The state of the world is under serious threat. My hope is that we will come together and turn swords into plowshares and spears into pruning hooks as per the biblical prophecy. How will we handle this crisis in the foreseeable future? Our individual, social and political choices stand before us as a test of…

Most of the daily challenges we experience as human beings originate from a lack of understanding. The way to cultivate refinement of the mind and uplift the human experience from ignorance and suffering, is to practise dharma. The Buddhist concept of dharma has a central philosophy that all is whole and complete as it is.…

How to transform negativity into love? A 40-day Sādhanā is sure to set anyone on a new course. Sādhanā is a Sanskrit word denoting “a practice toward a spiritual goal.” According to Bhattacharyya, Sādhanā prevents excessive worldliness and moulds the mind into a form and disposition (bhāva) which “develops the knowledge of dispassion and non-attachment.”…

A study was done on the dynamics of performance in 1993. Two groups were separated into: Group ONE: Solo pianists playing solo in orchestras in front of hundreds of people. Group TWO: Pianists teaching other people to play. Results: The solo pianists practiced for longer (10,000hrs vs. 2000hrs over a 10 year period) and devoted their…

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