Listening

Via [Before I forget] an interview with Daniel Goleman at FT
“Listening poorly is the common cold of social intelligence. And it’s being made worse by technology. To have a human moment, you need to be fully present. You have to be away from your laptop, you put down your BlackBerry, you end your daydream and [...]

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A Guru waits for his loved ones!

Little incidents like this show the real, compassionate and gentle face of my dear Guruji.
Last evening, in our weekly satsang, I had the opportunity to meet Capt Roy, a pilot with one of the leading airlines and this is what he told us about his meeting with Guruji.
Apparently he was scheduled to fly down from [...]

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The present moment

“Each moment of now is what we could call a branch point. We do not know what will happen next. The present moment is pregnant with possibility and potential. When we are mindful now, no matter what we are doing or saying or working on or experiencing, the next moment is influenced by our presence [...]

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