REENA SINGH extols the virtues of Triphala churna, an age-old Ayurveda remedy that combines the powder of three dried fruits in equal quantity Back in the early ‘70s, my father had a ritual of having a teaspoon of triphala powder...
Writing about Mahaprabhu Jagannath’s mysterious Leelas, MANAS DAS describes the ritual of Navakalevara, the Lord’s energetic appearance in a dazzling new manifestation The entire worshipping mode of Mahaprabhu Jagannath is based on age-old Tantric rituals and the whole process is...
The learning process is a must for everyone and that applies to both men and women. The old man is just as much in need of it as the young man, says MAULNANA WAHIDUDIN KHAN, explaining the true spirit of...
BRAHMA KUMARIS list 10 spiritual lessons each of us must learn from our smart phones Switch off your phone at night Shut down your cell phone at night to avoid unnecessary radiation. Similarly, switch off from everything in our mind...
MANAS DAS’ effusive description of the glorious history and mystery of Mahaprabhu Jagannath will evoke joy and divinity within each one of us Mysterious are the ways of Mahaprabhu Jagannath, the Lord of Lords, the Param Brahma. When, how and...
SEEMA MUNIZ wonders if we should allow ourselves to be ruled by Artificial Intelligence Our family time often consists of the three of us sitting in the living room in the thrall of cyber silence, bent over our smartphones. One...
Become light and beautiful inside to find peace and happiness this Christmas and in the New Year, says DR PUSHPA CHATURVEDI While chatting with friends just before the Christmas and New Year break, we were discussing how to become beautiful by shedding...
SHAILAJA GANGULY evokes poetry within her soul when she describes what peace means to her Peace. It is that perfect moment when somewhere, somehow, with someone, without anyone, you feel both a draining and an uprising…. All that bothered, worried,...
RAKESH POPLI narrates his seven-day saga in hospital and the lessons he learned and relearned there Being a morning person, I usually get up quite early between 3.30 AM to 4.00 AM. But on October 18, this year, I was...
Thoughts are like seeds and manifest as fruit, whether good or bad in our lives, says DR SANJAY TEOTIA Physical reality is an energetic system. There are particles of energy all around us and these coalesce to create matter. Our...
Eat rightly and wisely, never becoming a slave to food, to stay healthy and well, physically and spiritually, says OSWALD PEREIRA Former Governor of Arkansas, Mike Huckabee in his book, Quit Digging Your Grave with a Knife and Fork, advises...
As DR PUSHPA CHATURVEDI turns 80 today, she shares her secret of staying forever young and joyful It is said that you’re only as old as you feel. Well, I am only eighty, feeling very pretty, and I am in...
When you feel responsible for yourself and others, and practise empathy, you would have served the world well and truly, says MANAS DAS Swami Vivekananda once said: “They alone live, who live for others, the rest are more dead than...
Acts of charity are meaningless, unless fortified with love, and, equally important, commitment, to make the subject of our generosity knowledgeable and self-sufficient, says OSWALD PEREIRA Some industrialists spend a fortune for philanthropic causes. Smiles light up the faces of...
While the communal warp and weft of several nations lies frayed and tattered, SEEMA MUNIZ outlines the daily pleasant exchanges she shares with a Muslim from her cosmopolitan neighbourhood It wasn’t an exchange really, but a one-way ferry, at least at...
What should we keep in mind to ensure that we remain happy and content? Ayurvedacharya DR PARMESHWAR ARORA shares his views on the subject Be flexible and set your goals at a comfortable pace: The first point is that we...
SHAILAJA GANGULY recalls an interesting afternoon she spent with veteran actor Ashok Kumar that brings out a different facet of his personality Recently, on November 14, I chanced upon this picture in a long forgotten album. It prompted me to...
REENA SINGH outlines the meditative wisdom in Detox the Mind, a new book on meditation written by Sant Rajinder Singh Maharaj A fortnight ago, I was invited by a close associate of Sant Rajinder Singh, affectionately called Maharaj by his...
