Intensity of Faith
By T G L Iyer Adevotee asked Ramakrishna Parmahansa, “Sir, is God real and can I see Him?” Ramakrishna replied, “Yes, God is real. I see Him just as I see you or any other...
View ArticleBe content, to be happy
By Sukhvinder Singh Kabir highlighted the importance of santosha, or contentment, in our lives. Indian culture teaches us to be content in all situations. But, today, we are not happy with the grades...
View ArticleSoothing sufiana
By Syed Wajid Ali Sufism is a mystical dimension of Islam, transcending all religions. It is a way of experiencing truth and selfrealisation, and in the process takes the seeker on a path of serenity,...
View ArticleArrogance and health
By Sudhamahi Regunathan Once, a young man, listening to traveller accounts, found everybody talking of the dignity and magnificence of King Sanatkumar. Impressed, he set forth on a journey to see the...
View ArticleTrue friend, God’s angel
By Janina Gomes In the alienated and fragmented world we live in today, the human heart cries out for friendship or affirmation from others. That is because we are meant to see in the human...
View ArticleRenounce & be happy
By Amrit Gangar On September 22, 1931, two icons of the West and the East met in ahumble tenement in London. Mahatma Gandhi impressed Charlie Chaplin with his view that supreme independence meant...
View ArticleGreed, after all, is bad
By A K Merchant On his release from prison, the great Nelson Mandela said, “Together, we live in a global neighbourhood and it is not to the long-term benefit of any if there are islands...
View ArticleOur inner stillness
By Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj A soul infuses ‘life’ in the human body for a certain period of time. When the soul inhabits the body, it is still one with God. The soul, however, is...
View ArticleAn eternal chance
By Cyrus H Merchant Spring was celebrated first in Iran 4,000 years ago. It came to be known as Navroz, or New, when it was pronounced thus by a band of people who belonged to...
View ArticleManaging Relationships
By Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev When you live in this world, there are various types of complex interactions happening. As your field of play increases, the complexity of interaction also goes on increasing....
View ArticleOf dharma and religion
By Ballabh Tirtha Maharaj Dharma and religion are not the same thing. The terms are used interchangeably for want of an appropriate English word. The Oxford Dictionary defines religion as “a system of...
View ArticleThe jewel of the deccan
By Pranav Khullar TS Eliot wrote in Four Quartets, “The only wisdom one can hope to acquire is the wisdom of humility… humility is endless.…” I mulled over these words as I strolled through the...
View ArticleGod in your living room
By Swami Kriyananda It is easier to visualise God in the starry heavens than in our own homes. The stars, so remote from our humdrum earthly existence, suggest to our minds infinite stillness, harmony...
View ArticleLet’s let in the light
By Soma Chakravarty Love and light are the two most universal and fundamental realities. God’s first command (Genesis) was, “Let there be light.” And there was light. Buddha said that to love all...
View ArticleBe joyous, be free
By Manish Maladkar Each day is a chance to invest in life; a chance to renew yourself. To shed yesterday’s skin. To unburden yourself. To get rid of yesterday’s hurt. Be glad of life each...
View ArticleBecome a witness
By Sukshmananda Swami Detachment is not indifference or lack of love. In fact, it is real love because it is not related to appearance. Witness has no attachment and, hence, no detachment is needed....
View ArticleFetch your breath up
By Sensei Sandeep Desai Men of wisdom fetch their breath up from deep inside and below while others breathe with their voice box alone. Great leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln and Nelson...
View ArticleDo good naturally
By Swami Chinmayananda As a teenager, I always carried some cotton, antiseptic and a bandage in my pocket. After all, someone could get hurt. One day, I was in a bus. A fellow passenger got...
View ArticleYour life is a see-saw
By Ullhas Pagey We have our ups and downs, successes and failures, elations and disappointments. Nothing is certain but change. Winners turn losers and vice versa, for that is the law of nature. Twenty...
View ArticleIn a state of goodness
By A Srinivas Who is a good human being? Charles Dickens said people were good and bad. But he couldn’t figure out what made them that way. Unfortunately, Dickens missed — by about 50 years...
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