Pearls of Wisdom: Accept the Almighty Death, Make it Your Friend and Live Freely...
By Upendra Mishra
Only after we cross our teenage and enter our twenties, we start to think about death—but may be not necessarily about our...
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...
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...