The Fearless Heart

  What happens when a family keeps brutally treating one of its members, say a child, does not feed him with enough food for nourishment, and restlessly keeps consuming him in daily chores? Possibly at first, the child would try to bear it, or find a way to halt the suffering. But what if facing agony remains his only option?             Most probably, he’d turn destructively violent!      Once said Rumi,                                               “When I am silent, I have thunder hidden inside.”             Indeed, silence is one of the most powerful tools that equips the mind with skills to tackle complex thoughts and find a panacea.  However, where silence could be positively powerful, there is another side of this coin as well. Quietness can turn le...

  In life, several events and people break us and make us into who we are today. or we would become tomorrow.  This is totally normal, as life is an amalgamation of events that shape our " self '".  A boy so dear to his father may learn the best life lesson when he loses him. A woman might learn the harshest reality of life after being divorced. Such blowing incidents are often called " the critical junctures of life". This is because they shift our perspective significantly.  What is really important in this life is understanding how to work with yourself. For this, one needs to understand himself and make a perpetual bond with himself.  Therefore, you should often ask yourself questions like "What kind of person am I?, What are my vulnerabilities? What strengths am I blessed with? How can I utilize my inherent and acquired skills perfectly...and more especially... " What does my Soul need? "