While it is necessary to curb bullying, counselling bullies to turn a new leaf is an important part of practical spirituality, says NITA AGARWAL Bullying is generally considered as physical or emotional harassment of a weaker person by a supposedly...
I have lived in different countries and various cities in India, which makes me feel like a traveller not bound to any land ― this gives me a feeling of oneness with the world and a sense of non-attachment with...
A couple goes through various phases of love. And all of them are beautiful. We have it in us to make this possible, says NITA AGARWAL A young couple meet and fall in love, leading to a whirlwind romance of...
Faith gives wings of wisdom to find solutions, because faith creates self-belief and positive thinking. Believe in God with full faith and devotion, so that when your need is sincere and just, He will ensure it is fulfilled, says NITA...
The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul ─ Dieter F Uchtdorf I remember my teaching days, when many kids floored me with their creativity and talent. I remember very fondly one of my...
A mammoth 84 lakh yonis or forms of life exist; they live, procreate and die to change their forms, according to Hindu scriptures. Energy is never destroyed, it only changes form. The world is full of various kinds of land...
An animal baby stands on its own feet, within a few minutes of it being born, learns to walk in a couple of hours and begins to survive independently in a couple of months. A human baby takes at least...
We are living in very interesting times. Developments in science and technology have made our lives interesting and full of choices. We now earn more money than earlier times. As medical science has provided so many cures, people now live...
I once read a beautiful story of an artist, whom children loved, because he could draw virtually anything for them. Children would literally jump with joy as he drew for them toys, engines, aeroplanes and trees laden with fruits. One...
My heart skipped a beat When my new born covered his eyes Using his little hands To escape the harsh bright light maybe Once again when he looked at me With lips curled and eyebrows in a frown! My...
Failure is said to be the stepping stone to success, yet everyone is scared of failure. Failure to get good marks, to secure a desirable job, or to get the love of your life could lead to frustration or depression. Why...
I have been an ardent devotee of Lord Hanuman since childhood. I recite the Hanuman Chalisa everyday at least once, and sometimes, many times over. However, only recently I learnt about the many attributes of Lord Hanuman. I attend a weekly...
Night of ignorance, Is dark and deep! I was fast asleep, Happy in my slumber, Chasing my dreams! Dreams were beautiful, Till nightmares happened! Dreams got shattered, Woke up to a jolt within, Who am I? Why am I here? ...
These days I read a lot about gentle parenting. I wonder if something was wrong with the way our parents brought us up? Did we really grow up into confused and weak individuals, because our parents were more strict and...
It is often said that we must hate the sin and not the sinner. So, we must forgive. But the question is: Is it so easy to forgive? The obvious answer is ‘No’. It takes a lot of courage to...
Let’s celebrate death as much as we celebrate life when someone is born, because life never ceases when we leave our body, says the writer I came across a quote by Stevens Wallace that said, “Death is the mother of...
These days we read a lot about conflict. Conflict is a kind of struggle between two individuals because of difference of opinion and ideas. There is a constant clash of opinion because both are obsessed with their own ideas and...
When you receive a gift, you feel happy. But you are happy only for a while. Soon you look for more gifts and more sources of happiness. Thus, the happiness that comes from receiving is temporary―because it is the happiness...
