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Parth Sawhney

difficult relationships test us

We all come across relationships in our lives that are difficult and sometimes toxic. All these relationships are actually tests that life puts us through and we have no choice but to go through them. Mahatma Gandhi, who is seen as a symbol of peace and a saintly father-like figure

embrace the pursuit - part 2

Here are three key nuggets of advice that you can keep in mind as you decipher the pursuit in your own life: 1. Not having a pursuit is not an option: The truth is we will always be chasing one thing or the other. We all are wired to pursue

embrace the pursuit - part 1

Our society and culture have influenced us to believe that we need to work hard all our lives to earn a great deal of money so that eventually we are able to retire rich and attain financial freedom that would, in turn, allow us to hop from one beach resort

our judgments cause us suffering

External events are not inherently good or bad. They are what they are. It’s the way that we perceive them that determines whether we suffer because of them or not. As Epictetus pointed out, “It isn’t events themselves that disturb people, but only their judgments about them.” We

intentional giving

Some of us get into the rut of compulsive giving. It comprises of charitable acts that are motivated, not inspired, driven by selfish feelings of shame, guilt, obligation, or ego. Intentional giving and learning to be a healthy giver can get difficult. Compulsive giving and excessive caretaking essentially communicate that

to love is human

If we want to live great lives enriched with freedom and happiness, then we need to leave the hate and bitterness from our past. If we fail to do so, we’ll always be imprisoned by it. Our true nature is to love, not to hate. And the more we

testing your opinions

Just do a tiny life experiment. Go talk to a familiar stranger today (I know it sounds paradoxical). This person may be someone who you see daily on your commute to work, or they may be someone who lives in your community but you’ve never had the chance to

make ‘feeling good’ a priority for yourself

Often times, we let our circumstances, the place we’re in, and the people that we meet and spend time with dictate our emotions and our level of happiness. It’s not easy for us humans, but we need to train ourselves to be happy no matter what conditions we

little actions

Is it possible for us humans to eliminate all of our flaws and live as perfect beings for the rest of our lives? Of course not. When we look at great people like Buddha, Marcus Aurelius, Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela, not only do

don’t be busy

So many of us are seduced by the notion of ‘being busy’. We take pride in it and even sometimes flaunt it. We want to show to the world that we’re frantically moving from one task to the next one, skipping meals and not even pausing to catch our