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I Love you- Do I?

The three most commonly used words, maybe in close competition with I Hate you, one generally follows the other, so we can't be very sure. but heck, to begin with how many of us understand what Love is? As a famous Calvin comic strip goes, is it just evolution kicking in to make sure that our species continue?  Or is it something, which is above the relationship of give and take? What is it? Well, as usual too many questions and just one person to turn too. Asking the Guru himself. In the words of Yogi Ashwini ji - "In a human being, the anahad chakra, located at the center of the chest cavity, governs the need for love. There are very few, who with yogic practices like Sanatan Kriya or with karmas of previous lives are able to form connections at the level of anahad. The closest example of a connection made at this level would be the unconditional love of a mother towards her baby. Most adult relationships are limited to connections of the lower...

Being Selfish...

In today's times being selfish is the the way to be, it is a norm, as natural as breathing air. So much so that the word "selfless" sounds like Greek or Latin to most of us. As a result when one gets to hear about a selfless act, it sounds unbelievable and the first thought that comes in mind is "it must have a selfish hidden motive behind it." Infact, such is the state that the attitude of being selfish is encouraged in this "competitive" world of ours. If you are not selfish then how will you leave others behind...how will you progress.. is what our minds (and those of others around us) tells us. BUT the reality (like most of the times) is completely the opposite. Selfishness is not what makes you "successful" rather it is the root of all ones problems. Such is the level of ignorance(for the lack of any better word), we have forgotten the differentiation between what is good for us and what is not.... we have forgotten what is natural and ...