Sri M’s new book, ‘Yoga Also for the Godless’, reviewed by OSWALD PEREIRA In my late teens and later in life, I did complicated yoga asanas, including the headstand. I would also do some basic meditation. In the last few...
Yoga for the Godless
Author: OSWALD PEREIRA
Yoga for the Godless
Rediscovering Christ and ChristmasWhen we were children, Christmas was always a grand celebration, with new clothes and a sumptuous feast of the choicest food on December 25. A month before Christmas, we seven siblings ― four brothers and three sisters ― would accompany...
The Faith and Love A-TeamAll that God wants is love, faith and that you are a pure devotee ― your love for Him is not measured in terms of your riches or position in life, says OSWALD PEREIRA It is said that faith can...
Men and Women: An Equal PartnershipGod created men and women to be equal partners on earth, in His beautiful blue planet ― to flourish and prosper and live in happiness and harmony. Let us not mar our joy by confronting each other, says OSWALD PEREIRA...
The God of LightGod is Light, within and without. When there’s a synergy between the two, we have peace and happiness. Then denomination and nomenclature don’t really matter. What really matters is oneness and the fact that the Light is above all divisions,...
The World’s Best & Bravest MotherA 19-year-old college student, sitting on a chair on the verandah of his home, is studying for his exams. His home is situated a few hundred meters away from the road. A jeep full of policemen stops on the road....
Rising Above the Covid-19 CrisisA small-scale entrepreneur ASEEM KUMAR rises above the Covid-19 crisis by giving priority to employee welfare over the profit motive In these Covid times, big enterprises are laying off employees on massive scales and drastically reducing salaries of those retained,...
Covid-19 and the Joy of GivingThere is hope for the world of tiding over the Covid-19 crisis. The hope lies in each one of us adopting the Joy of Giving as our philosophy in life, and soon Covid-19 will become an impotent virus, buried in...
Climb the Ladder of Success with Self-RelianceCapitalism along with English is the way for Dalits to break free and prosper, believes Dalit thinker Chandra Bhan Prasad Can you snap caste barriers by scaling up the class ladder? Is entrepreneurship the answer to the age-old pernicious caste...
We Are All Beautiful PeopleWe were all born so beautiful and will continue to be like that, if only we maintain that loving kindness and divinity that God breathed into us, says OSWALD PEREIRA Many orthodox Christians believe that we men, women and even...
Why I Love Lord GaneshWednesday, September 23, 1983 will be etched in my memory forever. It was the day Lord Ganesh, or Ganapati Bappa (Father), like other years returned to Mount Kailash to his parents Parvati and Shiva, after His visarjan or immersion. But...
What Independence and Freedom Mean to MeToday, August 15, 2020, is Independence Day, and we are celebrating 73 years of freedom. Yes, the Independence Day is inextricably linked to freedom from British colonial rule. The word ”freedom” comes from an Old English word ‘freodom’ ― a state of emancipation, liberty, or free...
Will Power: The Secret to Health and HappinessMore than 15 years ago, when I was Group Editor of a publishing house that brought out four defence publications, a retired Lieutenant General, who worked there told me a strange story. He said that he had been a staunch...
The Temple, the Church, the Masjid are All Within UsOur Christian priests told us, ‘The Kingdom of God is Within you’. They also said, ‘The only way to Heaven is through Christ.’ As a youngster, I quite liked the first statement, a quote from the Bible, because it gave...
In Blissful EternityYoursPositively early last morning lost to cancer a good author, entrepreneur and dear friend. Radhika Sachdev, 53, who had fought a winning battle against the terrible scourge for several years, even surviving a liver transplant three years ago, entered the...
Young Messenger of HappinessDo we only draw our inspiration from God, our Gurus, Heroes and Celebrities? Can a teenager studying in school be an inspiration? The answer is yes, if we look at the great example of a teenage schoolgirl Apoorvi Bharatram. When...
Her Maiden Name: A Strange But True StoryThough my name is Oswald Pereira, I am often called Mr Singh. That’s because my wife, a Sikh, has retained her maiden surname (Singh) and people who know her and don’t know me, assume that the husband of Mrs Singh would...
We are our Own Source of Peace and HappinessWhat has peace got to do with happiness? The connection is like that between life and living. For, peace makes life worth living, and paves the way to happiness. Peace and happiness are linked so inextricably that there’s no happiness...