Life Positive Archives 2004

Jan - Mar 2004

Struggle and triumph

In the many struggles life presents us lie our growth, glory, joy, purpose, our true Self. Life’s meaning unfolds only as far as we face it courageously and tackle the tasks it issues. The more we battle the odds, the..... More >>

Also In This Issue

The many times my mother died

by Jeffrey Sharlet

Years after living through her painful movement towards death, a son revisits his mother’s final journey. Through fragments of memories, doctors’ records, and his mother’s own writing, he tries to arrive at an understanding of... More >>

This precious life

by Pallavi Bhatacharya

Living through difficult times, one might toy with the idea of getting out for good. After all, death is inevitable, one might reason. Yet, is life really ours to take? And is doing violence to ourselves the best... More >>

Mindful living mindful dying

by Thanissaro Bhikkhu

Meditation, by developing a solid centre of awareness within, can help us maintain our peace of mind in the face of pain, aging, illness and death. It provides tools to accept these inevitable facts of life so that we can... More >>

Essence of immortality

by Swami Veda Bharati

When we understand the secret of death, which lies in the realising of the immortality of the soul, we will be able to leave the body consciously and without fear... More >>

From man to superman

by Bindu Mohanty

Sri Aurobindo could be called the most radical spiritual master ever, who challenged not only perceptions and theories but also our very idea of reality. His integral vision of life and spirituality, his theory of evolution of... More >>

We shall overcome

by Vimala Thakar

Despite the horrors of violence, war and destruction, humanity has steadily moved towards an unfoldment of a Cosmic Consciousness. This is a sign that ultimately, we will move towards manifesting greater love and... More >>

Triumph over tragedy

by Aalif Surti

We present touching accounts by two readers of Life Positive Plus, who dealt with adversity in their lives with great dignity and courage... More >>

Source of true courage

by Barbara Briggs

Fear is born of separation of the individual from the cosmos, courage from the awareness of the oneness of life. Like Arjuna, connecting with this truth will give us the power to emerge victorious in the battlefield of... More >>

The song finally sung

by Carolyn Stearns

A friend helps a dying woman connect with her self through sound and music, so that her being glows with newfound energy even as her body withers away... More >>

Roll of honour

by Aalif Surti

The following are people who exemplify the theme of our issue. Even though they are well known, we felt we had to include them in some way. Here is our very own ‘roll of honour’... More >>

Growing through grief

by Jasjit Mansingh

A woman’s journey into the self and the spiritual begins with the tragic death of loved ones. Seven years on, she finds herself in a place of certainty and equilibrium ... More >>

You can change the world!

by Anita Vasudeva

Not everyone who changes the world is a household name, much less a martyr.
They are people like you and me, who refuse to say: “This is how it’s done;
this is how it is,” and especially, “I can’t”... More >>

Revolutionary of the spirit

by Alan Clements

Burma’s Nobel Peace Prize winning democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi offers us a great vision that places self-respect, human dignity, compassion and love above material considerations.
A rare and remarkable... More >>

The cellist of Sarajevo

by Swati Chopra

What do we do when faced with unspeakable horror?
Play music is what a resident of Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia, did, even as bombs rained around him. His is a story
of courage and grace in difficult... More >>

My reasons for hope

by Jane Goodall

It is easy to be overwhelmed by hopelessness as we look around the world. Instead, let us have faith in ourselves, in our intellect, in our staunch spirit. Let us develop respect for all living things. Let us try to replace... More >>

For our children’s sake

by Deryk Houston

Can art change the world? It just might, discovers an artist, as he creates temporary hay sculptures to overcome his own helplessness and frustration as well as to bring attention to the plight of Iraq’s children... More >>

A fine balance

by Nishtha Shukla

There are more women in the workplace today than ever before. How do they do it?... More >>

Finding life’s meaning

by Dayal Mirchandani

Incarcerated in Nazi death camps during the Second World War, psychologist Viktor Frankl observed that those who found meaning in life were the most likely to survive. Later, he evolved this insight into a new ... More >>

The unburdened heart

by Ritu Bhatia

Forgiveness means acknowledging the pain, but also that you are willing to let go of that hurt and move on... More >>

The power of the self

by Ritu Bhatia

Self-esteem is about paying attention to our feelings, trusting how we feel about situations and people, and accepting responsibility for ourselves. Those with a healthy sense of self are better equipped to handle and deal... More >>

Opening the door on autism

by Merry Barua

Children with autism have special needs in terms of education and life skills.
A mother’s account of how she dealt with her situation, and now shares her experience with others. ... More >>

How I kicked the habit

by Paranjoy Guha Thakurta

A heart attack served as a wake up call to a smoker to quit. Here’s how he turned his life around through healthy lifestyle choices and willpower to stick to them... More >>

FROM AGONY TO ECSTASY

by Osho

A sannyasin comes to Osho with the plea:
“I have so much pain inside, what can I do?”
Osho responds by detailing the nature of pain, physical and emotional, and giving pointers on how it is possible to... More >>

A matter of courage

by Lt. Gen. Vijay Oberoi

Disability is of the mind, never of limb or organ. One needs to open one’s mind to opportunities that are available, instead of brooding over those that are not.
A soldier’s story... More >>

A foot-shaped miracle

by Swati Chopra

The Jaipur foot is the unpatented, durable hero of medicine that has made a normal life possible for lakhs of amputees around the world... More >>

How I reclaimed my life

by Ananth Shenoy

A cancer survivor’s account of living with his disease, and how it eventually turned out to be a boon for him... More >>

Living with cancer, meaningfully

by Pallavi Bhatacharya

Contracting a life-threatening disease need not stunt our lives or keep us from achieving our potential. After all, how long we live can never be more important than how well we live... More >>

Radical path to wholeness

by Anuradha Vashisht

Disillusioned with conventional medicine and years of battling sickness, a woman embarks on a pathfinding journey towards physical and emotional wholeness. Her experiments with the body’s natural healing system are inspiring... More >>

What makes a life worth living?

by Lata Mani

Prejudices against the ill, disabled or aged have equally to do with our ideas about the well and able-bodied and what, for us, is a meaningful life... More >>

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