“I am not what happened to me; I am who I choose to become.” —Carl Jung Knowledge and Reality When was the last time you looked at yourself in the mirror? Did you like what you saw? Did you really ...

“No burdened soul will bear the burden of another: even if a heavily laden soul should cry for help, none of its load will be carried, not even by a close relative.” — Qur’an 35:18 This Qur’an verse ...

Friends can help us with all kinds of things in life. How could I forget moving that piano for friends in Chicago?

I once attended a seminar on “vocation” delivered by a Benedictine monk. He recounted how, if someone bounced up to him with a beaming smile and declared, “I am convinced God has called me to be a ...

Our hearts and souls can’t fulfill the Great Commandment without our minds. Jesus was once asked to identify the greatest and most important thing for followers of God to do (Matt. 22:36–37). His ...

I dwell in the heart of all beings. From Me arise memory, knowledge, and forgetfulness. This shloka opens the door to self-reflection. If knowledge is purifying, then why do people, even those who ...