Bhagwad Gita, Yogananda and Kriya Yoga
By Anup Taneja The technique of Kriya Yoga is the fastest method of attaining Self-realisation, according to Paramhansa Yogananda. This yoga consists of a number of pranayama-based techniques that...
View ArticleWhy women saints are extra special
By Ashok Vohra A saint is “someone whose life as a whole has had an extraordinary – especially altruistic – orientation, whose death is extraordinary, and whose memory is preserved in narrative,...
View ArticleChaitanya Mahaprabhu, Kaliyuga’s golden avatar
By Radhapati Gopinath Das Can a human being be regarded as being god-like, say, as an avatar, in the present day and age? Sanatana dharma clearly specifies three minimum conditions for someone to be...
View ArticleThe socio-cultural implications of Holi
By MN Kundu The colourful and vibrant spring festival of Holi has many dimensions: socio-economic, ethical, cultural, religious and spiritual. Holi, celebrated on the last full moon day of spring was...
View ArticleJourneying in search of enlightenment
By Rajani Sankaran A Zen story narrated by Osho about a nun who sought enlightenment is about how she is so resolute and steadfast that she doesn’t engage with any mundane matter whatsoever. She enrols...
View ArticleFrom helpless victim to triumphant victor
By Jaya Row Do you want to live a happy, exuberant life or be stressed out? Do you want to be a triumphant victor or helpless victim of the world? The Bhagwad Gita as an...
View ArticleWisdom in the days of coronavirus
By Valson Thampu Wisdom is the ability to see situations in relation to ultimate ends, whether these ends are assumed as oneness with God, or attaining moksha, or moral perfection. The modern world –...
View ArticleRetrocausality, happiness & the wagging tail
By Deepak M Ranade The early morning winter mist only enhances the mystical ambience that envelops the atmosphere on my morning walk up the hill. Silhouettes of trees and the visible landscape are...
View ArticleThe true cause of pain and suffering
By James Anderson One thing i notice about pain is its facade of illusion. Its grim face makes it appear real. But it is not real. There is a duality to pain which distorts the...
View ArticleKarma, the mammoth memory bank
By Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev It happened. One day, Shankaran Pillai got fed up with his wife, and left home. After three days of wandering the streets, he went to a restaurant for breakfast. “I want...
View ArticleFour states in the Mandukya Upanishad
By Pranav Khullar The Mandukya Upanishad maps out the entire range of life experience in the sound of Aum, in elaborating on the mystery of Brahmn, in 12 short verses. It does so by juxtaposing...
View ArticleMetaphysics of the Covid-19 pandemic
By Sudheendra Kulkarni There is a thoughtful word in Sanskrit, ‘ekamevadwitiya’, to describe a defining attribute of god. It means One and only One, with no second. Come to think of it, does it only...
View ArticleSeveral alternative paths of devotion
Hasmukh Adhia Krishna gives as many as five different paths of devotion to follow – in the Bhagwad Gita’s 12th chapter – giving seekers the option to choose from any one of them. The wide...
View ArticleThere are those who are never satisfied
By Swami Sukhabodhananda Whoever we are, there is a great power within each one of us. The body goes through changes from childhood to youth… to adulthood, then to old age, while the mind is...
View ArticleInvoke the precious memory of self-realisation
By Arup Mitra That which is truth, eternal and joyful, comes to realisation only for a while, disappearing behind the cover of daily trifles that life is generally used to. Repeatedly, mundane affairs...
View ArticleTime to do what you have to do
By Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev There are times where inaction becomes more significant than action. This is a time like that. The less you do, the better – especially in terms of travel and social...
View ArticleWellness is the goal of the Navaratri holdback
By Renuka Narayanan With the onset of Chaitra Navaratri or Vasant Navaratri, culminating in Rama Navami, religious fasting, during a pandemic, never looked so good. A periodic dietary holdback is held...
View ArticleSamadhan: Where solutions are always present
By Yog Guru Surakshit Goswami The origin of suffering is in our desires and our attachment to them. Problems arise when we chase our desires. On the other hand, if we take a cosmic view,...
View ArticleThe virus can give your life more meaning
By Deepak Chopra & Rudolph E Tanzi One way to respond in a crisis is to reduce its threat. The other way is to add to the threat. No matter how the Covid-19 pandemic resolves...
View ArticleBe tolerant and content
Dadi Janki Three powers that are needed at all times: patience, tolerance and contentment. Patience makes us sweet. It prevents us from reacting or rejecting. We learn to accept what comes our way....
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