Zen Moments

“He was looking at that rock with will and determination…” The incident that I am narrating, happened about 10 years back, and was an eye opener for me. The place was Nagpur: a small but upcoming town in India where I was born and educated. Although I had a difficult childhood (after losing both parents [...]

Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture. Professor Randy Pausch gave his last lecture at the Carnegie Mellon University on Sept. 18, 2007, before a packed auditorium. In this moving presentation, “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams,” he talked about lessons he has learned in life and gave advice to students on how to achieve their own career and [...]

“I was tossing the coin to decide whether to buy an apple or an orange with our last dollar…” In August 1987, I left my job in Sydney, and hitch-hiked to Ayers Rock to see the Harmonic Convergence – a special alignment of planets which was supposed to usher in the New Age. My friends [...]

“so many shadows whirl, one into another, in silence…” I crossed the street with my boy. He was one and a half, so it was 3 months ago. We walked away from the grocery store and sat on a hill next to the old Barnes and Noble. We ate a bit of peanut butter and [...]

“Hand in Hand – Beautiful Ballet Dancers” Li Ma was a beautiful promising professional ballerina when she lost her right arm in a car accident in 1996. She was only 19. Her handsome boy friend walked away from her. She tried to kill herself, only to be saved by her parents. Her love for her [...]

“If you’re going to be robbing people for the rest of the night, you might as well take my coat to keep you warm…” This is the amazing story of social worker, Julio Diaz, who was on his way home one evening. His normal routine was to get off the train one stop early, to [...]

“she could feel the path… under her feet and wasn’t afraid…” A Zen Moments reader sent us the picture below and told us its inspiring story: “Colored Path” was a gift to my sister, symbolizing her new beginning after 11 years of domestic violence. My “Zen moment” was when she told me that she now [...]

“…if you choose ‘life’, call me and I’ll be there. “ Today, March 12 2009, I celebrate my third year of sobriety. Today I celebrate life and 1,095 days free of drugs and alcohol. Three years ago today was a dark day for me, yet a turning point in my life. It was the day [...]