Why we need secular ethics beyond religion
By The XIV Dalai Lama Clearly, something is seriously lacking in the way we humans are going about things. But what is it that we lack? The fundamental problem is that at every level, we...
View ArticleGuru Nanak Dev was a social reformer
By Balbir Singh Bhasin According to Sikhism, no State has authority over an individual’s conscience and as such it cannot impose a particular type of philosophy – religious or atheistic – on the people...
View ArticleGuru Nanak’s teachings transcend barriers
By Kulbir Kaur Once Guru Nanak, while travelling to Kashmir, met Pandit Brahm Das, a learned but proud man. Brahm Das approached the Guru with two camel loads of books and texts and with a...
View ArticleSocial inclusion through spiritual vision
By C L Gulati Most of us would agree that we face a crisis of character across the globe. Materialistic values and outlook have weakened the fabric of society to the point where selfishness has...
View ArticleSatsang is also enjoying your own company
By Talk: Osho Eckhart was once sitting all alone under a grove of trees in a lonely place. A friend who was passing by went up to him and said, “I saw you sitting, lonely,...
View ArticleEnding violence against women
A Baha’i Perspective We need to reflect on the challenges faced by everyone who is actively contributing to the cause of the equality of women and men, and to invite dialogue in order to advance...
View ArticlePhilanthropy and charity are not the answer
By Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev A huge tusker was crossing a wooden bridge. A fly was perched on his left earlobe. After they got across, the fly said, “Hey, didn’t we really shake up that bridge?”...
View ArticleWhat is it that binds the soul to body?
By GS Tripathi Indic philosophy associates each body with the eternal soul. The Bhagwad Gita says, the soul is not cut by weapons, burnt by fire, dissolved by water or blown away by air. Just...
View ArticleYou can erase your karmic imprints
By Om Swami You can rewrite your destiny. You can erase your karmic imprints. You can step into another world of consciousness. Ever since i can recall, no matter what any seeker asked me, the...
View ArticleReliving and learning from precious memories
By Shuvendu Patnaik Whenever K (J Krishnamurti) visited Rishi Valley, he generally had his meals in his room. One evening in 1982, he came to the dining room for his meals. Someone asked him what...
View ArticleSatish Gupta’s tryst with Shiva
Artist, author sculptor and Zen master, Satish Gupta’s tryst with Lord Shiva goes back more than 2 decades. It exemplifies the passion and zest with which he creates works that speak volumes long after...
View ArticleDance Of Dervishes
Dervishes were ascetics who founded the Sufi fraternity in Arabia. In their beliefs they unified the inner philosophy of all religious thought, and created a new genre of music and movement.
View ArticleAre you hiding behind a beautiful face?
Interaction: Osho Q: Sometimes i feel i am busy creating a beautiful self who appears to be searching, before i can really go on the search. I am not being honest. It is not only...
View ArticleRationality & physical, psychic, spiritual evolution
By Shri Shri Anandamurti The work of a few thousand men, may be done by one man with a machine. If it is introduced in industry, it will surely save labour. This is rationalisation, in...
View ArticleApproaching secularism from an inclusive prism
The XIV Dalai Lama Modern India has a secular constitution and prides itself on being a secular country. In Indian usage, “secular”, far from implying antagonism towards religion or towards people of...
View ArticleFocus on inner rather than outer victories
By Yogoda Satsanga Society of India Success is a sought-after state. For many, movie celebrities, popular netas, highly ranked Forbes personalities, and winning sportspersons symbolise success. Yet...
View ArticleCrossing the road is not all that simple
By Swami Kriyananda Ancient Greek philosopher Zeno proposed that it’s not possible to cross a road. He reasoned that one must first go half the distance, then half the remaining distance, then half...
View ArticleOld age, reduced ego and hallucinations
By Anil K Rajvanshi Reena (name changed) is a 94-year-old woman who is wheelchair-bound and has started hallucinating a lot after she broke her pelvis in a fall a year ago. She constantly ‘talks’ with...
View ArticleBorn free, equal in dignity and rights
By Daisaku Ikeda This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its key message that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. When the...
View ArticleA strategy for stress-free living
By Sant Rajinder Singh Our day-to-day existence is filled with problems. Every time we solve one, a new one springs up. Pressures of life are so great that they affect us physically and mentally. It’s...
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