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Getting caught up in the rush and bustle of everyday living in today’s fast-paced world is easy. As a result, we often find ourselves running from one task to the next, constantly juggling multiple...
View ArticleWe all are stranded in the world of becoming
By – Swami Sukhabodhananda In the process of trying to be someone, we often forgot what we really are. For example, I am Swami Sukhabodhananda. If I want to become Swami Vivekananda or Swami...
View ArticleGetting rid of useless stuff is not easy
By- Narayani Ganesh Keep only what brings you joy, pitch the rest, advises de-clutter expert Marie Kondo. Pray, what possible joy could a broom or a duster bring to me? But they are necessary parts...
View ArticleHeisenberg Principle and trade-offs in life
By – Ram Krishna Sinha Formulated by Nobel laureate Werner Heisenberg in 1927, the uncertainty principle states that we cannot know both the position and speed of a particle, with perfect accuracy; the...
View ArticleKabir says look for bliss within, not elsewhere
By Anandmurti Gurumaa Simple yet mysteriously profound, soft yet hard-hitting, Sant Kabir’s teachings have always challenged the status quo, awakening seekers to realise the transiency of life, as...
View ArticleI love you, Bhagwan and the monkeys, too
By Narayani Ganesh The now octogenarian Katya Osborne Douglas who divides her time between Kodaikanal, the hill station in the western ghats, and Thiruvannamalai, narrates a cute incident in a video...
View ArticleDraw the mind back to simple and clean living
By Sudhamahi Regunathan The aftermath of anguish that floods the being while thinking of the Odisha train accident is painful. Once, when King Sagara was performing the Ashvamedha yajna, Indra came...
View ArticleJust realise that we all are born initiated
By M N Shukla There is no contradiction between the world of matter and spirit, the world of appearance and reality, the world of noumenon and phenomenon, says Amiya Roy Chowdhury, also known as...
View ArticleSpiritual travel is growing at a lightning speed in India
Travel, post Covid is at an all-time high in India, and within travel, spiritual travel is growing at an accelerated pace. Spiritual travel, which is motivated by spiritual/ religious inclinations, is...
View ArticleFor grace, come to god with empty hands
By Janina Gomes Christian scholar and theologian James White writes, “Since faith comes with an empty hand, it finds in the grace of God, all that it could ever need or want. Only the empty...
View ArticleMeditate and let silent, subtle peace seep in
By: Tannaz Kalyaniwala “Seek God for his own sake. Don’t yearn for visions, spiritual phenomena, or thrilling experiences. The path to the Divine is not a circus,” says Paramahansa Yogananda to a...
View ArticleHow to overcome restlessness in meditation
By Nayaswami Jyotish To overcome restlessness, we need to make a strong, conscious effort to focus our thoughts and actions, because the natural pull of the world tends to keep our minds scattered and...
View ArticleReduce not negative thinking, but thinking itself
By Rajiv Vij We have two types of thoughts – voluntary and involuntary. Voluntary thoughts are the ones we consciously choose to have. For example, when planning, analysing or engaging in an activity....
View ArticleDiscovering your self in a looking glass
By – Narayani Ganesh When you preen yourself before the mirror, what do you see? What you encounter in the mirror is your physical appearance, evidently. But it is interesting that not many beings –...
View ArticleThe secret of staying young lies within you
By Jaya Row Everyone wants to stay young. We search for youth in anti-ageing creams, expensive treatments, and cosmetic procedures. The secret lies not in external remedies, but within yourself. How...
View ArticleMarch of the Warkaris for Vithoba’s darshan
By Deepak Ranade A shadhi Ekadashi marks the culmination of the ‘pilgrims’ progress’ that carries the palkis of Sant Dnyaneshwar and Sant Tukaram, from Alandi and Dehu, respectively, to the temple town...
View ArticleTeacher Educates And Guru Enlightens
By VS Krishnan The term ‘guru’ has no appropriate meaning in English. While the teacher is one who educates and master is one who does specialisation on a subject, the guru elevates the individual from...
View ArticleThe art of meditation
Habits and software There is a great amount of similarity in the habit programs working in the mind and software programs working in the computers. We can consciously write our habit programs but most...
View ArticleCoping with the sense of emptiness inside
By Pulkit Sharma Our ever-busy lives are full of commotion. We are constantly setting goals and trying our best to achieve them. There are times when we taste success and there are moments where we...
View ArticleAmarnath, a journey to spiritual awakening
By Vijay Hashia The lunar month of Shravan assumes an exalted significance as it stands dedicated to Shiv. This month, when the full moon graces the night skies, a sacred symphony manifests within the...
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