Chant aum for an upsurge of energy within
By Ullhas Pagey Why do many spiritualists exchange salutations with Aum instead of Hi? Why do all Upanishadic invocations begin with Aum? Aum is a widely used, one-word, divine symbol, deeply embedded...
View ArticleHanuman: Ideal Synthesis of Bhakti and Shakti
By Ashok Vohra Hanuman is said to be the greatest devotee of Ram, and according to scriptures, even Shiv states that no one is as blessed as him. Sita too blesses him thus, “May you...
View ArticleHinduism in Denmark adapts to the ideals of Nordic socialism
Quintessentially, Hinduism has an inbuilt advantage of practising tolerance. Polytheism opens the door to accepting more than one path. Monotheism by nature makes diversity a deviance. The fact that...
View ArticleShuddh-Advaita’s path of divine grace
by Pranav Khullar As one stands entranced by the image of the boy-Krishn lifting the Govardhan hill in Nathdwara, a beautiful Picchwai cloth painting adorning the wall behind, the abstract Upanishadic...
View ArticleRight kind of fear is the way to fearlessness
Robert A F Thurman We all think that fear is awful and painful, yet the Buddhists don’t include fear in the long list of mental afflictions contained in the Abhidharma, the core teachings on Buddhist...
View ArticleExtend a hand of friendship to all on Eid
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Although there are several special times in the Islamic calendar, there are only two religious festivals – Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha. Eid-ul-Fitr concludes the ritual...
View ArticleBeat boredom by balancing emotions and intellect
by Osho Seeker : Professional people like me make too much use of our intelligence, so much so that we tend to view life through the intellect only… This tends to make life boring and dull...
View ArticleThe power of positive thinking – How optimism can improve your health
Being optimistic about everything in life is the best you can do to smooth this journey of your life. Let’s not forget that we are all here in this planet in a small journey. We...
View ArticleThe Buddha’s final lesson: Be your own light
by Pramod Pathak The story goes that the Buddha was on the verge of Nirvana, the final journey. It was unbearable for his disciples to imagine life without their Master, with whom they had spent...
View ArticleChrist is the vine, believers are its branches
by Andrew Rodrigues The grapevine is a single vine supporting numerous branches and bearing many grapes. In the Old Testament, grapes signified Israel’s fruitfulness in doing God’s work on the earth....
View ArticleMother who accepted whole world as her own
by Sutapa Chakraborty Rudyard Kipling honoured motherhood with these words: “God could not be everywhere and, therefore, he made mothers. ” This is similar to what Sarada Devi, referred to as Holy...
View ArticleComing to terms with your monkey mind
By Narayani Ganesh A popular story often narrated by masters – I heard this recently from Anandmurti Gurumaa – is of the man who hung himself upside down from a tree branch, swinging to and...
View ArticleWhy is sadhana essential for spiritual growth?
By Arup Mitra A question often comes to mind: If one leads a just life, like following the basic tenets of a principled life, such as honesty, love for truth and compassion, is it then...
View ArticleDevotion, too, can lead you to self-realisation
By V S Krishnan You may be highly skilled and qualified, and yet feel that success eludes you, and that you need something more, a power beyond you to guide you towards your goal. This...
View ArticleInner transformation needs inner governance
By Arijit Ray Governments across countries want to make its nation a great place to live for its citizens – through good governance, aimed at integrated development of their citizens. Corporations want...
View ArticleMystic yogini whose vaakhs are timeless
By -Vijay Hashia Mystic women poets have long existed in history but are often overlooked in favour of their male counterparts. These women broke free from societal mores and moved beyond the confines...
View ArticleGita says, god is one, his expressions are many
By Bansi Mahajan Is Hinduism a polytheistic religion? No, its followers mostly believe there is One God, who can take many forms. They choose one of the forms as their main, Ishta, deity, and direct...
View ArticleGuru Arjan Dev’s prayer with a healing touch
By Inder Raj Ahluwalia Sukhmani Sahib, a composition which is part of the Guru Granth Sahib. Hailed as the ‘consoler of the mind’ and the ‘jewel of peace’, the ‘Sukhmani Sahib’ prayer is a priceless...
View ArticleRemember god while celebrating happy moments
By: Sant Rajinder Singh No matter where we live or how old we are, we all mark life’s happy occasions with festive celebrations. But while we congratulate each other or pat ourselves for achievements...
View ArticleIt is about time we started enjoying life
That resonant, repeated phrase of the peanut vendors, “Time-pass”, on long train journeys implies that by munching these, the passage of time could be felt less. Time’s peculiar character is that one...
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