Mahendra's Blog – January 2010 Archive (2)

Pleasure and sorrow are not inherent in the nature of man. They are products of the mind. Bliss is the true nature of man. But it can be realised only when the love of God is experienced. The sense of 'my-ness' has to be totally eradicated. The man who is filled with love has great peace of mind, purity of heart and is unruffled by any adverse circumstances, failures or losses. This fortitude is derived from love of the Lord, which endows him with… Continue

A tiny, premature baby is lying in the neonatal ward. The incubator's heat is substituting her mother's hugs. The plastic tubes, pumping in the nutrients substitute her mother's breasts.



Every time she breathes, there is a struggle for life. All around her is the sign of human distress; the monitors attached to all other infants in the hall beep now and then - as and when crisis mounts. The nurses, doctors and parents rush in and out helter-skelter. The peace and tranquility of her… Continue