http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Nikhil+Gangoli Self Help Nikhil Gangoli Thu, 08 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=23075&ca=Self+Help One of the most useful concepts to grow spiritually and becoming happier is the method of acceptance or surrender. I have personally found this method to be perhaps the most workable and useful in retaining my poise and staying happier as I go through life. Partly because of my upbringing no doubt,... Self Help Nikhil Gangoli Sun, 27 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=19610&ca=Self+Help In some of my earlier articles in this series I have stressed on the need to witness your thoughts and feelings. Through the act of witnessing we dis-identify with the mind and obtain some rest from out fretful, anxious selves. This act of witnessing can be done at any moment during the day when we... Self Help Nikhil Gangoli Mon, 17 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=15219&ca=Self+Help Love Yourself and Watch - The Dhammapada To love yourself is the first step to developing spiritually. We have been told to love others but not to love ourselves. This is a very harmful piece of advice and we will get into trouble if we attempt to follow it. We have been told that if we love ourselv... Death Nikhil Gangoli Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=14100&ca=Death I have had no experience with death and dying. My grandparents and a few other friends and relatives died in my lifetime but I was too young and not skillful enough to help them at the times of their deaths. The content of this article has been sourced from the Tibetan book on Living and Dying by So... Self Help Nikhil Gangoli Tue, 27 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=12561&ca=Self+Help All of us feel anger and hatred from time to time. Eastern meditation and mindfulness techniques can help us mange and transform our anger so that the energy contained in the anger benefits us instead of spreading misery in others and ourselves. It is important to note that although anger causes us... Religion Nikhil Gangoli Sun, 18 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=11605&ca=Religion The topic of this article is the concept of Karma, which is common to most Eastern Philosophies be it Hinduism or Buddhism. It is said that in the second watch of the night when the Buddha attained enlightenment he gained a different kind of knowledge, which complemented his knowledge of rebirth – T... Religion Nikhil Gangoli Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=9773&ca=Religion This article is about one of the key concepts of Buddhism, Impermanence. Vipassana meditation as taught by Mr. S N Goenka stresses on the experience of impermanence within our own bodies to attain Nirvana – the state beyond suffering. According to Sayagyi U Ba Khin, Mr. Goenka's Guru The awareness o... Religion Nikhil Gangoli Mon, 15 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=8074&ca=Religion One of the aids to meditation is Contemplation. Osho Rajneesh in one of his books tells the story of contemplation regarding the Buddha. It is a famous story and very meaningful. The Buddha was born a prince and he was so brought up that he had no conception of the suffering that exists in this worl...