Rituals are not mechanical and mere formalities, but have their place in life – adding sacredness and righteousness to life and living, says MANAS DAS Life has many wings, spreading its elegance, adorned with many colours and blessed with a...
SADHVI BHAGAWATI SARASWATI says the practice of “yoga” leads automatically to a life in which our choices are ones made in an awareness of unity and oneness The Indian sage Patanjali gave us the eight limbs of yoga, or what...
Humanity has lost more lives in religious discords than in battlefields and sadly enough, continues to suffer from communal disharmony. How can we overcome this malady, asks BATURAM NAYAK. Read on to know the answer Even as the unity of...
What should be important to us as intelligent, thinking adults? That we spend time on frivolities like celebrity weddings or take up issues that should be of serious concern to us …. REENA SINGH shares her candid views This week...
It doesn’t matter whether we call Him Jesus, Allah, Shunya, Vishnu or Siva, Rama or Krishna; He is One ― the same imperishable Supreme Reality who has no beginning or end, within all, both living and non-living, says MANAS DAS...
The waves of inspiration, hope, and meaning that PARAMHANSA YOGANANDA’S Autobiography of a Yogi has radiated out to the world since its publication 75 years ago have uplifted society with its message of unity of all races, religions, and beliefs;...
Humans, the most intelligent beings that live and breathe in this universe, should stop misusing their intellect for destruction of society, but instead pledge to do their bit to ensure communal harmony and make this society more equal and inclusive,...
Health according to Ayurveda, is a state of balance of the functional humours (doshas) and the tissues of the body, as well as a state of wellbeing of the sense organs, mind and spirit, says Ayurveda practitioner and psychiatrist, DR...
The Bhagavad Gita equips us with wisdom and power to look into the eyes of the Two Indias and address the dualities that are part of the ground reality, says OSWALD PEREIRA This morning, I saw the woman who cleans...
DR SANJAY TEOTIA explains the Omicron variant to our readers and advises how we can stay safe The World Health Organization recently classified a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 first detected by South African researchers and have labelled it as a...
We can make a good society a reality by ushering in an intellectual awakening on non-violent lines and initiating inter-community dialogue on peaceful lines, says MAULANA WAHIDUDDIN KHAN What constitutes a good society? A good society is the cherished...
Let us not be defeated by the thought of the havoc yet another mutation of the Corona virus can wreak upon us. Apart from exercising extreme caution, let us keep ourselves full of joyful thoughts to allow our cells to...
The best Karma is love and its more sublime manifestation — unconditional love, says OSWALD PEREIRA Karma is among the most used, yet misused and misunderstood concepts today. Yes, it is said that as you sow, so shall you reap....
SEEMA MUNIZ takes a break from her laptop, mobile and gadgets to rediscover the pleasure of reading a book and finding the time to delve into her old Webster’s dictionary to find a treasure trove in its many pages Nostos...
KISHOR KULKARNI suggests a practical approach to nullify past karma The law of karma is extremely complex. We do not know what kind of karmic baggage we are born with. We do not know how to get rid of that...
We must ‘accept’ the guidance given by God’s Perfect System, whether we are familiar with the route He is taking us on or not, for He is the creator, planner, driver, and the guide, says SWAMI CHIDANAND SARASWATI Three men...
Today, on Guru Nanak Jayanti, the Guru’s message of universal love, equality and brotherhood are as valid today as they were 500 years ago when he lived, says REENA SINGH The teachings of the much-loved spiritual guru of the Sikhs...
There’s an underlying unity between the different-seeming religions, between science and religion, and between diverse cultures, says SWAMI KRIYANANDA There are new understandings welling up in society, based on the scientific discovery that matter is not solid but is actually...
