Permanent bliss lies beyond our senses
By Pinaki Pani Prasad Sharma Do we want temporary happiness or permanent bliss? Why are we not happy in the first place? What is wanting? Why is others’ approval so essential for us? Let’s turn...
View ArticleHoly days can build bridges for harmony
By AK Merchant Every major religion has its own special calendar, which organises and charts activities of its adherents during the year. In the Indian subcontinent, with its alluring and...
View ArticleThe Gita has negativity cancelling features
By Jaya Row We all have the devil in us, something that makes us pursue self-destructive ways. Yet, even the worst among us has some divine qualities. While personality traits are often hereditary and...
View ArticleCelebrating the Prophetic spirit of Eid
By Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi The origin and essence of Eid-ul-Fitr marks Prophet Muhammad’s quest for peace, universal brotherhood, social cohesion and national integration along with cultural festivity and...
View ArticleWhere all can savour the joy of being alive
By Daisaku Ikeda While Covid continues in one way or another to impact all sectors and aspects of society, the nature of that impact differs significantly depending on the conditions in which people...
View ArticleThe mind: A fascinating faculty of the universe
By Vir Singh Our mind has an insatiable quest for encountering fascinating things everywhere. And what is the most fascinating entity in this universe? It is the mind itself that tries to gaze across...
View ArticleCharvaka’s hedonism, an elixir of happiness
By Sumit Paul “As long as you live, live happily, beg, borrow or steal, but relish ghee, clarified butter.” This is an oft-quoted maxim of Charvaka Darshan, which doesn’t actually reflect the...
View ArticleHow Shankara gained four outstanding disciples
By VS Krishnan Born at Kalady in Kerala, around the 8th century, Shankara was ever in quest of jnana, the real and complete knowledge. After assuring his mother that he will be by her side...
View ArticleLive like a lighthouse, unaffected by the waves
By Swami Chinmayananda We go through many ups and downs in life, face many tragedies and lighter moments. Through all this, what should be the intelligent way of living? Krishn answers this question in...
View ArticleWorld without diversity would be like a grave
By Ashok Vohra For Vivekananda, religion is a vital life force. It is what an individual does with his solitude. That religion is indispensable for human beings is demonstrated by the fact that even...
View ArticleSita’s message: Go beyond domination mentality
By Dena Merriam A number of events in recent years caused one to tune in more deeply to Sita, viewing her as far more than an historical figure, an ideal to uphold, and understanding her...
View ArticleTrue dharma is not religion, cult, or path
By Meena Om Dharma is not a sampradaya, cult; panth, path; or a mind-created religion. Dharma is the guna, attribute, Nature has bestowed on every creation – matter and being. The guna of salt is...
View ArticleOvercoming constraints to spiritual awakening
By Arup Mitra Our desires for wealth, materialistic pleasure and fame are said to be some major constraints to spiritual attainments. But at the same time, with inadequate consumption, the realisation...
View ArticleAvoiding the trap of logical thinking
By Arijit Ray The most logically thought decisions of our lives are often guided by – loss-gain considerations. We want every outcome to be a win-win for us, from every standpoint. In organisations...
View ArticleSadhana frees us from the bondage of Prakriti
By Shri Shri Anandamurti Sadhana, intuitional practice, can be learnt from a sadguru, great preceptor. And, emancipation can be obtained by its systematic practice. Nothing can be achieved by merely...
View ArticleThe Buddha is in you, not out there
By Thich Nhat Hanh When the Buddha was 80, one day he was very sick and he knew he wouldn’t live much longer. He was in the vicinity of Vaishali, a city north of the...
View ArticleConception dreams and interpretations
By Narayani Ganesh There is reference to the possibility of ‘buying’ another’s conception dream in a popular Korean drama series that concluded its third season recently. A dream is in itself unreal,...
View ArticleKnowing your real nature can make you friendlier
By Anup Taneja It is ironical that despite the great strides made in the areas of science and technology, the world has not become a better place to live in. There is hatred and mistrust...
View ArticleLight of darkness, darkness of light
By Jug Suraiya Sounding a very different note from his party’s earlier rallying call to make India ‘Congress-free’, BJP Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri recently announced at a public rally that the...
View ArticleTruly righteous living brings happiness to all
By Bhupender Yadav All that is righteous is right, but all that is right may not be righteous. To give an example in the legal parlance, living by law is right, but living by moral...
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