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Send a text This week's episode is about "Building Your Life". Listen to the story of the Carpenter who was retiring and realised that life had given him many oppurtunities but he chose not to give his attention to those things and ended up with a life he could have planned better for.  Your life is yours. Just like everything else that belongs to you, it can also be built the way y...

Send a text Life is a struggle. It humbles you, and attempts to break you down. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. Have the courage to map out a course of action and follow it to an end.  Things don’t go wrong and break your heart for you to become bit...

Send a text When ignorance screams, intelligence shuts up. It is futile to waste your time trying to prove something to a fool. They won't be able to understand and your calmness gets destroyed in the process.  Your peace and tranquility are worth more. Listen to the simple story of the Tiger and the Donkey while you understand why sometimes silence is the key to your mental peace. LETS GET S...

Send a text It’s good to be independent and not rely on anyone. But having a friend, partner, mentor or teacher helps us to be stronger with their support. As Oprah Winfrey says "A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope within yourself". Listen to this wonderful parable of “The Cow and the Lion” which explains the importance of a mentor and the gratitude one feels towards the o...

Send a text Sometimes in life you need to take action without overthinking things. Listen to the funny story of how a wise man complicates things when he wants to buy a pair of shoes. Complexity prevents us from beginning because we make something that wasn’t an issue, an issue. We think, “This goal is going to be tough to achieve so the steps to get there must be hard and difficult as well.” This...

Send a text Impermanence is the nature of everything, when we truly know the impermanence in ourselves and others we understand how precious each and every moment is. Listen to this week's episode "Live in the Present" on how to live your life truly enjoying yourself. This week's story is "Four Trees", a beautiful and simple representation on how one must keep growing...

Send a text Adapt, balance and move forward when the time comes. Life moves on and so should we. Listen to this wonderful folktale of the "Two Frogs from Japan" in the episode "Don't Dwell". The story warns us about how expectations and our easily mistaken senses can lead us astray. Do not believe all that you see, for what we see may not always be real.  The answer to eve...

Send a text Listen to the thought provoking story "The five men and their choices" and understand that life always presents us with oppurtunities. Every decision is easy once you make it. The important thing is to think carefully and make your decision. Every day you have the opportunity to learn and experience something or someone new. Seize the opportunity. Learn and experience everyth...

Send a text Listen to the introspective story of “The boiling frog” in this week’s episode while you understand the importance of establishing boundaries for ourselves.  The problem is that we are creatures of habit and most of us prefer the comfort of familiar routines. This episode “How much tolerance is good for you?” can challenge your long-held beliefs and get you out of your deteriorating co...

Send a text Listen to the entertaining story of “The Smart Daughter” in this week’s episode while you understand the concept of thinking outside the box. Although the jargon may be a bit overused, people who think outside the box are often labeled as innovators, a desirable quality in life. The problem is that we are creatures of habit and most of us prefer the comfort of familiar routines. Thinki...

Send a text Listen to a wonderful story on Skills in this episode. The ability to make wise choices at the right time is the most valuable skill a person can develop. Learn new skills, hone the existing ones and combine them in creative ways to make yourself ready for the future. Don’t cut yourself short.  Pick up and use your skills as they enhance our strongest attributes.  LETS GET SOCIAL Faceb...

Send a text Come listen to the episode on Material Happiness. This episode will show you the path towards true happiness in life. The story this week is a "Diamond Necklace" of a princess that gets lost. Our craving for materialistic possessions is never ending. In fact it is this preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly. Happ...

Send a text Most people get stuck in life because of their fear of failure. Mental barrier is a belief that we have about ourselves regarding our ability. Mental barriers can stop a person from reaching their true potential. They can come in many different forms, like negative thoughts, confused thinking and feelings of anger or depression. How can you navigate around your own invisible barriers?...

Send a text Everyone is at a different point in his spiritual development. There are varying degrees of enlightenment. You become enlightened when you become educated about a particular course or subject of study. In the story I shared, the young man loses himself entirely in what he was doing. His game of chess becomes his whole world. Through that he gains understanding. And with understanding h...

Send a text Over the years, I have come to realize that the greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity, or power, but self-rejection. You are not your job, you're not how much money you have in the bank. You are not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet. You are not the clothes you wear. Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.  LE...

Send a text Listen to a great story while you learn about the most important things in life and why they are essential in order to be happy. You can create a greater sense of fulfilment by adopting a different outlook on life. This episode widens your perspective and will make you spend less time on superficial matters and more time on achieving fulfillment. LETS GET SOCIAL Facebook: https://www.f...

Send a text This episode will inspire your heart and mind for true wealth and happiness in life. We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.  The world is full of people looking for quick money and wealth. There is nothing particularly wrong with that, but too often we miss the mark in our quest for wealth and material possessions and fall short of what we truly desire in life...

Send a text STORY OF THE ZEN GARDEN  Once a Zen master was teaching the art of gardening to the king of Japan. After three years of teaching he said, "Now I will come and see your garden -- that will be the examination of what you have done in these three years." And he told him "What ever you learn, go on practicing it in your palace garden. Any day I will come." The king had...

Send a text A few good friends are better than a large number of just casual friends. Sometimes there are few friends with whom you were close in life but now you find it difficult to carry on with them. Its basically because you have outgrown them. Listen to this week's episode to understand why, how and what to do when you are in such a situation. LETS GET SOCIAL Facebook: https://www.faceb...