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Facts you didn’t know about happiness
Happiness seems to be the goal of any action that we do and is also the key motivation behind our plans and actions in life. We are often unhappy because we do not know the real source of happy feelings. The quest seems endless and the rewards seem to be ... -
Your 3-minute guide to being happy (once you know, the rest is easy)
People have tried to define happiness since ages. We may not know how to define it, but we know it when we experience it. We experience happiness in various forms of positive emotions ranging from contentment to excitement and extreme joy. We may define h ... -
Can money buy happiness? Good News: You can be happy and rich!
Scientific research has proven that money can buy happiness if you spend it the right way. You may ask what the right way is. We will examine that question in a bit. For now, let us picture Sri Krishna’s standing pose in our mind’s eye. The pose, called ... -
10 important things you should know about happiness
Sometimes the truth needs to be looked at squarely in the eye. There are principles to certain things in life and happiness, too, has its own. These are not secrets but inevitable, liberating truths learned along the road called life. Here are some of the ... -
5 ways to be stress-free in traffic jams
“Beep, beep! Honk, honk! It is a task to steer through the jam-packed roads early in the morning!” Restless drivers and bikers moving around in a haphazard manner; pedestrians anxious to navigate through the hustle bustle, the pleasant morning seems so co ... -
Give deference to difference- How to live in a diverse society
My mother is from Haryana, and my father is from Delhi. One set of my grandparents lived most of their lives in modern day Pakistan, while the other are, for all practical purposes, Bengalis. I am married to a Tamilian. One of my children is married to a ... -
Why buying my dream list will still not make me happy
Look around you. Look at all the products you own. The most affluent kings of the previous centuries would be jealous of some comforts and luxuries you have, isn’t it? In our pursuits of mundane happiness, we spend so much on materialistic things- from de ... -
Panic struck when I lost access to myself
This is an account of a struggle with one major, and sudden revelation life offered while this writer was entering her 30s. With broken dreams, a sudden void which had no apparent reason and a feeling of loneliness... the writer pens down her way out from ... -
How can you lead an independent life? Four ways to make it on your own
I don’t need anyone. I can do it on my own. When was the first time you said this? Probably when you were three or four and fell down, only to realize no one saw or ‘cared’ (sniff!)! Subsequently, you probably declared this to yourself on numerous occasio ... -
The power of good memories, the famous Harry Potter charm and Patanjali Yogasutras
The dementors, swathes of black clouds mounted over Harry, ready to suck his life. Harry, however, focused his thoughts on his best friends, Ron and Hermoine- his happiest memories- and screamed, ‘Expecto Patronum!’ A shield of dazzling silver burst out f ...
