The False Idol of Self-esteem….

RohiniReflections, Stories and Occasions, Uncategorized

Being strong-willed is not being willful, and freedom is not getting to do whatever you want. Our first lessons in these realities come from our first caregivers. These people demonstrate and reflect for us how to live. They both model and teach. Good leadership is like good parenting. Both embody and encourage behavior that is healthy for everyone involved. This …

Strong-willed

RohiniFourchotomy, Uncategorized

Strong-willed                                                    Weak-willed/Brainwashed     Willful                                                             …

War and Peace….

RohiniPracticing, Reflections, Uncategorized

Peace is something we all say we want—except when we want to fight. Yes, many a morning each of us arises to enter battle rather than face a day filled with harmony and joy. So what is this desire to do battle, to fight to go to war? It is nothing new. War is the counterpart to peace; we cannot …

Peace….

RohiniFourchotomy, Uncategorized

Peace                                                        Aggression   Apathy                                                      Just war

The Buck Stops Here….

RohiniFourchotomy, Reflections, Stories and Occasions, Uncategorized

There is a hidden joke in the title of this blog. I approach the protection of my garden in very much the way Baba taught me to handle security in the Ganeshpuri Ashram. In Ganeshpuri there were walls with broken glass on the top. Intruders came in through the drainpipes or the front gates. After we put screens over the …