Holi is a festival of love, colours and spring ― all rolled into one. But, I believe the most important aspect of Holi is love, because only when there is love in our hearts and around, can we truly appreciate...

DR SANJAY TEOTIA describes the states of delusion and suggests different types of meditation that help you to overcome them What is delusion? Does it happen when you superimpose an idea or memory onto something else and create an entirely...

Nature opens the great treasure of God-realization, believed MAULANA WAHIDUDDIN KHAN, and advised seekers to look at the sun, trees, rivers, birds and other beautiful bounties of creation to find God From early in life, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan used to...

RENU GULATI, who runs Stree, a women’s empowerment organisation in Rishikesh examines what International Women’s Day means UNESCO states, “The first National Woman’s Day was observed in the United States on February 28 1909, which the Socialist Party of America dedicated...

Do you fall apart when you have to take a tough decision regarding your children that has no clear-cut right or wrong answer? REENA SINGH examines moral dilemmas in urban Indian homes that are becoming increasingly inevitable Moral dilemmas –...

Be simple, open, and receptive but inward looking to experience the best in life ― to make the wow-experience happen, not once but over and over again, says BATURAM NAYAK One of the important ingredients of a healthy and meaningful...

Our everyday actions, speech and thought affect our well-being says Ayurveda practitioner and psychiatrist, DR ANITA DUGGAL How we behave affects our health and wellbeing as does our diet, lifestyle, environment and seasonal changes. We also know that mental stress, positive...

Forgiveness has great power. It is a glorious and selfless act that could radically transform the lives of both the forgiver and the forgiven ― for the better, says OSWALD PEREIRA All faiths worldwide recommend it. There’s universal agreement among...

DR SANJAY TEOTIA explains how the Buddhist meditation practice of mindfulness of ignorance can set us on the path of wisdom When we develop meditative awareness of our ignorant, unskilful ways, we create better conditions for transforming our ignorance into...

Now is the time for all good men and women of India to unite and put an end to all the artificial discord being fanned by vested interests, says OSWALD PEREIRA On September 21, 2020, our family took a big...

The mind is like a little child. We need to master the art of keeping it busy so that it is not attracted by anything harmful, say the BRAHMA KUMARIS Health is defined as a state of complete physical, mental...

One can be peaceful, happy and good without necessarily following a particular God or reading heavy scriptures, discovers REENA SINGH To understand spirituality, perhaps it is best to begin by explaining the difference between religion and spirituality. For most, religion...

My father OM PARKASH POPLI was my hero in his lifetime and will remain my hero for the rest of my life, says RAKESH POPLI in a moving tribute Losing a father is one of the most traumatic experiences. The...

“They say that because I didn’t take the jab, the virus has chosen to take a jab at me,” says poet, writer and artist, SEEMA MUNIZ Head exploding with blinding bits of jarring light, body pumping out heat, bones broken...

Two strange things happened when I sat down for a guided meditation for the first time in my life, recalls REENA SINGH Many years ago, I did a course in pranic healing. That was the first time I was formally...

Australian guru SHAKTI DURGA outlines the best route to fulfilment and abundance Everyone is looking to cultivate wealth, success and abundance in life. The three ways that you can create these are listed below: The Slog: This is the time-tested...

BATURAM NAYAK walks us through a practical and holistic approach to dealing with friction that we all encounter in various phases of our life Baba Amte, the extraordinary humanist of our time made a very significant remark when someone asked...

There is good news for late starters. You can make it big at any age, says ARJUN PEREIRA What is age? I often wonder about this human phenomenon which everyone seems to take so seriously! Is the body’s age really...