Cordially Yours

I have always wondered why a number of people suffer in their life. I am not talking about financial struggles but I am talking about people not having peace of mind in their family life. Especially, when I see constant conflicts within families, between husband and wife, parents and children, and between siblings, I am saddened. After skull-breaking ruminations about this for hours, days, and years, I have come to the conclusion that people find it difficult to lead a peaceful life because they expect others to behave and act the way they desire. But ironically, the same people are not willing or ready to change themselves according to the expectations of others.  If you feel that you should do something for improving the environment in your family, the foremost point you should keep in mind is that you can not impose your behaviors or opinions on others including your children even if they are dependent on you. Of course, if you feel their behaviors need corrections, y...

You may wonder how some people always seem to be lucky whereas a few others are struggling. With their Midas touch , those lucky folks are able to turn whatever they lay hands on into gold. The question now is: Can you improve your luck? Are there ways? The answer to these questions is an emphatic "YES." Let us find out how.  1. Keep your eyes and all the sensory organs open. Though there are a number of negative-minded people who always lament that they do not have opportunities for growth , the reality is that opportunities abound. If you belong to this negative-minded group also, it is high time you realize that you are an unfortunate individual who is not able to identify opportunities. The problem is that most of the opportunities may not be clearly visible. You should be alert and at the same time, be creative as well  Only then, you will be able to spot the opportunities that come or appear in a guise that you may not have expected or imagined. If you have always b...

The other day I was reading an article on Harry Browne , a presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party in the 1996 and 2000 elections. The article provided a host of information about him and it contained his Self-Eulogy as well. I am reproducing it here.  ------------ Harry Browne wrote this and he wanted it to be read when his funeral services were held. "Setting Your Sights As I look back over my life, I can see so many ways in which I could have done things better than I did, and I certainly wish I'd learned a lot of things sooner than I did. And yet I have enjoyed a wonderful life. I'm married to the ideal woman. I have had the good fortune to be associated in business with highly competent, honest, compatible people. I've had a book that was #1 on the best-seller list, and others that sold well above average. I've had first-class friends in many different areas of my life. I've been able to live in three countries and enjoy the best the world has to o...

You may be aspiring to become wealthy, your ambition may be to grow in your career, or you may want to beat the competition in your industry and become the numero uno in the field. These mundane desires and attaining Buddha-hood can not co-exist. Therefore, it is not necessary that you should worry about reaching that saintly stage or something parallel to it that may need complete renunciation. It is enough if you focus on the task on hand , that is accumulating wealth, achieving the career growth you want, or climbing to the top position in your industry. But how to accomplish these aims? Let us find out. If you observe how a champion player proceeds with his Chess game, you will observe that he will aim to make tiny gains on the board. As the game proceeds, these tiny gains will culminate into a huge win. Similarly, you should always work for making small gains. This rule is applicable to everyone, regardless of whether they are entrepreneurs or employees, or whether they w...