dread...
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON—An innocent dream forced me to revisit my fears recently. A few weeks ago, I had a dream that I was in...
Pearls of Wisdom: Decontrol, Enlightenment and Deeper Happiness
By Upendra Mishra
We live in our mind. No exception. Whether we are in our comfortable abode or in the forest, in a happy or...
Pearls of Wisdom: Your Deep Driving Desire is Your Destiny
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON—In 1976, I was in the 11th grade at the Government Inter College in Lakhimpur Khiri. One day while returning home from...
Pearls of Wisdom: Only Two or Eight Seasons?
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON--Close friends of mine who have known me well enough or have camped with me in the mountains or the nature wild...
Pearls of Wisdom: The Disease of One More Thing, Time and the Story of...
BOSTON—Most of us eventually realize and understand the concept of time. After running as fast as we could and miss the beauty of small...
Pearls of Wisdom: Four Steps for Contentment and Peace From Yoga Vashishtha
By Upendra Mishra
What I like most about Yoga Vashishtha is that it teaches us to take responsibility for our actions, fortunes or misfortunes. The...
Pearls of Wisdom: The Meaning of Love
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON—For someone whose life got frozen at the age 20 and who never grew out of it, despite his body growing older,...