Are you comfortable? Stack three pillows behind you. Put up your feet. And spread a blanket over your legs. It’s a bit cold. Let me begin by saying, I Know. I know that things aren’t perfect. I understand they’re not as you would like them to be. I know what’s been happening at work. I […]
You have become too comfortable, dear one. Your entire life, your dreams, your hopes, and your magnificent expectations all reside within the width of a single breath. Take away the breath, and both you and they will vanish. You have hired great architects. You have consulted with great contractors to build your house. Just as […]
It has been said for centuries. It has echoed in the ears of generations. Is it true for you? Do you believe it? Not as some esoteric theory. But in hard practicality. Will Tomorrow Be Unlike Any Other Day You Have Known? Or will it be just like today? You will awake in the […]
I don’t believe in time. With every single client I work with, I work quick. I work NOW. And I push them and drag them and prod them toward the finish line. Quick! You want to live in bliss. You want to make great work. You want to achieve success. You want to be a […]
I will not begin by defining success. There is no need to resort to academics in this matter. For dictionaries report only the meaning of words. Not their significance. The success I am speaking of is the one you have always dreamed of. The success I am speaking of is the image that fills […]
This was an executive with a high post in the financial sector. He contacted me due to an overall unease with his life. He wanted me to help him achieve bliss. He said that if bliss meant more than happiness, then this is what he wanted. This was somewhat of an unusual request. Many […]
Lima writes, Dear Dr. Gupta, I was once a famous singer. I was well-known in my country. But I developed bad arthritis and had trouble making it to my shows. My arthritis was premature. I was only 22 when it came to me. I was not able to do shows for 6 years. I was given […]
Justin Writes, What is at least one thing that you would recommend I commit to doing every day that has the most potential to lead me to the TRUTH? Justin, I will address your concern but I will not package it as a prescription. For if I do you will place it inside your medicine […]
You have spent your entire life looking for happiness. It has informed everything that you do. The books you have read, the places you have visited, the churches you have frequented, the gods you have worshiped. After all this time, after so many long years, you find yourself still looking. And the reason that you […]
Anong writes, Dr. Gupta, I am from Thailand. I have been reading your writings for almost two years. I have introduced it to my Sangha and we read and discuss your discourses fairly regularly because, like you, we are interested in understanding our lives. My country is mainly Buddhist. And I wanted to ask you […]