In this week, I observed my self, people I meet, and my family with whom I spend most of my time. It is unbelievable how much time we spend criticizing. I am a culprit as good as anybody out there. From cricket, politics, to posters on the road, we spend huge amount of time, minding … Continue reading Gratitude is the opposite of criticism →

I do enjoy benefits of information and communication technology. Steve jobs said computer is the bicycle for the mind. We become more effective and efficient, provided we do not lose our values of humanity. At Sarvodaya-Fusion, we work for a better society providing digital literacy. The rate of change in society due to advent of … Continue reading Can ICT ...

‘Was there any time I felt it is enough?’ No. There’s this nagging feeling, I need something more to be happy. I can do so much better than this. I am not realizing my true potential. This feeling seems right because we all like to see progress in our lives. It is good to notice […]

I love reading them. They come with almost every product I purchase- even with light bulbs. Trivial I thought, but once I started reading them, a wonderful learning experience emerged. Things I thought impossible, were just few clicks/or combinations away. We, humans do not have an instruction manual though. We all are unique in many […]

One trick to beat procrastination is to think ” I will do draft 1 of this <whatever>” Do that for just 10 minutes. Mind is not rebelling, because I am not completing anything. I am just doing draft 1. Draft 1 ( that 10 minutes) makes the difference between getting the work done, or, sometimes […]

you don’t get the feedback you deserve.  What you deserve is honesty. And you don’t get it when you offer stuff free.  People feel obliged to make you feel better, so they sugar coat. 1) if you do a free workshop, participant feedback forms will glorify you. They don’t feel like complaining. They compromise their […]

There’s no question about the function of a social enterprise in my mind. A social enterprise is an organization that solves a social issue by offering a product/service to the beneficiary, who is willing to pay for it. Simply put – you should solve a social issue, and should have a beneficiary willing to pay for […]

I was inside a huge argument. I was been blamed for a right thing I did. Yes, blamed for a right thing. I was upset because that right thing at that time was a pure judgment done by me, opposing all the view points. Judgment was right, time moved on, and that decision has now […]

‘Use what language you will, you can never say anything but what you are’ ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Your action travels faster than your speech. Speeches work for politicians. For ordinary men and women, it is action. So chose action over arguments. Use listening (Listening is an action hard to practice) over talking. ‘Drawing on my… Read More Action or Speech?

Today I woke up at 5 am, planning to work from home, on important 3 report deadlines. Suddenly a forgotten ‘to-do’ flashed in my mind. I forgot to collect a medical report yesterday, means  I have to go and collect it from Asiri. (so much for working from home ! :( When I shared my […]

During last few days, I’ve got feedback from friends on my writing on zen4mind. From that I figured I need to announce few things, to bring clarity. 1) I do not want to generalize anything I write. It is impossible, impractical, and I am sorry if I sounded like that. 2) The posts are kept […]

I take digital detox, time to time, yet phone was not included. Today I switched off phone too, for 5 hours. I am still reflecting the outcome. The reason for complete detox was my participation of meditation session and sermon by Ajahn Brahmali on Esala Poya day. What struck me most was how much I […]

You think you don’t procrastinate? I was once a great procrastinator. I could procrastinate thinking about procrastination – the eternal loop. I would read self help books, ask friends, mentors. Nothing helped. I was getting miserable. Reasons to procrastinate? Distractions. Just sink this thought: Distractions. Distractions. Distractions. If you are distracted much often, you are … Continue reading Why wait ...

Too much TV, movies and games create projections in to our lives that is not truly our reality. They need to be consumed with care. After ‘Jaws’ went on screen in 1975, Americans stayed out of beaches. Beaches had gone empty as the movie showed sharks as creatures out there waiting to kill humans. Human […]