The dharmic duty of doubt
By Jug Suraiya It is appropriate that the grand avenue of Rajpath leading to the swanky new Central Vista complex which will accommodate both the remodelled Houses of Parliament, has been renamed...
View ArticleHow long shall we keep burning Ravan’s effigy?
By Vijay Sethi Like every year, this year too we are preparing to burn the effigy of Ravan, with those of his brother and son. It is, we are told, to remind ourselves yet again...
View ArticleMatter may after all be only in the mind
By Deepak Ranade The famous Higgs boson, discovered in 2012 at CERN, helped explain what gave matter its mass. The elusive ‘God’ particle paradoxically endeavoured to render ‘God’ redundant as...
View ArticleFinding Shiv in the flowering cuckoo
Sudhamahi Regunathan The quest for God is age old. And elusive. Gorakshanath, in his Siddha Siddhanta Paddati, a 12-13th century text, offers a method to actually find the Supreme. He tells us, in...
View ArticleInstead of fearing death, improve your karmas
By Hasmukh Adhia Two frequently asked questions regarding spirituality are: ‘Who is a jiva, individual soul?’ and ‘What happens to us when we die?’ Vedanta gives most plausible answers to both. Jiva,...
View ArticleUjjain temple revival marks a new chapter in exploration of our past
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Mahakaleshwar temple project in Ujjain, one of our most ancient cities, on October 11. It is a significant event in India’s journey as a civilisational...
View ArticleLive in divine consciousness to raise immunity
By James Anderson We have to rethink our immunity. It is a need of the hour. At present, humanity is edging towards a cliff-edge. It is also a critical time in the evolution of the...
View ArticleAwareness of impermanence brings us wisdom
By Janina Gomes Padmasambhav, commonly known as Guru Rinpoche, was a young, 8th-century Indian mystic who spent most of his adulthood in Tibet. His charm and enigma were such that he was revered and...
View ArticleUnlike knowledge, wisdom is life-nourishing
By Pratiksha Apurv Over the years, authors and philosophers have tried to define wisdom and differentiate it from knowledge imparted by schools and colleges. Michael Witzel and Gavin Flood’s research...
View ArticleMan’s search for something not man-made
By J Krishnamurti To find out what is eternal, the immortal, your mind must be free of time – time being tradition, the accumulated knowledge and experience of the past. It is not a question...
View ArticleLight up your life with happiness
By Jaya Row Your only duty in life is to be happy. Happiness is your choice. You can choose to be happy in the worst of circumstances or be miserable with the best in the...
View ArticleKarmyogi is the most true worshipper
By Vijay Hashia Does sitting in silence daily, doing jap and bhajan alone constitute worship? What, apart from religious acts, rituals, dancing, ecstatic speeches, veneration of persons and objects,...
View ArticleAddiction and return of the prodigal son
By Narayani Ganesh Addicts are commonly dependent on chemical substances – like alcohol, tobacco products and psychotropic drugs – or even gambling, impulsive shopping, and stuffing one’s face with...
View ArticleIn Rama Tirtha’s woods of God-Realisation
By Pranav Khullar “I call my religion Vedantic humanism, that man himself is divine,” stated Swami Rama Tirtha, whose unique call of a practical Vedanta, as a means of becoming and being, transcended...
View ArticleUncover the golden Buddha hidden within
By Sumit Paul The news about human sacrifice in Kerala has again raised the very valid question: Are we inherently violent and do we spontaneously succumb to sinister practices, just the way moths are...
View ArticleMake someone smile this Deepavali
By JK Jain Deepavali – festival of joy, cheers and happiness is round the corner. It is a special day. Many of us celebrate Deepavali to mark the return to Ayodhya of Ram, along with...
View ArticleSeeking permanent bliss or illusory happiness?
By Shri Shri Anandamurti Although we are the progeny of Param Purush, the human mind can move in two directions – towards the finite or towards the infinite; towards permanent bliss or towards illusory...
View ArticlePower of ‘Om’: Supreme in existence
Spiritual anatomy has long been grappling with the question regarding existence of divine powers, the beginning, of the universe. It is believed that the very first thing into existence, was a sound...
View ArticleLighting lamps to celebrate Bandi Chhor Diwas
By Stuti Malhotra Deepavali is celebrated as Bandi Chhor Diwas among the Sikhs all over the world. ‘Bandi’ means ‘prisoner’, ‘chhor’ – ‘release’. On this day, the Sikh guru, Guru Hargobind, was...
View ArticleDeepavali and Narakasur’s last wish
By Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar The message of Deepavali is very simple – to bid farewell to all the hurt, anger, frustration, and bitterness from the past, and with the arrival of the festival...
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