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Dr. S. Ramakrishnan
What is this “I”?

Recovering from a fracture of my right foot I asked for wheel chair assistance in the airport.The officials asked me “Are you traveling alone?”Replied with a blissful smile “Initially I…

My Conversations with The Ganges

Last night after returning home at midnight a hot shower rejuvenated my spirits. Realised that water is the Elixir of life.Had a fruitful conversation with my ever charitable mother The…

The Giver is never a Loser

A friend asked me “What makes you happy?”I replied”Giving makes me happy”He was astonished and remarked “You are crazy. When you give you lose. But when you recieve and possess…

Lessons from the Shampoo

A friend presented me an imported shampoo. He met me after a couple of weeks and asked me”” How was your experience with the best shampoo I gave you?”Well at…

Rewarding Introspection

You cannot see your reflection in the waters when it is flowing.But you can see your reflection in the waters when it is only static .Similarly you cannot introspect in…

Tolerance Boon or Bane

A person asked me “”What is tolerance?””I was silent like a piece of rock.He continued to ask me the same question again and again.I continued to be silent.He lost his…

Lessons from a Wheelchair

For the last three weeks my journey in the hospital and elsewhere has been on a wheelchair.The lessons I learnt from the wheelchair are many of which I will share…

The Sun and Sankaranti 2

Tomorrow  is Sankaranti which is a festival dedicated to the Sun God.It is a day when all of us pray to the Sun and thank His Excellency for all His…

Lessons from Baldness

A patient asked me”I am becoming bald.Is it due to the medicines I am taking?”I replied”God has blessed me with baldness even without giving me medicines”I sported a mischievous smile…

Cradle and the Grave

While returning home last night passed through a cemetery. I asked myself this question “”Is wisdom born in the cradle or is it born in the grave?”Surely wisdom is born…

My Teachers “Grief and Joy”

When you experience Grief that experience makes you stronger.When you experience Joy that experience teaches you to continue to be happy.Every event depends upon our perceptionWe should learn to see…

The Golden Bar

A person came and ventilated to me “I am so irritated with everybody. Nobody adjusts with me and I find relationships futile and frustrating”I asked him”Have seen a bar of…

The Journey in Life

I asked a person””Why are you so restless?”He replied “I am running out of time””.I told him “Instead of enjoying the pleasant experience of walking in the Present you are…

Thanks Giving

A friend asked me””Who are the people whom you will thank when you are dying?”I replied”First I will thank myself for making mistakes.””Then I will thank those people who identified…

The Maya of Possessions

This thought has been haunting this soul since 5 years and have been meditating on that since 5 years .We have read,heard and also know that we have come with…

The Mason

I asked a person””Are you tensed and worried?”He replied”I want to build a good house”.I replied”Simple solution. You become a mason “He told me”But it should be my own house…

The River of Generosity

A person asked me “”Should I be generous?””I replied “”Yes””He asked me “”How to be continuously generous?””I asked him””Have you seen a river?””He replied””Yes””I asked him”What happens to the waters…

Timelessness

Have been meditating on these words””New Year””When there is no past and no future what exists is only the Present.Instead of experiencing the invaluable Present we wish that the future…

Pain and Pleasure

There is no pleasure without pain .When one goes through the pleasure of experiencing one’s Karma it is painful.The origin of pain and pleasure is the mind .When one detaches…

Happy Present 2018

The past ends in the Present and the Future becomes the Present.The Past is a dream and the Future is a mirage.We are haunted by a dead past and  an…

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