Pearls of Wisdom
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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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Pearls of Wisdom: How We Become Our Own Slave and How We Can Free Ourselves From Our Shackles
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON—In the opening paragraph of Ashtavakra Gita, King Janak asks sage Ashtavakra: “O Master, tell me how…
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Pearls of Wisdom: How to Disregard Negativity and Develop a Habit of Positive Framework of Mind
By Upendra Mishra WESTON, MA—Like many of us take daily pills to fight allergy during the allergy season, we should…
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Pearls of Wisdom: Excellence is a Habit and Chanakya’s Three Questions
BOSTON—Twenty years ago when we bought our home, I set up a small home office in the basement. Those days…
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Pearls of Wisdom: How Do We Know We Are Happy?
By Upendra Mishra BOSTON—After staying alive, major goal of our life is to be happy. There are many states of…
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