Compassion in character
P Lal Just 114 slokas — the shortest parva of the Mahabharata’s 18 parvas. But in the deceptive brevity lies profundity, because the emotional content of the Mahaprasthanika is amazingly rich and...
View ArticleEnsure you get lucky
By Swami Kriyananda During my sophomore year in college, I developed a theory that luck is more a question of attitude than of blind destiny. “If you want to be lucky,” I told my friends,...
View ArticleThe ultimate rendezvous
By Shammi Paranjape The power of satsanga or holy association is exalted by scriptures. For every step you take towards satsanga, your yajna account with the Divine wins more credits. Satsanga is a...
View ArticleHumility and grace
By Sant Rajinder Singh Humility is a rare virtue. We need to cultivate it. Humility means living with the sense that we are all part of Creation. When we recognise that all are interconnected, we...
View ArticleSomeone to adore
By Acharya Mahaprajna Who doesn’t want peace? The whole world is concerned about peace. In the context of the individual, it means peace of mind. No one wants mental unrest. Everyone likes to lead a...
View ArticleOneness & wellness
By Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev Why do you limit yourself to the physical and the logical? If your energies are kept in full flow and proper balance, it is capable of much more than just physical...
View ArticleFree will and fate
By R K Langar Free will relates to our exercise of will while performing actions in the present, whereas fate is the sum total of the effect of past actions that influence our present life. Exercise...
View ArticlePositive Energy
By Alok Ranjan Most of us like to believe that a divinity guides our existence in this universe. The supreme cosmic force we refer to as God is omniscient, omnipresent and, so, cannot be confined...
View ArticlePresence of God
By Kirpa Sagar We go through every change — in a world bound by dimensions of time and space — unconscious of the Supreme Force behind the same. The knowledge that God exists and is...
View ArticleWe do what we want to
By T N Chapekar This happened five years ago on the day of Anant Chaturdashi, when Ganapati idols are immersed in water after 10 days of festivities. I was trying to complete some work at...
View ArticleStress Management
By Umesh Sharma Stress is a major problem for many of us. Stress is also a badge of honour in certain circles. If you are not stressed, you are just not working hard enough. You...
View ArticleYou don’t belong here
By Niranjan S Mehta In a temple at Delphi, in Greece, spiritual seekers meditate before a stone tablet with the words ‘Know Thyself’ inscribed on it. This message was given by Socrates to seekers of...
View ArticleEternal Happiness
By K S Iyer The definition of happiness varies from person to person, and from one stage of life to another. Is it possible to arrive at a formula that conforms to everyone’s definition of...
View ArticleThe reality of money
By Kamal Jain There was a time when gold coins were currency in India. Then came silver coins. Paper bills were first used by the Chinese, who started carrying folded money during the Tang Dynasty,...
View ArticleThe Advent Season
By Sumit Dhanraj Advent is marked by a spirit of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of Nativity of Jesus at Christmas. It begins four Sundays before Christmas Day and ends on...
View ArticleWhy be Perfect?
By Janina Gomes We all strive for excellence — whether it is sports or studies, we aim at being toppers. But it is impossible for everyone to become toppers. Excellence and perfection, however, are not...
View ArticleIslam respects all women
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Islam gives equal status to women as that of men. The Quran says, “You are members, one of another” (3:195). This means that there is no difference between the two as...
View ArticleHaving high emotional quotient is very different from being emotional
There is a difference between being very emotional and having high emotional quotient. While there is a correlation between them, it is a complex rather than simple correlation. If one is emotionally...
View ArticleWhy things happen
By Vivek Desai The mind wonders: why did I get a lower grade than my classmate whom I helped study? Why did my co-worker get a raise when I worked harder than him? Why did...
View ArticleEvolutionary enlightenment
By Andrew Cohen Traditional enlightenment is what I learned from my teacher, but Evolutionary Enlightenment is what I have discovered over the last three decades. During this time, I have found a new...
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