Pearls of Wisdom: Manage Your Mind—It is the Essence of Life
By Upendra Mishra
In a world overflowing with distractions, anxieties, and external influences, mastering one’s mind is perhaps the most essential skill for living a...
Pearls of Wisdom: Free Yourself from the Prison of Your Mind, and Focus on...
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON— Before diving into the core of this reflection, I feel compelled to share a personal experience: During my three years in...
Pearls of Wisdom: The Eternal Mantra of Knowing Thyself: A Path to Understanding Your...
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON—For millennia, philosophers from both Eastern and Western traditions have underscored the importance of the phrase “Know Thyself.” This ancient wisdom was...
Pearls of Wisdom: Spring in Purnachhapar and The Mishra Garden
By Upendra Mishra
WESTON, MA—The fresh smell of the ground, layers of varied colors, sweet-smelling flowers on apple and other trees, wildflowers coming to life,...
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: 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: How to Attain Freedom and Why?
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON—If we compress the essence of life in one word, it probably comes down to: Freedom. Freedom to do things we want...
Pearls of Wisdom: See Yourself and Things as They Are
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON—When Pandavas are banished to forests for 13 years in the grand Hindu epic Mahabharata, many rishis and sages come and pay...
Pearls of Wisdom: Pilgrimage to India-6: Love is Complicated, Mexico Chalo
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON—As my trip to Mexico was nearing fruition towards the end of 1983 in JNU, my love and romance had literally gone...
Pearls of Wisdom: Pilgrimage to India-5: The Ground Zero of Love, Envy, and a...
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON—During my latest trip to India, I had planned to visit the Ground Zero where I saw her for the first time....