Pearls of Wisdom: Lincoln, Melancholy, and the Self
By Upendra Mishra
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865, had his shares of miseries. At...
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: Your Journey is Unfolding Exactly as it Should Be
By Upendra Mishra
WALTHAM, MA—I don’t know who wrote this: “Your journey is unfolding exactly as it should be.” But this quote on a canvass...
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: Heart of Awareness
By Upendra Mishra
WESTON, MA—When growing up in India, we were exposed to stories of Ramayana everywhere, and obviously we all came to know the...
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: Truth, Integrity, Honesty and Dharma
By Upendra Mishra
I have the memory of only three books from early childhood. The first one was Hindi alphabets, the second was Ramayana and...
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: Birds of Same Feather: How Friends Change Your Life?
By Upendra Mishra
In the end, we become like the company we keep, the close friends we have, our family members and spouse or people...
Pearls of Wisdom: Mahabharata and The Palace of Illusions
By Upendra Mishra
When I finished my 5th grade education from the primary school of my village, my grandfather had arranged for me to leave...
