“How to stop worrying?” is a question from a reader. “People say ‘Don’t worry, Be happy’ but I am not able to.” “Don’t worry, Be happy is a cliche and utter display of sheer...
“I have recently read your book ‘You don’t eat a lion doesn’t mean that lion won’t eat you’. You’ve said that right and wrong are relative concepts…” Kaveri Gupta, a reader. “Yes, right...
“Are you still a fanatic vegetarian?” an old colleague asked me recently when we met and had lunch together, “Oh Uday, that’s extreme religious fanaticism like Islamic Halal” “I am a vegetarian. I...
“Dear Uday Garu, I have committed a huge sin in my life towards my family. I am not able to live with the guilt feeling. It always haunts me. I am scared of God’s...
“I couldn’t perform some rituals due to COVID-19. Usually, I come to India every year to perform rites of my parents and then perform some poojas at my family temple. I was not able...
“Udayji, I am a subscriber of your WhatsApp broadcast. I have a simple question. How to live practically in the present? Every other ‘wise guy’ tells us to live in the present and talk...
“I am fed up with life…Every day I have to face problems at the home front, in the office, while commuting, in the shop, in the marketplace – everywhere others create problems for me....
Mihika (not real name) was my reader for a long time. She has been commenting and discussing my articles. Later, she started addressing me Uncle Pai and regarded me as her uncle. While she...
“I have been helping people in my life. I have been doing a lot of Dhana (donating with generosity). But Uday Sir, my experiences had been very negative – people are ungrateful, unfair and...
We blame the misfortunes, miseries, setbacks, pains – whatever problems we face in life – on others. These others vary from stars to spouse, co-workers to siblings, parents to children. That’s not the end...
She is just 24 and diagnosed with a life-threatening disease. She was a rationalist and no one in her family forced her to believe in God. It seems her doctor advised her to pray...
“Uday, what according to your religion is the biggest sin?” a question from a reader who believes in sin and its punishment. “As a follower of Sanatan Dharma, I don’t believe in sin,” I...