Suffer or be happy
By Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev If Creation is perfect, and the Creator has done such a good job, why is there so much suffering? It is such a perfect job that it gives you the opportunity...
View ArticleThe virtues of solitude
By Humra Quraishi There’s something about solitude… something so very special that can’t really be described. You have to experience it, to realise what it is all about, which can only be felt and...
View ArticleOf Solitude and Silence
Our sojourn in Gulmarg and Sonamarg was indeed pleasant. It was a quiet holiday, away from the daily grind. I asked my two-and-a-half-year-old son how he liked the quiet hills, away from the bustling...
View ArticleDirect your destiny
Is our life predestined? Or is it in our hands? Modern thought has deemed that our endeavour alone determines our success. But with competition intensifying, changes accelerating and many unpredictable...
View ArticleOvercome burnout
What is ‘burnout’? It is the exhaustion produced from continuous and disproportionate strenuous work in any field. Burnout occurs when one is driven by compulsion to achieve what you are expected to...
View ArticleOvercome addiction
R Venkatesan The reason why many indulge in substance abuse is because they are unable to deal with life’s problems. Or their expectations are unrealistic. Depression and anger, sadness and frustration...
View ArticleSufi way of life
By Rahas Behari Sufis lay great emphasis on the transformation of life. The first step in this direction is Zikr-e-Khafi, recitation of any name of God in the heart (kalb). Since the heart is so...
View ArticleYoga and Religion
By Jayant B Dave Yoga refers to the means by which human soul attains the Supreme Being and experiences infinite bliss. Yoga is approach to divinity, ascent unto truth in the simplest terms. All...
View ArticleTry saying ‘Thank You’
God once sent two angels to earth to gather the prayers of humanity. The first angel was asked to collect prayers that were essentially requests from people asking God for something. The second angel...
View ArticleHow I fall in love with nurses, and other deep thoughts
I can meditate upon a geranium. That is, I can spend a long time gazing at one. (And while I was gazing at mine, there came a phone call from my accountant informing me that...
View ArticleHow free are you?
By JP Vaswani Once upon a time a king wanted to grant a holy man a wish. The holy man said he would like the king to fill his cup with gold coins. “That’s easy,”...
View ArticlePrepare for the big empty
By Shah Rukh Kirmani Nothing in life is as certain as death. Everything living is bound to die one day. We appear in the world only to disappear after a short span of time. This...
View ArticleGoing back to the womb
By Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev When we say liberation, let’s first understand what it is, let’s make up our minds whether we really want it. Liberation means obliterating you. Liberation means you cease to...
View ArticleSharing is healing
By Janina Gomes Jesus is called Emmanuel, or God of Accompaniment. But a missionary, Donald Dorr, who worked in Ireland, Africa and Latin America, discovered to his disappointment that though his...
View ArticleNature of our consciousness
All things that have consciousness may be divided into two categories — those that move and others that cause movement. That which moves is matter, and that which makes the matter move is awareness. In...
View ArticleLiving with a master
Whenever fellow disciples spoke to me – of trying to “understand” our Guru, Paramhansa Yogananda, I could only marvel at the scale and depth of such an endeavour. It struck me as being rather like...
View ArticleEducation above all
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan According to a tradition, one night in 610 AD, the Prophet of Islam was secluded in the cave of Mount Hira. Suddenly, the angel Gabriel appeared and said, “O Muhammad, read!”...
View ArticleCommitment and Love
By Swami Sukhabodhananda Commitment is a responsibility and it includes accountability. Our weaknesses result in disappointment. To overcome disappointment, boost your strengths. The greatest strength...
View ArticleHumility and charity
By Osho The Quran says three basic qualities have to be in the heart of the seeker. The first is khushu, or humility. The second is karamat, or charity, and the third is sijd, or...
View ArticleChange your direction
By Acharya Mahaprajna Everything depends upon our inclination, whether it is towards a peaceful and blissful life or whether it is towards a life full of problems and distress. When we try to find the...
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