“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...

On this seventy-third Republic Day, this article makes us confront those who fan emotions by stressing that there are divisions on the basis of ethnicity and thought. Instead, we should veer towards inclusion rather than think in terms of exclusion,...

MAULANA WAHIDUDDIN KHAN was a great proponent of Interfaith dialogue and peaceful coexistence and till his last days, urged his followers to learn from people of all faiths  Maulana ji who participated in every interfaith programme, he was invited to,...

NAYASWAMI DEVI says that once you have tuned into your Guru’s consciousness, you are bound to do things in a flow and live life to the fullest in body, mind and spirit It was a sweltering summer night, and the...

SHASHI DIP contemplates upon life and says that we must all understand God’s plans for us As we grow older, it is natural to become serious and contemplative. This is especially true of those with a philosophical bent of mind...

When you stress on Asanas, Pranayama, Savasana, diet and nutrition, positive thinking and meditation, then you are bound to activate your higher consciousness, says DR SANJAY TEOTIA Higher consciousness is often used by spiritually minded people to describe important, but...

SHAILAJA GANGULY pays an evocative tribute to the Kathak maestro, Pandit Birju Maharaj ji, as she describes his extraordinary performance where he donned the role of both Krishna and a seeker I could not believe my eyes. In one swift,...

ARJUN PEREIRA picks up the eternal bestseller, Viktor Frankl’s ‘Man’s Search for Meaning’ and finds great lessons to be learnt from the author’s experiences in concentration camps Very recently, I picked up the classic, philosophical book published in 1946, Man’s...

MANJRI SHARMA muses on how the pandemic with its endless lockdowns forced families to stay grounded at home, but in the process made family mealtimes into super happy events No one would have ever thought in their wildest dreams that...

MANAS DAS narrates a fascinating story that contains the secret of living in Ananda Inhabitants of this beautiful blue planet earth are blessed immensely with varieties of gifts, which help us to sustain our lives here. We get air and...

ARJUN PEREIRA was an avid reader of the Harry Potter books when he was growing up. Now, as the Harry Potter movie team celebrates 20 years, he recalls the timeless appeal of Harry Potter, the protagonist, and the intricate universe...

RAMESH RAJARAMAN suggests a simple but wise nine-fold path to live in peace Every person’s behaviour plays a key role in creating habits as well as energy fields. Over the years, the memory database build-up based on experiences, interpretations, knowledge...

Paramhansa Yogananda’s disciples include people of all religions ― Hindus, Christians, Muslims, Sikhs, Jews and so on. His beautiful chants and music that goes with them are an intrinsic part of Yogananda’s teachings and show how universal and all-inclusive his...

ARJUN PEREIRA describes the benefits of an early morning walk, which apart from health advantages opens up a subtle window of communication with nature and people Instead of partying excessively on the 31st of December 2021, I decided to sleep...