A Hope for the Future

Earlier this week, students from the School of Inspired Leadership in India, where I taught at the beginning of this year, contacted me with a request to write a testimonial for their yearbook. Apparently, the year is over and they are graduating from the school that holds the values of Ethics, Mindfulness, Diversity, Compassion, and [read more...]

Reflection: On a Right Livelihood Quest

Today’s Reflection is about quotes and passages, while exploring this : fascinating, and often elusive, theme of Right Livelihood.

It is not “just a quest.” Rather, The Quest perhaps, on the journey of this subtle and elusive theme of Right Livelihood, Vocation, Life Purpose. At times, inspiring and fulfilling, though, more often than not, annoying, [read more...]

Oh Canada... How I Cry for Thee...

Today’s Reflection is about the elections results here in Canada, and my reaction to it.

I really love what The Guardian has to say about our election results, and so am going to quite their opening from an article, titled “Canada’s cold new dawn: Conservative prime minister Stephen Harper is our version of George W Bush, [read more...]

A River of Life

Today’s Reflection is about an activity, about a way of looking at one’s life, and perhaps also about our collective future. 

Who are you? Who is anybody really? How do we know an answer to such a tricky and seemingly impossible question?

A River of Life is a metaphor I recently used, in an introduction [read more...]

One Day

Today’s Reflection is about dreams and visions. This was a good start of the day. As Tobi and I wandered around the neighbourhood for a morning stroll, I saw a slogan on a pick-up truck that said, “Between the world and the sky.” Roofing company. Cool and creative. Then, at home, I stumbled upon a [read more...]

This and That

Today’s Reflection is a collection of thoughts and quotes that has accumulated here and is waiting to see the cyber-light.

“Let what we love be what we do. There are a thousand ways to kneel and kiss the ground.” – Rumi

“Listening is such a simple act. It requires us to be present, and that [read more...]