Let the wide universe be your place of worship
By Sanjoy Chanda Man’s freedom is not curbed by prescribed rituals or customs. The wide universe is his temple, pure heart is his holy shrine, and truth is the most infallible scripture, believed Raja...
View ArticleConnecting with the unified consciousness
By CL Gulati Human life is a unique blessing for linking the soul with God, the omnipresent mainstream of consciousness. Philosopher St Augustine of Hippo writes, “Restless are our souls, until they...
View ArticleTrue happiness lies in the elimination of ego
By Swami Sukhabodhananda A youngster came to my centre with a depressed look. His eyes were sunken, his smile was faded, and he felt like death but was still living. His hopes were gone and...
View ArticleDelighted you create, in misery you destroy
By Osho Whenever a person lives in misery, he would like to destroy everything. Misery is destructive, happiness is creative. There is only one creativity and that is of blissfulness, cheerfulness,...
View ArticleBhagwad Gita’s advice on how to invest right
By Radhanath Swami We are very conscious and careful before making an important investment. We conduct a thorough research and get a list of best options available. We evaluate each option one by one,...
View ArticleBreak the mould of narrow perceptions
By Shardha Batra We seek happiness like a thirsty man in a desert chases a mirage of an oasis. The Sanskrit word for ‘happiness’ is ‘sukha’. Etymologically, ‘Su’ is good and ‘kha’ is space. Sukha...
View ArticleNurture your sattvic traits to shine brightly
By Jaya Row We are a wonderful mix of three very different personality traits. At times we are serene, contemplative, and inspired, and at other times, full of drive, passion, and activity. And there...
View ArticleAs you eat, treat the source, not symptom
By Narayani Ganesh There is something to be said in favour of traditional healing systems anywhere in the world that seek to treat the source of the malady rather than address symptoms. For instance,...
View ArticleOneness is essential for society to thrive
By Mohinderpal Singh Spirituality entails looking inwards to assess our thoughts, shed negativity and work toward imbibing purity and positivity, moment to moment. Self-control, quest for truth, and...
View ArticleFinding meaning in our insignificance
By Pulkit Sharma We live our lives with the aspiration for achieving some significance and permanence: beautifying our bodies, amassing wealth and possessions, glorifying ourselves, earning name and...
View ArticleEroticism and asceticism are Siamese twins
By Sumit Paul Socio-linguistically weaned on the ossified tenets of proper social behaviour and extreme prudery, most of us regard the very word ‘sex’, even in spiritual contexts and realms, as a...
View ArticleWhy is temple a special place of worship?
By Swami Chidanand Saraswati People may ask, “If God is everywhere, if every living being is a manifestation of Brahmn, then why do we need to go to the temple?” There are many reasons. The...
View ArticleWhy not bring God into our schools & colleges?
By Dada JP Vaswani Turning away from God, we only wander from distraction to distraction. Therefore, this must be the first step in any value-based system of education: Turn back to God! Love God and...
View ArticleThe illusion of time we all live with
By Bansi Mahajan There are three kinds of illusions of time. One is claimed by physicists, second, that happens at the mind level, and third, at the spiritual level. After finding the theory of...
View ArticleMahanaam: Insurance policy for self-realisation
By Somnath Sarkar The spiritual legacy that Amiya Roy Chowdhury, also known as Dadaji, had embodied through his discourses and writings continues to resonate with legions across India and abroad. His...
View ArticleListen to the meaning, not to the words
By Amrit Sadhana The Buddha used to ask his disciples to do a certain meditation: “Go to the street and watch everybody passing by, coming and going on the street. See exactly what is happening....
View ArticleSelf-Marriage as a means to self-actualisation
By Jug Suraiya A young Gujarati woman has created a storm in a cyberspace teacup thanks to the wedding she plans for herself, which is singular, in more ways than one, in that she is...
View ArticleEnd misunderstandings through sound arguments
By Farida Khanam In Islam, blasphemy is a subject of intellectual discussion rather than condemnation, protest and retaliation. Several verses in the Quran show that ‘abuse of the Prophet’ is not a...
View ArticleDive into an inner sea of relaxation anytime
By Sant Rajinder Singh In our quest for peace and happiness, we often meet obstacles. Some of the challenges that prevent us from leading a life of tranquillity relate to our physical body. Undergoing...
View ArticleWhy were Vedas only passed through verbal chanting and not writing?
The word Veda (वेद) is made from the word ‘Vid,’ which means “knowledge” in Sanskrit, the oldest sacred text available in the world. This is why Vedas as known as ‘Anantha vai Vedaah’ (अनंता वै...
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