My mother was a woman of deep religious faith. Even as an octogenarian she would go for early mass to the church, a 10 minute walk away. Even when her knees gave way, she would drag her feet but would not miss the early morning mass.
Finally, the parish priest, coming to know her great devotion and faith said, “Mrs. Sequeira, from now on, the church will come to you, you need not come to the church. We will come and say the ‘Mass’ near your bedside.” It was as if Christ would come to give her the holy communion at her dying bed.
When I joined The Yoga Institute, my family - rigid orthodox Catholics - were worried about my ‘faith.’ Thus when my bedridden mother asked me, “Do you have faith?” I asked her, “Do you mean the Catholic religion faith.” She said, “No, faith in the Larger Reality.” “Yes,” I answered. “A little bit, but growing.”
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The Unending Beacon the Light of a "Guru"
From teacher to Guru
Equanimity
What it is and what it isn't
Yoga is Life, Life is Yoga
Looking back at a yoga journey
Chess and Our Leaders
Lessons learned from chess
Nada Yoga - Vibes and Vibrations
Exploring consciousness through sound
Home Is Where the Heart Is
The pull of the familiar
Facing Challenges
How to remain balanced in trying times
How Story-Telling Became a Vedic Tool
Stories appeal more to emotions than actions
The Game of Thrones
The evolution of chess
HALF FULL HALF EMPTY
If you show a glass with some water filled in it, Ian optimist will say, “It is half full” and a pessimist will say, “It is half empty.”