Pearls of Wisdom
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Pearls of Wisdom: The Disease of One More Thing, Time and the Story of King Kakudmi
BOSTON—Most of us eventually realize and understand the concept of time. After running as fast as we could and miss…
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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…
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Pearls of Wisdom: Never Ever Assume Anything, Just Ask
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON—Just one year after I had joined the School of International Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in…
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Pearls of Wisdom: How Do You Know Your Life is a Disaster, and Now is the Time to Fix It?
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON—Every year when a year ends and new one starts, we go in a deep reflective mood,…
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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…
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Pearls of Wisdom: Death, the Ultimate Teacher of Happiness
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON, MA— Only after we strip ourselves completely naked to the hilt of our inside, we start…
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Pearls of Wisdom: When Your Thought Becomes the Master of Your Life
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON—Indian scriptures are amazing treasures of wisdom. I often wonder what was going on in the minds…
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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…
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Pearls of Wisdom: To Forgive or Not to Forgive? Answers From Times Ancient to Modern
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON—First thing first: If you are not strong and wise enough to forgive someone who has hurt…
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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…
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