Purity of mind, intellect and soul
By Arup Mitra Pure mind, intellect and soul tend to converge, said Ramakrishna. Pure mind entertains pure thoughts and the rest is overlooked but not suppressed because suppression raises the...
View ArticleKeys to changing your karma
By Nayaswamis Jyotish & Devi Karma is how God gives us the lessons we need to evolve spiritually. Paramhansa Yogananda describes karma as a mechanism created by God for our “education and...
View ArticleAn ubiquitous energy paradigm in creation
By Vijay Hashia When we look up at the sky, we may perceive the universe turned from un-manifest to manifest, abstract to concrete, tangible in the bubble of space and time. With this backdrop, we...
View ArticleTry and bring the light back into your life
By Sant Rajinder Singh Challenges are a part of life. Sometimes we let them get the better of us, and find ourselves succumbing to them. However, there is always hope to bring light into the...
View ArticleThink about it: What makes a good life?
By Rajiv Vij A great career, financial success, a nice family, loads of friends, an active social life and exciting holidays make a good life, right? Think again. Often, i have admired the cheerfulness...
View ArticlePlea to members of the Earth community
By Rabbi Ezekiel Malekar Worldwide, the festival of Tu B’Shevat, New Year of Trees festival, is celebrated by Jews every year to mark the beginning of spring and the blossoming of fruit trees. Trees...
View ArticleThe big ‘Yes’ at the heart of the cosmos
By Andrew Cohen You probably sense that profound awakening is possible in this life. You may also know how challenging it is to truly live a spiritually enlightened life, especially if you have been on...
View ArticleDeath is Not the End
By MN Kundu Life is a series of successive states of consciousness with a common thread running through them. Death is visibly a psychophysical disintegration but it cannot reduce our existence to a...
View ArticleAllahu Akbar and the spirit of modesty
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Superiority complex is present in everyone, in varying degrees. This gives one courage and confidence. If a person has no ego, he will be deprived of self-confidence and in...
View ArticleCreating a cultural synthesis of happiness
Discourse: Yogiraj Mangeshda A new day is here again, perfect and untainted. Make the best of it, spreading joy and unconditional love throughout. Whether it’s a New Year or the early morning hours of...
View ArticleWorld of ideas and world of consciousness
By Shri Shri Anandamurti The people of ancient times used to employ all their energy for the gratification of their vrittis, gross propensities. But eventually they noticed that even through the...
View ArticleRamayana: Significance of Sundarkand
By Pappu Venugopala Rao The Ramayana in Sanskrit was authored by Valmiki. There was no literature meant for commoners, prior to the Ramayana. Only Vedic literature existed before it. That’s why Valmiki...
View ArticleKnow one, believe in one and become one
By Nirankari Mata Sudiksha What amounts to the essence of life is the knowledge that God, Nirankar, can, in fact, be realised. We, unlike other animals, have enough insight to evaluate life and its...
View ArticleThe spiritual dimension of voting
By Pulkit Sharma Whenever elections come up, people are bombarded with different ideologies, debates, criticisms, promises and futuristic visions. According to political psychology, in this emotionally...
View ArticleMeditate to Enrich Self
By Punam Varshney Each form of yoga has its own philosophy. Bhakti Yoga is based on devotion, Karma Yoga on work, Jnana Yoga on knowledge and Hatha Yoga on physical exercise. While the techniques...
View ArticleEthical leadership lessons from Rama
By Pramod Pathak Ramanavami, the birthday of Rama, is celebrated with traditional gaiety in large parts of India. This is also election time, when we are in the process of electing a new government....
View ArticleThe Birthday of Rama
Sri Sathya Sai Baba The brothers Rama, Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna had total unity among themselves. Even while playing games in their childhood, each aspired for the victory of the other. Once,...
View ArticleLeadership lessons from Ramcharitmanas
By Kanti Mohan Rustagi Ramcharitmanas, the epic saga of Rama authored by Tulsidas, is not merely biographical poetry; it is also a message to lead a stress-free life, prepare to successfully face...
View ArticleNirav Modi and the curse of Midas
By Jug Suraiya Nirav Modi, the diamond merchant who fled the country after reportedly swindling banks of over Rs 13,000 crore, has one thing in common with a character in Greek legend, King Midas of...
View ArticleOur essence never dies, so why grieve?
By Swami Tejomayananda Grief over any matter is born of ignorance. There is a difference between concern and grief. A person weeps because of the loving relationship with or personal attachment to the...
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