Unalloyed consciousness far beyond godhood
By Sumit Paul Recently, while talking to a British professor of philosophy at Cambridge regarding Nietzsche’s radical idea of Ubermensch (beyond-man in German), he told me that only India’s Osho...
View ArticleDeconstructing Brahmn through devotion
By Pranav Khullar Ramanuja’s position in Vedantic metaphysics is unique in its attempt to resolve the nature of reality, the ontological paradox of reality as ‘one and many’ by seeing the two not as...
View ArticleLet us learn to observe life carefully
Satsang: Swami Sukhabodhananda Q: What do you mean when you say, “deeds dance, in the attire of disorder, in its own order”? Deeds should be noble and praiseworthy. At the superficial level,...
View ArticleYou can be stoned and alert at the same time
By Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev Statistics from credible sources indicate a sharp upswing in the volume of substance abuse in the world today. We may soon reach a point when entire populations turn...
View ArticleStepping into eternity is a possibility
By Shriniv Narayan Why would stepping into eternity be any more difficult than stepping on to the moon? From earth, man has sent a satellite into the orbit of Mars, several million miles away. Humanity...
View ArticleFamily as the primary agency of peace
By Narayani Ganesh Most of us begin our lives in a family, once we leave the warmth and security of the mother’s womb. Along with basic necessities, an average family provides love and care, so...
View ArticleIndia can share a new way of thinking
By Anil K Rajvanshi Although India has had a history of being ruled by foreign intruders, most people in the region retained their faith and cultural identity. The entire country did not undergo...
View ArticleYoga is for mind, benefit to body is incidental
By Hasmukh Adhia Most people think of yoga as asanas only – as physical exercise. Some think of yoga as postures and breathing exercise. Few know of yoga as a meditation technique. Yoga is really...
View ArticleUpgrade your thoughts, sculpt your future
By Jaya Row Nobody can predict your future. Only you can create it, with your thoughts. One thought can change the pattern of your life. Sometimes society, nation, the whole world can transform with...
View ArticleMK Gandhi and two attitudes of religion
By Arvind Sharma It seems that, when one comes in contact with a religion other than one’s own, one faces a basic choice: whether to accept it in some way or another, or to reject...
View ArticleThe wheel of birth and death goes zigzag
By Avtar Meher Baba There are three states in an individual’s life: awake, dream and sound sleep states. In the awake state, you use your gross eyes, ears and nose for seeing, hearing and smelling...
View ArticleIt is possible to stay forever young
By Sant Rajinder Singh As we grow older, we tend to start worrying about ageing. Many try to stay young through several means. They may do physical exercises, eat healthier, or undergo medical...
View ArticleDreams, mirages, appearances and reality
By Swami Chidananda Timeless Being-ness is verily the eternal ground of all the diversity that you see. The appearance of this infinitely variegated ‘many’ is like the reality of your dream, which is...
View ArticleYour faith is a personal, subjective issue
By Sumit Paul A person’s faith is a purely personal and subjective issue. “Whether belief or un/non-belief, faith or faithlessness, theism or atheism, we all must live with our belief system without...
View ArticleObedience to the past is disorder
By J Krishnamurti Except perhaps in nature, when you look around, you see that there is much misery, confusion and violence. If man had set out deliberately to bring about chaos in the world, he could...
View ArticleSay goodbye to examination anxieties
By Pulkit Sharma Although it is common to experience butterflies in the stomach before any major life event, the run up to the final board examinations proves to be a traumatic phase for many students....
View ArticleLife flows on, in the river of time
By Kamal Jain Time can be experienced indirectly in changes, brought about through its relationship with human beings and everything else, be it inanimate or animate; visible or invisible; static or in...
View ArticleGaining strength with intuitive practices
By Shri Shri Anandamurti People cannot propagate a great ideology by their knowledge, intellect or social status alone. They can effectively do it through their conduct. Human conduct gets purified by...
View ArticleBeauty is an outcome of photosynthesis
By Vir Singh Light demonstrates its exquisiteness in nature by synthesising all brilliant, vivid and stunning pigments in plants. Not only green chlorophyll, all colourful and flamboyant pigments in...
View ArticleExtraordinary In Ordinary
By OSHO Japanese poem Haiku is the smallest poetry form in the world but one of the most penetrating. The word haiku means ‘the beginning’. The Haiku poets say: We only begin, we never end....
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