Whenever anyone comes to me and tells us that something unpleasant is happening in his or her life, and wants me to help them with it, what they are really telling me is that they are at the effect of some cause, over which they have no control. What they want from me is some magic that will treat the symptoms, whether it is anxiety, depression, fear, lack of prosperity, bad relationships, or anything else. But one of the first things I look at is whether this person is AT CAUSE or AT EFFECT.

Enriched learning is all about the effective absorption and integration of new material. The more you know about the concepts, the more you will find out things unknown to your parents, to teachers, and even to neuroscientists just a decade ago.

For instance, ninety-five percent of your behavior reflects patterns and habits mostly acquired when you were very young. Because our educators and caregivers didn’t know any better, most of us grew up with ineffective study habits. Countless hours have been wasted in classrooms and in home study, and have often yielded frustration, self-limiting beliefs, and low self-esteem. However, there’s no need to take it anymore! No matter what your age, you can learn successfully and with delight.

The word doctrine refers to the beliefs that are laid down as true by an instructor or master. These are the fundamental beliefs of a subject. Most doctrines evolve through an interaction of viewpoints. One viewpoint says this is the way it is, and another viewpoint says that isn’t the way it is, and a third viewpoint extrapolates or synthesizes how it is and how it isn’t from the first two viewpoints. Of course, now a fourth viewpoint can come along and contradict the third viewpoint, and then a fifth viewpoint can extrapolate from the third and fourth viewpoints.

There is a beautiful incident in the life of one of the wisest kings of India, Raja Dhoj. He was very much interested in wise people. His whole treasury was open only for one purpose - to gather together all the wise people of the country, whatever the cost. His capital was Ujjain, and he had thirty of the country’s most famous people in his court. It was the most precious court in the whole country.