Author: ManipalMonk

The ways of the monk are turbid and often give you a solid headache but devotion and commitment is the first step to enlightenment ( also known as stick to your poison ). To share your enlightenment with the monk, write to him at manipal.monk@manipalblog.com

Manipal Monk: Speak your truth quietly

Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.

All of us have a store of knowledge we have gained from our own experience of life and the experience of others. To us this is truth, because we have found it to work in our case. We base our life on it. We should always remember, however, that this is our experience of truth… Continue reading Manipal Monk: Speak your truth quietly

Manipal Monk: Heeding the inner voice

Sometimes it is difficult to expose oneself emotionally and intellectually. As children we learnt early on to suppress our feelings in love relationships. Many of the elders did not encourage us to share our authentic self by speaking honestly and freely about our emotions, instincts, and desires. “Children should be seen and not heard,” they… Continue reading Manipal Monk: Heeding the inner voice

Manipal Monk: Us against them? No

touchy, and universal conflict issue between men and women!

[pullquote_right]To me, success means effectiveness in the world, that I am able to carry my ideas and values into the world… that I am able to change it in positive ways. – Maxine Hong Kingston[/pullquote_right] I must admit that some things in life that are simple to others, seem to be deep mysteries to me.… Continue reading Manipal Monk: Us against them? No

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