Know Your Core Values To Change Your Actions
It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your core values are.” Roy Disney The content of our mind is shaped by our values, and all actions are a reflection of how we perceive our world. Priorities and reactions in life are determined by what we value. Regardless of whether we acknowledge our […]
التأمل والحب غير المشروط
لقدْ صارَ قلبي قابلاً كلَّ صورة ٍ فمَرْعًى لغِزْلاَنٍ وديرٌ لرُهْبانِ”وبَيْتٌ لأوثانٍ وكعبة ُ طائفٍ، وألواحُ توراة ٍ ومصحفُ قرآنِ”أدينُ بدينِ الحبِّ أنَّى توجَّهتْ رَكائِبُهُ فالحُبُّ ديني وإيمانيالقصيدة كاملة من هنا بتلك الأبيات عبّر الشاعر “ابن عربي” عن مفهوم الحب والقبول الكامل الغير محدود وهو مفهوم الحب الغير مشروط التاريخ الغريب أنّ مفهوم الحب […]
The Gift of Breathing In and Out
Imagine your nose is blocked, and you can only breathe with your mouth! Something so unnatural, like walking on your hands! Due to the nose septoplasty surgery (where a doctor corrects deviated septum by straightening it and re-positioning it in the middle), I spent 2 weeks breathing with my mouth only which made me realize how […]
How to develop a true friendship?
Developing friendship with other people is essential in our lives due to our own very nature. Human beings are relational beings, as everything we find in the nature. Our identity is shaped by the relationships that we establish with our world or environment, our society, other people and with something that transcends us. Therefore, we […]
How to practice meditation?
The more we meditate, the more we notice the subtle details behind our meditation practice. The way we set our body and prepare our mind; these little things become important to ensure both relaxation and concentration in our practice. Here are some basics that are good to remember for keeping up with your meditation routine. […]
What would you do if you witness an act of violence?
A few days ago, a very good friend of mine talked to me through WhatsApp and sent me a voice note crying, feeling frustrated and bad about herself, because she was a witness of an act of violence against a young woman and she didn’t do anything to help the woman. Risk or help? […]
What is that mountain standing between you and your goal?
I never really knew the power of perseverance until I read the story of a great hero named Dashrath Manjhi or the “Mountain Man” as he has been nicknamed. It is the story of an old man, a labourer in Gehlaur village, near Gaya in Bihar, India, who carved a 110 m long, 9.1 m […]
Experiencing Positive Through the Negative
Like peanut butter and dark chocolate, Jersey and traffic are as common a pairing. Hardly as delicious as the former, the latter sometimes lends itself to getting one’s creative gears going. With the right song and head-space, you can easily find yourself at your destination before you know it! One song that was recently on […]
Comment développer de nouvelles compétences grâce à la méditation?
La méditation reste encore un tabou dans certaines cultures du monde. Même dans le cercle de ceux qui méditent de nos jours, beaucoup ne savent pas encore en quoi la méditation peut concrètement les aider. Dans cet article, je partage une partie de mes expériences après 5 ans de pratique de la méditation tout en […]
3 Keys to Build Happy and Sustainable Relationships
Relationships either build or break people’s lives. It is important to note that life without our family, friends and surroundings can be incomplete. How to relate to people and surroundings in a way that makes us happy and keep the world a better place? Here are 3 keys on improving relationships around us. 1. Giving attracts […]