Opinion & Essays
A collection of essays on consciousness, leadership, and the inward pilgrimage of personal growth.
Three shifts that nurture the skills essential for thriving in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world.
Universities thrive when they staff “gourmet faculty” whose passion, versatility and creativity make great teaching contagious.
An important psychological mechanism must be understood if humanity is to succeed in building a harmonious world.
Refocusing on the paradigmatic core of a “business mentality overreach” that quietly devours civic life.
Our youth value authenticity and transparency, and are often distrustful of those who are seen as only strategic.
No matter how much we earn, we are left needing more.
Anything parents constantly worry about can become entrenched as a lifelong struggle for the child.
We have much to learn from the spirit of communal interdependence in the so-called “third world.”
The memories of the past show up in the present.
Creating “conscious workplaces” that celebrate the flowering of human consciousness.
How can we remain employed while keeping alive our freedom-loving spirit and staying true to ourselves?
The self-image we construct is shaped by how significant adults view us in our formative years.
Humans go through life harshly condemning some aspects of themselves while grudgingly accepting others.
Breakthroughs in happiness don’t necessarily involve a change in external conditions.
Remember that the other is a socially conditioned human being like us, scarred by the pain of living in a brutal world.
There are psychological challenges that arise from living in a world engineered exclusively by economics.
Our emotional environment is just as important as the air we breathe.
Our unconscious mind can trigger a host of emotions that result in a fog of anger, fear and anxiety.
What do meaningful conversations have to do with business? Why should companies care?
These moments hold the key to a powerful inner awakening, far richer than what the fulfilment of our dreams can bring.
Education should celebrate mystery and ignite awe and wonder.
The risks of robotic somnambulism — sleepwalking through life in a robot-like trance.
We are morphing into a society that dismisses a soft heart as weakness.
Rising above our auto-pilot way of functioning and instead embracing a higher state of consciousness.
We have one divine gift: the ability to truly love other human beings with all their flaws.
First, it’s important to distinguish knowledge from wisdom.
It’s important to be compassionate toward oneself and the other — both the hater and the hated suffer emotionally.
When our hearts open, we can see the world anew through eyes of love and compassion.
Unless we are conscious of how the mind operates, it can wreak havoc.
More than ever, we have to become an enlightened presence so that the light within us can shine forth.
Rather than rob anger of its legitimacy, let’s clear the fog of rage to make way for deeper understanding.
The invitation to explore our hidden potential and embrace ourselves as sacred beings is more important than now.
If you do not believe there is systemic racism, this will be a very stressful time for you.
Consider a few ways in which we are being transformed by the coronavirus.
We can make the shift from the ritualized small talk we engage in to the “big talk.”
If the ego is causing such damage, how do we overcome it?