Pearls of Wisdom
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Pearls of Wisdom: Free Yourself from the Prison of Your Mind, and Focus on Your Efforts and Actions for True Liberation and Freedom
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON— Before diving into the core of this reflection, I feel compelled to share a personal experience:…
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Pearls of Wisdom: The Eternal Mantra of Knowing Thyself: A Path to Understanding Your True Nature
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON—For millennia, philosophers from both Eastern and Western traditions have underscored the importance of the phrase “Know…
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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…
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Pearls of Wisdom: The Art of Fear—More Than 90 Percent of What We Dread Never Happens
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON—An innocent dream forced me to revisit my fears recently. A few weeks ago, I had a…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Pearls of Wisdom: Pilgrimage to India-5: The Ground Zero of Love, Envy, and a Gift for Life
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON—During my latest trip to India, I had planned to visit the Ground Zero where I saw…
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Pearls of Wisdom: Pilgrimage to India-4: When Romance Leads to a Mini Poetic Stardom
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON—Moving from a small town to Allahabad was a huge deal for me. First, I was going…
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