Send salutations to the new phase of life
By Sumit Paul Urdu poet Abdul Hameed Adam’s quatrain goes like this: Guzarte waqt ka ehsaas hai/ Par dil nahin udaas hai/ Kyon ke ilm hai ‘Adam’/ Safar-e-farda ke liye aas hai — I know...
View ArticleGuru Gobind Singh’s priceless gifts to us
By Inder Raj Ahluwalia That Guru Gobind Singh’s, the tenth Sikh Guru’s, entire life was a saga of selfless sacrifice, and his noble thoughts and actions were guided by justice and dharma are well known...
View ArticleFaith provides the supreme immunity
By James Anderson Faith is a seed planted deep within us; it is natural to the soul. True faith is absolute because it amounts to certitude: it holds us all together. One might imagine that...
View ArticleWhen unconditional love springs forth, motherhood is born in us
When the moment comes in our life where we want only the best for others, motherhood is born in us. For nine months in the womb, she does not know the nature of the child,...
View ArticleBid goodbye to year 2022 with a wake
By Narayani Ganesh As we prepare to say goodbye to the year 2022, it may be instructive to take a peek at the many ways by which different cultures face the death of a loved...
View ArticleHaving attained nirvana, Maa Heeraben will always inspire: We grieve most...
By Samir Jain ‘Mother’ is not just a word in a dictionary. It embodies emotions and values – love, patience, trust, selflessness, sacrifice – that make us better human beings. When Prime Minister...
View ArticleThis new year, realise you are enough
By Rajiv Vij One of the real sources of stress in our life is the insecurity of not being enough. The subconscious feeling that we are incomplete, that there is always something out there that...
View ArticleAll you have to do is be happy
By Jaya Row Vedanta says our only real duty in life is to be happy, cheerful, full of mirth and mischief, irrespective of what the world offers. The fountainhead of happiness is within. Not just...
View ArticleLet’s make another trip around the sun
By Marguerite Theophil I love getting letters and cards by post; most would agree that this has a completely different feel to ecards sent these days. One loving friend who knows this mailed me a...
View ArticleSeek the company of spiritual therapists
By Swami Sukhabodhananda Ordinary perception allows us to see only the separateness. It takes extraordinary perception to see oneness. If a drop of water falls on a hot surface, it will instantaneously...
View ArticleWhat does it take to become self-realised?
By Swami Achyutananda Puri We are not the body because our body is continuously changing. Body cannot be true. Truth does not change continuously. Then comes the mind. It, too, is ever-changing, it is...
View ArticlePointing at the crescent moon in a sunlit sky
By Swami A Parthasarathy The true nature of God, his State of Being is beyond terrestrial knowledge. Brahmn is transcendental. Your body, mind and intellect cannot reach the transcendental. If you have...
View ArticleCourage to take independent and firm decisions
By Anup Taneja The world in which we live is not primarily determined by external conditions and circumstances; rather, it is determined by the thoughts that constantly occupy our minds, says Norman...
View ArticleWhen your cellphone display gets damaged
By Narayani Ganesh The iPhone flew out of my hand and fell on the hard floor when I was trying to balance a few things with my other hand. This was not the first time...
View ArticleIt’s time the Sleeping Leviathan woke up again
By Arijit Ray From the depths of his being, Swami Vivekananda preached the message of divinity of man, the eternal message of Sanatan Dharma. From the core of his heart, he broadcast the message of...
View ArticleApproach truth directly, not via intermediaries
By HD Lahiri The Almighty makes no distinction and creates no division amongst mankind, because Truth is one and indivisible. Dividing of mankind by gurus is an inexcusable lapse. One who divides...
View ArticleSeeking of the Anahat Nada through music
By Pranav Khullar The ancient Tamil Shaivite Agama tradition was among the earliest to postulate that sound is even more central to consciousness than mind or matter. This Primordial Sound perhaps...
View ArticleThe many different loves of our lives
By Jug Suraiya There is a four-letter word, which can be both a noun and a verb, that is in common use, or misuse, the world over. People of all ages, irrespective of gender or...
View ArticleHere’s the key to loving interaction
By Sant Rajinder Singh In modern societies, much of the stress is not so much physical as it is mental. The challenges we face are mostly at the level of the mind. Often, in work...
View ArticleLive in peace, not in search of it
By Dadi Ratan Mohini Everyone wants to live in peace. No one likes to live in search of it. But lack of knowledge and inner powers make many of us strive and struggle to get...
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