Hope

Once upon a time in ancient India, there lived a poor beggar in the holy city of Kashi. He sustained his life through begging for food and money. Many days, he would receive nothing much and would have to go to bed hungry. Although living in such dire conditions, the beggar was arrogant, egotistical, entitled with a…

Vinutha Mohan

Jul 25, 2021

Is Suffering Optional?

Once upon a time in Japan, two monks from the Zen tradition (let’s call them Ben and Dzeng), were walking along a river bank. It had rained heavily the previous night and so the river was flowing ferociously, flooding its banks. Walking cautiously, they came upon a young sixteen-year-old…

FREEDOM

Last weekend we all celebrated July 4th — Independence Day all over the country. In California, many of the Covid related restrictions have been relaxed and we were all able to move around freely without masks, limited social distancing, and not much worry. There is a lightness in the air that we haven’t…

Vinutha Mohan

Jun 21, 2021

The Alley Cat

There was once an old alley Cat. One day, as he was strolling around a rich neighborhood, he saw a young Aristocat chasing its tail. The young Cat was desperately trying to grab its tail in its mouth. Curious, the old Cat asked him what he was doing. The young Aristocat replied, “Oh, I was at a Cat…

It Takes a Village!

I consider myself to be very fortunate to have grown up in India during the time when we didn’t have so much digital connectivity. We had no television until I was 15. As a result, my childhood was filled with bike rides, imagination, story-telling, staging plays and reading. These experiences…

RULE #6

Many years ago, I heard this story from the Psychologist Wayne Dyer, who used to be a regular on PBS. A President of a country was visiting the Prime Minister of another. As the two leaders were engaged in a serious discussion, a man stormed into the room and started yelling. The Prime Minister spoke sternly…

Vinutha Mohan

May 2, 2021

Lost and Found

Last Saturday, I left for my first “post-vaccination vacation” to a remote Lake Cottage in Washington. All of April this is all I could think of. Getting away from all of it for a week of tranquility and no digital connectivity. Don’t get me wrong. I LOVE my life and all the people in it. Yet, the…

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