Retreat to shunyata for well-being, positivity
By Somnath Sarkar Centuries ago, Aryabhata propounded the concept of shunya, zero, the base of the present numerical system. With time, shunya became a stepping stone to vastly simplified...
View ArticleThe Avadhuta’s construct of nature as teacher
By Pranav Khullar The attainment of Sama-Rasya, sahaj, an equanimous state of mind, lies at the heart of the Dattatreya-Yadu dialogue in the Bhagavad Purana. King Yadu, troubled by his father Yayati’s...
View ArticleNothing is more difficult than being successful
By The Mother There are innumerable categories of ‘successful’ people; these categories are determined by the greater or lesser breadth, nobility, complexity, purity and luminosity of their ideal. One...
View ArticleEducation must focus on producing Karma Yogi, committed to duties
The idea, ideal and practice of Karma Yoga, to become a Karma Yogi is necessary in mainstream systems of education and governance as it helps harmonise ‘work-excellence’ with ‘inner-bliss’ and leads to...
View ArticleNow science must strive for knowledge of man
By Osho The science of the future will be the science of man, not the science of matter. This change must occur before it is too late. Those scientists who are committed to the investigation...
View ArticleEmotions – Sifting through the smokescreen
By Atman “Ethos, Logos, Pathos”, the structure of a great oral argument, has been passed down through the ages, starting with Aristotle. Ethos, the first step, is about establishing the speaker’s...
View ArticleContinue on the steep path to faith
By Jug Suraiya On a recent visit to Paris I found myself once again at the Basilica of Sacre Coeur, the Church of the Sacred Heart, which stands in starkly splendid silhouette on a hilltop...
View ArticleBha-Ra-Ta: A conscious planet we can create
By Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev ‘Bharat’ is an amalgamation of three words: ‘bha’, which indicates bhava, ‘ra’, raga, and ‘ta’, tala. Bhava means sensation, which is the basis of all human experience. Raga...
View ArticleThe steep path to faith
On a recent visit to Paris I found myself once again at the Basilica of Sacre Coeur, the Church of the Sacred Heart, which stands in starkly splendid silhouette on a hilltop in Montmartre, and...
View ArticleThe agony and ecstasy of your failures
By Narayani Ganesh Now that the year 2022 is coming to a close and a New Year is round the corner, everyone tends to ask, “What did you achieve this year? How many boxes did...
View ArticleNurture humility, key to realising the ultimate
By Arup Mitra As we grow anxious, we also become defensive, losing humility which is the basic tenet of spiritualism. As ego shoots up, the capability to absorb declines. New ideas, thoughts and...
View ArticleFemininity is a principle, not just a gender
By Deepak Ranade The cervix is a part of the uterus. It is a very rigid, firm, unyielding, one-inch-long structure that permits access to the uterine cavity. Its integrity is vital for sustaining...
View ArticleOf winning, losing and realising our potential
By John Hierl No matter what the challenge in life, we always need to stay aware of the nature of thoughts that we harbour when things start to prove difficult: Do we think in defeatist...
View ArticleWhy do we break our unity in God’s name?
By GS Tripathi In the Bhagwad Gita, Arjun sought to know from Krishn about the ways of worshipping him, “Some worship you in different shapes and some others in a shapeless form. Which way is...
View ArticleOur reality and the web of causality
By Jasmine Sehgal Causality is central to all natural sciences. It is studied from the perspectives of physics, biology, chemistry, geology, quantum mechanics, computer science, mathematics,...
View ArticleFootball lessons from the Bhagwad Gita
By Shyam Banerji “You will be nearer to heaven playing football than studying the Bhagwad Gita.” This advice of Swami Vivekananda to a frail young boy who had come to him to study Vedanta has...
View ArticleGet ready for a shepherd’s Christmas
By Christopher Mendonca Shepherds form an integral part of the Christmas narrative in the Gospel Story. They are known to have an intimate knowledge of their flock. Most of us, however, only have a...
View ArticlePrince of peace comes to reconcile all things
By Janina Gomes No matter what is going on in our lives and the world, God encourages us to be at peace. And where does this peace derive from? From the Prince of Peace, Christ...
View ArticleRecount moments you felt joyful and supported
By Pulkit Sharma Once again as the calendar year comes to an end, most of us have a faint memory of the list of goals, aspirations, and dreams that we had started with. In some...
View ArticlePutting more life into our lives is real life
By Kamlesh Patel What is the meaning of life? The simplest yet the most meaningful response to this question came to me from my spiritual teacher, Shri Ram Chandra of Shahjahanpur: “Life in life is...
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