‘Waiting’ could be a new skill to develop
By Marguerite Theophil My old laptop has slowed down; it takes ages – or so it feels – to have an item I clicked on to open. It suddenly freezes in the middle of a...
View ArticleNurturing A Garden
BY JANINA GOMES Cultivating and nurturing a garden requires hours of vigorous digging, planting, watering and weeding. There are times of intense movement. There are also times of quiet when life grows...
View ArticleLearn to stay calm in troubled times
By Sant Rajinder Singh When we look around, everything seems to be spinning out of control. The 24-hour news cycle keeps us entangled in the ongoing turmoil. Our hearts break for the world’s suffering....
View ArticleBoost Quality Of Life
SWAMI SUKHABODHANANDA Let’s not brand anybody as good or bad. If you operate from a lower state of consciousness, the tamasic state, then your actions may not be proper. If you operate from a higher...
View ArticleSeeing the divine in digital technologies
By Sudheendra Kulkarni Hinduism sees divinity everywhere and hence, finds everything in the universe as sacred, worthy of worship. Hindus pray to trees, stones, mountains, fire, sun, rivers, animals,...
View ArticleWhen You Make Music
-SRI CHINMOY Whenever you perform before an audience, feel that…there is only one person listening to you, and imagine that that person is a child only two years old. This is the human way. The...
View ArticleNirankaris’ mission & Christ’s message of love
By CL Gulati The four main pillars of mainstream spirituality are that the formless cosmic God belongs to all; divine revelation is possible through a genuine master; rites and rituals cannot by...
View ArticleJoy is Sorrow, Life is Death
-ACHARYA MAHAPRAJNA When knowledge and wisdom are absent, facts can be misused. If there is balance, such a situation does not arise. A balanced view takes into account as many aspects as possible....
View ArticleMithun is dvaita-advaita, duality & Non-duality
By Maruti Nandan Tiwari Plurality with advaita, inherent non-duality, is the beauty of Indian life, philosophy and religion. The spirit of dvaita-advaita, that is, duality vis-à-vis non-duality, is...
View ArticleEnlightened leadership
by S Lakshmi Devi A leader is a person who can lead a group of people to achieve a particular goal. An enlightened leader leads a team selflessly towards a holistic goal, while enabling development...
View ArticleGifting an experience rather than objects
By Narayani Ganesh Very often, we agonise over choice of gift for a dear one, whether family or friend. Sometimes, it turns out that the recipient didn’t really need that gift, or she had that...
View ArticleYour ego and sadness within give rise to anger
By Swami Sukhabodhananda A common emotion we experience is anger. Anger is an extension of ego. It is also an expression of sadness. Whenever you act with anger, deep within, you will actually be...
View ArticleFestival of Inner Light
-RABBI EZEKIEL MALEKAR Jews all over the world celebrate Hanukkah, the festival of lights, for eight days. Hanukkah was instituted by Judah Maccabees and his followers. Hanukkah commemorates spiritual...
View ArticleCan spiritualism be independent of economics?
By Arup Mitra Lack of livelihood and starvation may not motivate one to seek higher pursuits in life. Vivekananda made it clear that spiritualism cannot be practised on an empty stomach. The Buddha had...
View ArticleLove Needs No Training
-OSHO Chuang Tzu said, the greatest politeness is free of all formality. Perfect conduct is free of concern. Perfect wisdom is unplanned. Perfect love is without demonstrations. Perfect sincerity...
View ArticleIn this pandemic, ‘in’ is the only way ‘out’
By Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev This year began like any other. Two months into it, we naively believed the pandemic meant an endurance test of a few weeks. Under lockdown, we convinced ourselves that if we...
View ArticleProgramme yourself to feel happy always
By Jaya Row The pursuit of happiness has a different dimension and involves conscious choices. It is not a rat race for money, achievement or power. Swami Rama Tirtha said, “Your only duty in life...
View ArticleShavasana, key to good health and bliss
By Ramesh I Kapadia Shavasana is regarded as the king of asanas. Physical and mental relaxation achieved by Shavasana is unparallelled. The Shavasana technique relies on the premise that for optimum...
View ArticleA white paper on forgiveness shows the way
By Narayani Ganesh Psychologist Everett Worthington, till recently with Virginia Commonwealth University, came up with a five-step forgiveness intervention plan that he and his students worked on for...
View ArticleSabarimala yatra and the pilgrim’s progress
By VS Krishnan The temple of Sri Dharma Sastha, located at Sabarimala in the deep forest region of Pathanamthitta district in Kerala, combines the power and divinity of both Shiva and Vishnu. A...
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