Pearls of Wisdom: Goal, Focus and the Process: A Few Lessons From Mahabharata
By Upendra Mishra
Once you set your goal, forget about the outcome and focus only on the process. That you can do, and in fact,...
Pearls of Wisdom: Fear, Doubt, Hanuman and Happiness
By Upendra Mishra
The world has changed a lot since the dawn of human race about 60,000 years ago. Now, it is changing even at...
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: Freedom, Happiness and the Ashtavakra
By Upendra Mishra
WESTON, MA—Most of us are familiar with the Bhagavad Gita, often referred to simply as the Gita. It is a dialogue between...
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: How We Become Our Own Slave and How We Can Free...
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON—In the opening paragraph of Ashtavakra Gita, King Janak asks sage Ashtavakra: “O Master, tell me how to find detachment, wisdom, and...
Pearls of Wisdom: To Forgive or Not to Forgive? Answers From Times Ancient to...
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON—First thing first: If you are not strong and wise enough to forgive someone who has hurt you, you will build a...
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: The Power of Vulnerability, Weakness and Imperfection
By Upendra Mishra
BOSTON—A friend of mine had been insisting that I should watch a Bollywood movie "Kabir Singh" as she had observed some similarity...
