It’s sometimes easy to write about what we should do – e.g. overcome worries with detachment and positive visualisations e.t.c. But,  when things actually happen to you, it’s much more difficult to put the theory into practise! I don’t have many phobias, or irrational fears, but recently I came up against my own worst phobia. [...]

Some tips on how to overcome worry. Let us not worry About the future. Let us only do the right thing Today, At this moment, Here and Now. Let the future take care of Itself. – Sri Chinmoy [1] When we worry about an event that may not occur, we waste precious energy and time. [...]

Jealousy is an emotion which makes us either subtly or obviously depressed. When we are jealous, we strangle our own happiness because we resent the success or existence of other people. However, we can overcome jealousy by simply changing our view of life, love and our view about ourself. If we can overcome jealousy, we [...]

The most effective medicine Here on earth Is love unconditional. – Sri Chinmoy To love and be loved is something we all wish to cultivate – either consciously or unconsciously. Yet, we can go through life without giving it the attention it deserves. Love can create heaven on earth, and its absence can create the [...]

When I was young, my very limited religious instruction suggested to me religion was a matter of faith – the belief in things you couldn’t actually see. I never really understood this concept of faith. To my mind, I reasoned why should we believe things that we can’t see? Why should we believe things which [...]

Karma is a universal law that relates to  thoughts and actions which create a cycle of cause and effect. Essentially what we create comes back to us, in some form. If we offer goodwill to others, this goodwill comes back. If we offer pain to others, the law of karma states that equally we will [...]

It is easy to read a book on self-improvement, but it is much more difficult to actually implement the concepts into your life. If you really want to change your life, why not try some of these simple exercises. Meditation “Do you want to change the world? Then change yourself first. Do you want to [...]