Pearls of Wisdom: Joy, Osho, Mother Nature and Roots and Wings
By Upendra Mishra
Growing up in a small farming village in North India taught me a lot of things. Nature was everywhere. If we wanted...
Pearls of Wisdom: Patanjali, Tom Brady and The Four Agreements
By Upendra Mishra
The words contain tremendous power. They are packed with energy. Every thought we think, every word we whisper even to ourselves, every...
Pearls of Wisdom: You Are That, Shwetaketu
By Upendra Mishra
Never underestimate your own power. You have an innate potential to become whatever you wish to become and accomplish anything in this...
Pearls of Wisdom: Comey, Trump, Humbleness and Bhishma
By Upendra Mishra
Former FBI Director James Comey raises some interesting questions about President Donald Trump in his soon-to-be-released book: A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies,...
Pearls of Wisdom: How to Succeed at Everything You Do
By Upendra Mishra
After many trials and errors of life, I try to finish everything I start—no matter how big or small it is. I...
Pearls of Wisdom: The Truth, The Self and You
By Upendra Mishra
More and more I read Upanishads, they reveal something new, something so simple and still so profound. With single-mindedness, they paint powerful...
Pearls of Wisdom: Truth, Lies and the Power of Habit
By Upendra Mishra
If more than 40 percent of the actions we perform each day are not actual decisions but our habits, then whether we...
Pearls of Wisdom: Your Five Best Friends
By Upendra Mishra
After writing my column on the five most potent enemies last week, it was a logical step to write about the five...
Pearls of Wisdom: Your Five Worst Enemies
By Upendra Mishra
I have often wondered about enemies and friends. I must acknowledge, however, that I never had any personal enemy—I mean an individual...
Pearls of Wisdom: The Ego, Death and a Conversation With the God of Death
By Upendra Mishra
Three fears scare the hell out of us all: loss of wealth, loss of reputation and the mother of all fears—death. Wealth...