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What can we learn from animals?

Animals are never seen to be as unhappy as human beings under natural conditions. Can we learn from them and find a quick fix of all our worries and unhappiness? When we look at animals, their problems and sadness if any seem very limited as compared to us, humans. Can we conclude that they live life very naturally and spontaneously and hence, not much to worry about? Isn't that something we all desire for our well being, i. e. to live life with a very calm and relaxed state of mind. As humans, we are conditioned from the time we are born. When we dig deep into the source of any worry and unhappiness, we can find that the same conditioning is responsible for that. Some people look at it as ego. Even if we know that the conditioning is responsible, it is very difficult to change it or let go of it. The reason is the assumed value system, through which we somehow manage to justify ourselves that all the pain and suffering is less valuable that our goals and desires. we need to...
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Do we actually trust honesty!

Rationally speaking, the answer is subjective and varies from person to person, depending on the upbringing, past experiences, and the person's other karma. But what can we infer using facts? Let's first classify honesty into two parts for better understanding, say external and internal honesty. External honesty in when other people are involved and internal honesty when we are dealing with the self. This does not mean that they are independent of each other, in fact, then go very much hand in hand. In this blog, we will mostly be work with internal honesty for the purpose of self-inquiry. Children watch adults engage in lying, deceit all kinds of dishonest behavior, which they absorb. Their school tells them stories about why they should be honest, but they already start having their doubts at that time.  While growing up, we go through various episodes where lies get sold to us along with some elements of truth. When we face reality our trust gets broken. We feel chea...
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The first step towards honest living

What should be the first step towards living a truthful and honest life? One with a lesser need to worry about things and with more scope for productivity. Let's call it honest living. Isn't this something which we all desire in order to let go of all the weights we carry on our chest! We all go through such phases when the burden becomes too much to carry. We usually live through it and expect things to fix themselves. Things eventually do get better with time. Do we need to rethink our bad experiences, things about which we are usually trying to forget? It is useful to do this within limits so that we learn from our experiences and are better prepared next time to face a similar situation. But why can't we do that at first, being (somewhat, if not fully) aware of its usefulness? I think the answer lies in the distaste and discomfort problems bring along with them, maybe due to various types of fears and other bad emotions. So, it seems that the first step ...
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Does money bring comfort!

Money provides us a lot of things which make our life more comfortable. But is this the end of the story? Try to gamble a little with real money and you will realize that the deepest of your emotions stand right in front of you. Honestly, money means a lot more to us if this turns out to be true. Can you give way a tiny bit of your wealth to a perfect stranger for no reason at all, in spite of knowing that you will make it up in no time? If the answer is no, then some reflection is required. This relationship with money does not seem to be healthy. There is a hint towards some insecurity, which might result in fear and/or greed. These emotions can easily outweigh the monetary comfort which we started with. So what is the solution? The answer is simple. Be honest and reflect on where these insecurities are coming from.  Can you visualize yourself living a meaningful life, even when the worst of your fears come true!? If you are comfortable with the idea of parting ways wit...
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Is this the right thing for me?

Is this the right thing for me? Is this the right thing to do? All of us go through the same dilemma whenever we start anything new, no matter what it is. What do we do when the doubt arises? We seek approvals from other people and we look for motivation at various places like stories, self-help books and maybe from other successful people or motivational gurus. But is this even the right thing to do? First of all, there are no universal right things and wrong things in most of the cases. So, the better question to ask is, is it right for me? The answer to this lies within and becomes obvious when we ask honest questions to ourselves, like what are the reasons for this pursuit and how does it fit our value system? What is our value system to begin with...as the rest depends on that. Let's take the example of our honesty blog. I believe this is the right thing for me as it is an intense inner calling, something which I can't do without. Why is this so? Because I have ...
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The journey starts here

For many years, I have been learning and reading a lot about various topics related to spirituality, self-improvement, and other concepts for making life more meaningful, in general. There is a theme that runs across all these ideas, which is a demand for honesty. It is so simple that most people miss it. They try everything without this basic ingredient and remains unfulfilled in their internal and external pursuits. We all learn it in school or otherwise as kids, that honesty is the best policy, but learn to stop trusting in very soon. This theme is really powerful when used to solve most of the inner world issues. The purpose of this blog is to explain the utility of honesty and make it useful in solving our problems. 
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