Opening the Window
By Thich Nhat Hanh The real miracle is to be awake in the present moment. Walking on the Earth, we can realise the wonder of being alive. Opening the window, I look out the Dharmakaya....
View ArticleThe way of moderation
The middle path means the path of moderation. One instance of it can be seen in the following verse of the Quran: be neither miserly nor prodigal, for then you should neither be reproached nor...
View ArticleWe need to cope with ecological grief
By Narayani.Ganesh@timesgroup.com Scientists studying the degradation of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef are suffering ‘ecological grief’, reports Nature magazine. Witnessing the decline of a natural...
View ArticleDevotion and Dissolution
People say, “He’s gifted.” Nobody is gifted; you have to earn everything. Either you earn joyfully, or you earn miserably — that is all the choice there is. There are a variety of ways through...
View ArticleCompassionate universities hold out hope
By Daisaku Ikeda Extreme weather has been bringing destruction to different parts of the world in recent years. If climate change continues to progress at this rate, the impacts will be even more...
View ArticleShraadh, paying homage to Ancestors
Satsang: Swami Tejomayananda Q. Hindus perform shraadh – homage to ancestors – annually. Does the result reach the departed ones? Is it a necessary duty? The answer to this question depends on various...
View ArticleTaittiriya Upanishad’s inquiry into creation
By Pranav Khullar The dialogue between Varuna and Bhrigu, which lies at the heart of the Taittiriya Upanishad, is perhaps the earliest cosmological deconstruction of the concept of Brahmn. This...
View ArticlePlant trees, make the river flow again
By Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev What is the connection between spirituality and economics? Why is a mystic going to the World Economic Forum? I have been confronted by these questions far too often. My...
View ArticleTime-Management for setting goals
By Sant Rajinder Singh Many feel life is passing by too quickly. We move from one season to the next and wonder where time went. Days, months, and years fly by at tremendous speed and...
View ArticleThe yoga way of life for heart health
By Hasmukh Adhia Heart is the most important organ of our body. Thirty percent of all deaths in the world are because of heart-related issues. That is why anything that is most important is described...
View ArticleOpen your heart, stop judging yourself
Interaction: Osho Q. I am constantly criticising myself and judging other people. I want to open my heart and I don’t know how to do it. Every child is always told he is wrong in...
View ArticleGolden years: The best is yet to be
By Sumit Paul After reaching a certain age, looking back, one realises the evanescence of all things. When the Buddha was old and he realised that the time was ripe to leave the world, he...
View ArticleGandhiji gave me courage and confidence
By The XIV Dalai Lama In 1950, while I was still fifteen years old, I had to assume the temporal authority of the institution of the Dalai Lama. The Chinese threat to Tibet was growing,...
View ArticleWas Gandhiji against science & technology?
By Aruna Srinivasan Gandhiji’s apprehension about machines stemmed from his fear that they will rob the poor of their livelihood. When gigantic textile mills did the job of spinning and weaving, which...
View ArticleGentler approach: Design Ahimsa at Ayodhya
By Geeta Doctor In the present age of ecological uncertainty, a gentler approach to the Ayodhya debate needs to be considered. It could be called Design Ahimsa. In the face of multiple assaults on the...
View ArticleXi Jinping’s chance to rediscover Hinduism
By Sudheendra Kulkarni When Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Mahabalipuram for his second informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, October 11-13, i hope he visits the Aurobindo Ashram in...
View ArticleDurga Puja and its multiple stories
By M N Kundu Since the puja dates back to ancient times and encompasses several stages of God-consciousness of humanity from nature worship to immersion in cosmic consciousness, diverse stories are...
View ArticleKnow and overcome the Ravana within
By B K Brij Mohan Vijayadasami marks the culmination of Durga Puja, commemorating goddess Durga’s victory over the demon Mahishasura to restore and protect dharma. The festival is also called Dussehra...
View ArticleThe joker philosophy in a loveless world
By Ayushman Jamwal What is it like, to wade in your darkness and ride the violent chain reactions of your actions? The latest attempt to understand the iconic villain of the Batman Universe, ‘The...
View ArticleA spiritual approach to mental health
By Pulkit Sharma A statistical report published by the World Health Organisation recently, declared India as the most depressed country in the world along with a sharp rise in the cases of suicide,...
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