Loss could transform you for the better
By Pulkit Sharma Whether we like it or not, loss is an inevitable part of our existence. It can come into our life in many different forms: the death of a loved one, loss of...
View ArticleThe Light of Your Soul
-MEENA OM Believe in the light of your soul and its unlimited potential. We are moving towards a new era of consciousness and awareness that will be governed by true spiritual beings, where existing,...
View ArticleThe greatest gift we can give ourselves
By Sant Rajinder Singh A new year is a new beginning, something to look forward to. At this time of the year, we generally take stock of the year gone by and plan for the...
View ArticleStories old and new
By Narayani Ganesh Lessons in ethics and values are more likely to hit home if conveyed via an engaging story. This is perhaps why mythology is far more popular than religious commandments and...
View ArticleYoga for union with the cosmic self
By MN Kundu Paramahansa Yogananda often said that after his exit from the physical body, his lessons would take his place to aid and advise the spiritual aspirants. On the occasion of his birth...
View ArticleT’ai Chi for Better Focus
-SENSEI SANDEEP DESAI Concentration is necessary for advancement in any form of creative endeavour. When the thought process becomes disjointed, the end result falls short of our expectations. With...
View ArticlePreparing for death, the ultimate reality
By Narayani Ganesh A relative who was planning to start a new business venture – which meant securing a hefty loan and investing time and energy – was talking to me animatedly about her future...
View ArticleFinding a Spot of Bliss
-ARUNA JETHWANI The Gurbani says, ‘Sahaj subah jo ho so ho — whatever happens naturally is the best.’ These words could foresee the momentum of life and the tumult of stress and ensuing frustrations....
View ArticleFor a fresh start, mend your ties
By MPK Kutty Everyone is interested in making a new beginning. In that hope, we make new resolutions and these resolutions vary according to situations we are in. Generally speaking, there is in...
View ArticleSanskrit sound vibrations inspired creation
Sanskrit is called deva bhasha, language of gods. It is regarded as a divine language. Sanskrit letters are called akshara, imperishable. They are neither created nor destroyed. When they are...
View ArticleTone up and beat stress
by KS Iyer Everyone is subject to stress. How successful you are in coping with it depends on how you prepare your system — body, mind and soul — to meet the challenges in a...
View ArticleWake-up inspired on a daily basis
By Jaya Row Wouldn’t it be great to wake up inspired and end the day feeling fulfilled with the work done? As we begin the year 2021 with new hopes and renewed enthusiasm, let us...
View ArticleThe Living Bridges
Narendra Niru Sarawgi I was awestruck when I encountered ‘Umkar’— the living root bridge — while exploring the woods of Cherrapunji in Meghalaya. The breathing roots of trees met, merged and melted...
View ArticleTo attain success, have faith in yourself
By Anup Taneja Swami Vivekananda said that to attain Self-realisation and success in life, three things are of paramount importance: to have unflinching faith in oneself; to adopt a positive approach...
View ArticleConviction in the power of goodness
By Arijit Ray Among the many sayings of Swami Vivekananda that have got entwined in the collective imagination of the world, one particular phrase has huge significance, ‘conviction in the power of...
View ArticleWhat Really Matters
-SADHGURU JAGGI VASUDEV When times are difficult, remember the one thing that really matters. Most people have become like this on all levels. They are less concerned about the phenomenon of life...
View ArticleSumaithangi, the load bearing stone
By Narayani Ganesh At first glance, to a stranger, the two vertical granite stone columns holding up one horizontal stone slab would look like a crude version of the gateway to a Japanese Shinto...
View ArticleLife Lessons In Kite Flying
-ANOU LUNIA SINGHVI Flying kites can make you feel like you are on top of the world, expansive and full of hope. That feeling of nothingness, perhaps nirvana, the exalted state shastras have expounded...
View ArticleBoon of well-being better than wealth
By Jug Suraiya As a young boy in what was then called Calcutta, I would often accompany my mother to the Victoria Memorial where, on a park bench, the senior ladies of the city’s Kutchi...
View ArticleRealise the Divine Within
-DADA J P VASWANI How much greater, how significant you will feel when you consider yourself part of the Universal Spirit that sustains and moves through earth, sky, water, air and fire? What will be...
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