Consider these two equations:

x + x = x; and

x — x = x;

what is the value of x?

If you say, it is zero, then you are right.

0 + 0 = 0 and

0 - 0 = 0

If you say, it is infinity (∞), then also you are right.

∞ + ∞ = ∞; and

∞ - ∞ = ∞

Zero is something that cannot be defined; and Infinity is something that is indefinite, abundant.

For me, these equations together also represent the “Shanti (peace) Mantra” from Upanishads:

ॐ पूर्णमदः पूर्णमिदं पूर्णात्पूर्णमुदच्यते |
पूर्णस्य पूर्णमादाय पूर्णमेवावशिष्यते…

I frequently go to a restaurant, know almost everyone working there by their names and always chat with them, mostly in their local language. All they know is I am a regular, who is friendly with them.

One day, somehow the manager came to know about my position in the organization and said, “You never show who you are, always talk with our people and leave us smiling when you go; while there are others who are hell bent on showing their superiority and treat us badly.”

I replied, “I leave my title in the office, before I step out.”

…

Do you remember the last time when the salt in the food was either more or less?

How many times you told about it to the one who cooked — 100% of times? I guess it was 100% of the times.

Now, do you remember the last time when the food was good?

How many times in the last year you told the one who cooked it?

100% of the times, or 10% of the times?

I guess that it was less than 100% of the times.

It is important to appreciate EVERY time when the food is good.

When…

It is exciting feeling when your readers are happy and wait for your microblogs. In order to achieve that, you need to make your blogs or microblogs attractive and suitable for various platforms.

Here are some tips from my experience and learnings until now, which I feel will help you and your readers.

The most important factor will be the continuity and consistency. Ideally you should publish one blog per day — everyone loves dependability.

Tips to make your microblogs attractive:

1. It should not take more than a minute to read the microblog
2. There should be no scrolling needed in order to read the full microblog
3. …

Garbage collection, disposal and treatment systems keep our houses and the cities clean and healthy.

Our skin, liver, large intestine, lungs and kidneys are parts of the excretory system in our bodies to take out the waste and keep us healthy.

Even computer software has the garbage collection programs to manage and free up the memory.

Who do you think is responsible to prevent, collect, dispose of and treat the garbage in our minds?

No one else can help us there.

Anything that makes you weak — physically, intellectually and spiritually, reject it as poison — Swami Vivekananda

We need…

Guru represents the incarnation of the Supreme God, thus coming in the visible form which is always near and dear to us to provide us all sort of wisdom.

Shloka/Verse # 1

शरीरं सुरुपं तथा वा कलत्रं ।
यशश्चारू चित्रं धनं मेरुतुल्यम् ।।
मनश्चेन्न लग्नं गुरोरंघ्रिपद्मे ।
ततः किं ततः किं ततः किं ततः किम् ।।१।।

śarīraṃ surūpaṃ tathā vā kalatraṃ,
yaśaścāru citraṃ dhanaṃ meru tulyam |
manaścena lagnaṃ guroraghripadme,
tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kiṃ tataḥ kim ‖ 1 ‖

Meaning:

One’s physique may be superb, they may have a very beautiful wife; they may have impeccable reputation and fame; they may have…

Feeling upbeat or feeling down, these quotes transform the mood

We have ups and downs in our lives. Some days feel like we are going through a lot, feeling the stress and thinking when is this going to end.

In these times, great quotes have helped me a lot. They boost up the morale. They helped to get myself out of such thinking and take concrete steps towards some positive action.

Here are few of such favorite quotes.

Swami Vivekananda on facing problems

When we start our journey towards our goals, we are bound to face some obstacles. If we are not facing any issues…