Surrender

Surrender

What really, is it? Does the idea of surrender indicate weakness, or is it a sign of strength? Is it control lost, or control gained? Is it being less ambitious or less focused? Is it akin to giving up or giving in? Is it declaring that you are weak and the other,...
Thankful for Winter

Thankful for Winter

When we think about winters, what exactly comes to our mind? Cold, wet, dark, short days, and even longer nights. Most people feel that winter is pretty grim. It is that time of the year when a lot of people go into hibernation. If we look at winter pessimistically,...
The Four Wives

The Four Wives

In one of the Agama Sutras, the Buddha’s early sermons, there is a fascinating story: Once there was a king who had four wives. When the king was about to die, he felt very lonely and so asked the first wife he loved dearly to accompany him to the other world....