Pearls of Wisdom: Timeless African Wisdom, Wit, Sayings and Advice
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON—When it comes to ancient wisdom, we often turn to Greek mythology, Hindu scriptures, Chinese and Buddhist philosophy and many other traditional...
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: The Ego, Death and a Conversation With the God of Death
By Upendra Mishra
Three fears scare the hell out of us all: loss of wealth, loss of reputation and the mother of all fears—death. Wealth...
Pearls of Wisdom: Excellence is a Habit and Chanakya’s Three Questions
BOSTON—Twenty years ago when we bought our home, I set up a small home office in the basement. Those days we needed huge space...
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: Are You Fit to Love?
By Upendra Mishra
Are you fit to love? That question may outrage some because who does not know that love is the basic foundation of...
Pearls of Wisdom: The Unfinished Love
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON—If you’re lucky, I mean really lucky, you will fall in love—a love that merges two people together forever, and in such...
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: Patanjali, Tom Brady and The Four Agreements
By Upendra Mishra
The words contain tremendous power. They are packed with energy. Every thought we think, every word we whisper even to ourselves, every...
Pearls of Wisdom: Ego, the Destroyer of Everything
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON—The beauty of arranged marriage is that you commit everything you have to your partner—or at least commit to share everything with...
