An Excuse to be Joyous
By Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev The whole science and wisdom of what we refer to as inner engineering means not seeing joy as something that we could achieve in our life but seeing joy as the...
View ArticleParyushan Parva, Jain spiritual festival
By Acharya Lokeshmuni Paryushan Parva is an annual festival of repentance and forgiveness for self-purification, to remove accumulated karma of the previous year and develop control over new...
View ArticleLife is more than your family and work
Satsang: Swami Sukhabodhananda Q. Life has been a journey from unhappiness to happiness, from insecurity to security, from discomfort to comfort and in this process, there is so much struggle and chaos...
View ArticleUnhitch yourself from audience approval
By Vithal C Nadkarni Central minister Jitendra Singh’s apercu on the ongoing Kashmir debate highlights voter weariness with leaders that he alleges came to office with a mere 10% of the vote. The rest...
View ArticleBeyond the cloying kind of spirituality
By Sumit Paul In these times of extreme religious intolerance, misunderstandings and parochialism, when i delve into the bowels of the metaphysical aspects of all religions despite being a...
View ArticleThree paths to Nirvana
For attainment of salvation, which is the ultimate objective of humankind, three paths have been enunciated in Indic holy scriptures, expounded by ancient sages: Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga and Bhakti Yoga....
View ArticleLet’s build bridges and foster friendships
By The XIV Dalai Lama I have learned many valuable things from other traditions. Many of their followers and leaders are my friends. They have introduced me to their scriptures and invited me to their...
View ArticleIncredible journey
A householder devotee asked Sri Ramakrishna, “How does one make acquaintance with the Lord?” The sage replied, “If you merely sit on the shore of a lake and say there are nice fish in the...
View ArticleWhy not practise the yoga of love?
By James Anderson No word is more misunderstood than the word ‘love’. There is such dubious content beneath its allure; yet, it takes only a tiny fraction of true love to lift our emotions to...
View ArticleLife’s highs and lows
A baby announces its arrival in the world with its shrill cries; a man announces his departure from the world by his unbroken stony silence. The book of life covering the period between birth and...
View ArticleLalla’s vaakhs reveal universal truths
By Kamal Jain The spiritual world has known so many great mystics. Meerabai was one such woman mystic. Two centuries before her, there had been another wonderful woman mystic in Kashmir in the middle...
View ArticleThe Big Bang is in you
When you awaken to the spiritual or evolutionary impulse, you realize that each one of us, at our highest level, is what I call the authentic Self, which is actually the same energy and intelligence...
View ArticleContemplations for a plastic-free world
By Pulkit Sharma If you happen to visit any big city in India, you would be welcomed by a rich collection of modern artefacts – picturesque skyscrapers, theme parks, chic eateries and hotels, gigantic...
View ArticleEvery individual needs the chance to reform
By Mahesh Bhardwaj Judging people on the basis of their past behaviour and track record has been a contentious and subjective debate. The general tendency is to use the other person’s previous deeds,...
View ArticlePranayama is associated with bindu dhyana
By Shri Shri Anandamurti The process of controlling vayu, energy flow in the body, is known as pranayama, by which the movement of vital energy is controlled by a spiritual aspirant. But pranayama...
View ArticleFrom pursuit for more, to pursuit for less
By Deepak M Ranade Life is always a pursuit – the pursuit of wealth, success, fame, fortune and pleasure, for instance. Undisciplined pursuit refers to the different means adopted in the course of this...
View ArticleThe story of an enlightened crow
By Mukul Shri Goel Before transforming into an enlightened and divine crow, Kak Bhusundi had spent numerous past lives in distress, according to the Ramacharitamanasa. In one of his previous lives,...
View ArticleLet us overcome excessive individualism
By Rajiv Vij Across the world, individualism has been on the ascent over the past few decades. Individualism per se is not necessarily bad; it treats each individual as an independent entity and...
View ArticleLook for your wings and learn to fly
By Janina Gomes Human beings, despite the pain and suffering in life, were made to spiritually fly. Napoleon Bonaparte would say: “Until you spread your wings, you’ll have no idea how far you can fly.”...
View ArticleThe Bhagwad Gita’s success formula
By Jaya Row When Steve Jobs was asked, by a friend what he should do to become as successful as Steve, the instant reply was – go to India for spiritual knowledge! The Bhagwad Gita...
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