Can every single day be a day of rejoicing?
By Swami Chidananda Deepavali is the day in the year when there is light everywhere. There are reunions and celebrations, and people forget for a moment their problems and difficulties. They rejoice!...
View ArticleLakshmi resides on the tip of your tongue
By Shardha Batra Each of us is a portal of mutual exchange between human consciousness and the environment. We can make a significant difference to society, the planet and cosmos. The Sanskrit word for...
View ArticlePunya as GPS orients us to right directions
By Homayun Taba The Mahabharat states: “In half a verse I will tell you that which is written in hundreds of thousands of scriptures. Punya is any act which benefits another and paap is that...
View ArticleWhere in the world is Rishi Sunak from?
By Narayani Ganesh The following question is often part of introductory conversations: ‘… and where are you from?’ The answer, in pre-globalisation times could be: ‘I am from India/Iceland/Japan …’ and...
View ArticleTuning in to self-reflection for peace sake
By Daisaku Ikeda As the Ukrainian crisis escalates with dark clouds looming over the world, the UN High Level Forum on the Culture of Peace was held on September 6 in New York. Building the...
View ArticleThree ways of getting rid of mental toxins
By Sant Rajinder Singh Finding ways to keep our belongings clean is a big business for companies and consultants… What about cleaning our mind and our soul? If we could devote the time we spend...
View ArticleEgo is a tool we master, or one that masters us
By Thomas Easley From the moment we’re born, whether our birth arrives in Africa, China, Mexico, the Caribbean, Europe, America, whether we’re born black or white, rich or poor, tall or short, capable...
View ArticleFlagging of consciousness: Be attentive, alert
By The Mother Accidents do happen in our life. Outwardly there are many causes, but there is a deeper cause which is always there. If the nervous envelope is intact, accidents can be avoided, and...
View ArticleWhy is it so difficult to forgive?
By Osho The ego exists on misery –more the misery, more the nourishment for it. In blissful moments, the ego totally disappears and vice versa; if the ego disappears, bliss starts showering on you. If...
View ArticleDreaming, sleeping, waking and beyond
By VS Krishnan It is natural for every human to seek happiness. Whatever the occupation of an individual is, happiness remains his ultimate single objective. But despite his efforts, he finds happiness...
View ArticleTo fix our ‘North’, the way is to know the ‘knower’, life, consciousness (III)
God, Creator, as Consciousness: Our body is just an inert matter. Somehow it becomes a living being and makes us conscious! Shouldn’t the best of us try to investigate what the entity called ‘life’,...
View ArticleTurn to the Gita when overwhelmed by doubt
By Jaya Row Do you find yourself torn between the devil and the deep blue sea? Are you cruising along and suddenly you get knocked down by a challenge? Do you get overwhelmed by doubt...
View ArticleLet us all have some environmental sense
By Bhupender Yadav Our peaceful existence in society is incumbent on how well we put our senses to use. Our sense is our ability to think or act in a reasonable way. Our sense in...
View ArticleGuru Nanak Dev’s salute to the absolute reality
By Swami Swaroopananda The Guru Granth Sahib begins with the Mool Mantra of which Guru Nanak Dev is the ‘Dhrishta Rishi’, the seer. These mantras are not created, but have come from the direct...
View ArticleEducation that helps uncover hidden potential
By Ashok Vohra Sri Aurobindo was very critical about the nature of education imparted in schools and universities all over the world. The prevalent educational system, according to him, is largely...
View ArticleKnow one, believe in one and become one
By C L Gulati Human life is considered a unique blessing, which in turn depends on the awareness of the Self. He who is not aware of the Self can neither have peace nor can...
View ArticleIs freedom from karma possible?
By Nayaswami Devi Recently, a friend commented that karma doesn’t always come back to us immediately but hangs around for a while. It isn’t like a credit card company keeping track of charges and...
View ArticleMapless journey and kindness of strangers
By Jug Suraiya Eventually, we had to admit to ourselves that we were totally lost. That was the bad news. The good news was that my wife, Bunny, and I were in Asti which is...
View ArticleTeach children the art of long breathing
By Acharya Mahapragya An important part in building the child’s character is to teach him to concentrate. This practice should start from his childhood to get good results later. Along with the...
View ArticleMovement to reconnect to mother earth
By Narayani Ganesh The most surprising aspect of the three-decades-old climate change debate and discussion is that all nations – with the exception of tiny Bhutan – have not thought it necessary to...
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