There’s a vast amount of wisdom out there, shared by many enlightened beings and through various religious scriptures. I thought Adyashanti’s views on meditations were particularly profound, at least for a beginner like me.

Our natural state as humans is of enlightenment. So essentially, if we just let things be, we can get enlightened by approaching our natural state. But because of all the stress, emotions, and attachments we accumulate over time, just letting things...

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There was a monkey, restless by his own nature, as all monkeys are. As if that were not enough someone made him drink freely of wine, so that he became still more restless. Then a scorpion stung him. When a man is stung by a scorpion, he jumps about for a whole day; so the poor monkey found his condition worse than ever. To complete his misery a demon entered into him. What language can describe...

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The less we expect, the happier we are! Stoics use this as one of their core values to live a purposeful life. They recommend that we focus on what we can control, and let go of expectations around things that are beyond our control. This is something most of us already know, and yet we struggle to manage our expectations. Why is that?

I think the the answer is our lack of awareness. Our brain cannot...

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A ritual always has an intention and often consists of a rigid sequence of behaviors often performed in the same order. We always think of this intention before we perform a ritual at any given point. Rituals are a great way to calm down inner chatter and negative manifestations of inner voice. Rituals provide us with a sense of order by giving us an illusion of control.

Many athletes perform certain rituals to calm their nerves...

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Curiosity is a superpower. Through curiosity, it is possible to understand and learn anything in the world. Curiosity is what helps us dig deeper and ask questions.

Well, what if someone is not naturally curious? Self reflection helps identify any gaps in our knowledge. Gaps in our knowledge lead to curiosity. Curiosity is fueled once we know enough to know that we do not know. It is habit forming once we start treating any question we...

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In this short post, I’ll share why I think fear is generally good and self-doubt is not. This post is inspired by one of the chapters in the book Winning: The Unforgiving Race to Greatness by Tim Grover where Tim makes some very convincing arguments in favor of Fear and how it is very common in top athletes he’s trained.

"Fear is excitement without breath." - Robert Heller

Fear is of something unknown,...

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