Many rebirths continue to live within us
By Jug Suraiya The other night I had a dream about my mother, who died over 30 years ago. She looked the same as she had done then, and my dream filled me with happiness,...
View ArticleFallacies of measurements and judgements
By Deepak M Ranade ‘Wigner’s friend’ is an intriguing thought experiment in theoretical quantum physics, the brainchild of Nobel Laureate quantum physicist Eugene Wigner. It involved a scientist as...
View ArticleThe true life versus a mechanical life
By Durga Charan Mishra A machine always performs exactly the same type of function; a cutter machine will cut and a grinder will grind; they are designed that way. If our mind always gets angry,...
View ArticleEpicurus held human beings responsible
By Homayun Taba Epicurus of Samos was a major philosopher during the Hellenistic period, who impacted many later thinkers like Karl Marx, Kant and Nietzsche. He founded The Garden, a place where his...
View ArticleChoose moderation and unburden the earth
By Narayani Ganesh A new year never fails to inspire us to get on those weighing scales and make a solemn, earnest resolution to shed the extra kilos. Walk regularly, eat right, exercise, are all...
View ArticleGita as a stress buster
-SURENDRA PAL I was a habitual worrier, always worrying about something or the other. It was only when I started reading the Bhagwad Gita that I realised the truth in what Gandhiji had said, ‘The...
View ArticleThe special charm of the Bhagwad Gita
By Swami Chinmayananda Bharatiya culture had the required elasticity to embrace all the new dimensions into which our society grew in the march of time. The ideas enshrined in the Upanishads couched as...
View ArticleThe Great Big Hope
-JACOB CHERIYAN The angels said, ‘Fear not, for I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a...
View ArticleThe road to Bethlehem is in your heart
By Christopher Mendonca Wise men in search of inner wisdom are told to journey to Bethlehem. In each case, the outward journey is undertaken only because those who do so realise that it is...
View ArticleSpirit of Christmas
-CHRISTOPHER MENDONCA Christmas has its own traditional imagery. Yet, we will all be creating our own image of what Christmas means to us. The question we might well ask is: do we only revel in...
View ArticleJesus Christ came to heal a wounded humanity
By Janina Gomes During the current pandemic, more than ever before, the earth, humanity and other beings are all in need of healing. The fear, paranoia, suffering and deaths are all a reminder of the...
View ArticleYatra to a Hill Shrine
-K R VAIDYANATHAN It is widely believed that the difficulties encountered on a journey increase the benefits one would derive from the pilgrimage and, in turn, enhance the sanctity of the pilgrim...
View ArticleAurobindo’s vision of consciousness evolution
By Pranav Khullar The principle of triple transformation lies at the core of Sri Aurobindo’s philosophy of Integral Yoga. As he maps out the psychic, spiritual and supramental dimensions of...
View ArticleLockdown learnings: The Bhagwad Gita
By Ami Patel Bhagwad Gita Jayanti on December 25 held special significance for me, coming as it did in the ninth month of a series of lockdowns brought on by the pandemic. My mother and...
View ArticleAcknowledge the past and welcome the new
By Narayani Ganesh I have always dreamt of the day when I would say those magical words, “I’m a roving editor,” in answer to the question, “And what do you do?” Once the year 2020...
View ArticleAction and reaction
By SREERAM MANOJ KUMAR Karma is of great importance in the Indic tradition. It has significance in many things, such as work, duty, action, obligation and fate. If we accept the law of karma, we...
View ArticleSome answers to three fundamental questions
By Om Swami How much wealth is enough? John Bogle, Vanguard founder, shared this story: At a party given by a billionaire, Kurt Vonnegut informs his pal, Joseph Heller, that their host, a hedge fund...
View ArticleYour New Year celebration could be a service
By Sri Sri Ravi Shankar With everything that happened in 2020, including an unprecedented pandemic, the world went through a tumultuous time. People said to me – ‘we feel so guilty to celebrate the New...
View ArticleAn inspiring voice from the Old Testament
By Renuka Narayanan As the New Year dawns amidst a pandemic, what could lift our spirits and keep us going? There are many wonderful inspirational thoughts in the world. I find my mind turning to...
View ArticleEssence of the Gita
VINOD VERMA The Bhagwad Gita addresses human needs at many different levels, from practical Self-realisation to Self-actualisation. The Gita encapsulates the essence of Vedanta. It brings together the...
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