A person who learns to find the light within will always shine like the sun and the darkness of the cave will be a stranger, says MAMTA SEHGAL, suggesting that we always see the bright side in our life Light...
The Story of Light and DarknessThe Story of Light and Darkness
Freedom Through YogaOn the occasion of International Yoga Day today, let us all give up our quest for worldly freedom and instead seek freedom of the soul within, says OSWALD PEREIRA All my life I have chased a dream. It is not...
You Are Influenced By What You See And HearIn a chat with KAITY CAMA, a well-known energy healer, REENA SINGH learnt about how to appreciate music and how different forms of music can help the mind heal Can music be a tool to find peace? I asked this...
Let’s Be Like FlowersLet us all be like flowers, and spread the fragrance of forgiveness, love, respect, trust, and affection, says DR PUSHPA CHATURVEDI The human soul is to God as a flower is to the sun; it opens at its approach; it shuts...
There is a Maradona Deep Within All of UsThe legendary football hero was arguably one of the world’s best, says ARJUN PEREIRA, who analyses how he fared off the field Everyone, young, middle-aged or old has heard of football’s legendary star, Diego Maradona. He was an international sports...
Understanding the Concept of KarmaWisdom is in not getting stuck on the desire for a particular outcome of our actions, says KISHOR KULKARNI, who adds that there is not much point in agonising over why something happened the way it did or why something...
Test Papers of LifeLife is full of dilemmas. How we deal with them is what decides our test scores in life, says MAULANA WAHIDUDDIN KHAN We are judged not only by how well or how badly we answer our test papers at school...
In Pursuit of HappinessWhat is happiness? My mind posed a myriad questions In pursuit of happiness, I learned these few lessons. I realised that ‘pursuit of happiness ‘is the most ridiculous phrase If you pursue happiness you’ll never find it, you will go...
Go With the FlowSEEMA MUNIZ experiments with impromptu art, letting the mood of the moment dictate her strokes. Strangely, enough, she found it deeply inspiring and very liberating Sofia’s hand jerked, creating a storm big enough for the coffee to spill onto the...
How To Befriend Your MindThere are different mechanisms to befriend the mind and train it, so that it stops jumping aimlessly in a thousand places and sits instead, in one place, says SADHVI BHAGAWATI SARASWATI The idea is not to control or subdue the...
Stop Violence Against DoctorsDR PUSHPA CHATURVEDI makes a fervent plea to the people to shun violence against the medical fraternity in these tense Covid times Mahatma Gandhi devoted his life to ‘Ahimsa’, the practice of nonviolence, believing in Ahimsa Paramo Dharma, which means nonviolence is the supreme...
Protecting the Environment is Our DharmaToday, June 5, is World Environment Day and it’s our dharma to reaffirm our commitment to care for nature. The modern world seemed to have woken up rather late on the need to protect the environment, for it’s just 47...
Innovative Ways to Combat Covid-19It’s all up to us to do something about getting rid of the fear of the coronavirus, says a philosophical ARJUN PEREIRA While the very mention of the Covid-19 pandemic strikes terror, anxiety and stress in most people’s hearts and...
Life in a Small TownMany people now choose to live in the satellite towns that invariably spring up near big cities. Life is definitely more peaceful and healthier here, says ARJUN PEREIRA An eternal debate rages about the advantages and disadvantages of living in a...
A Tribute to PinkyCovid-19 snatched away author LATA GWALANI’S house help, Sunanda ‘Pinky’ Pawar. Lata pays tribute to Pinky, whom she describes as ‘my beating heart outside my body’ My Pinky returned to dust last night. Alone. Family watching from afar. Am I...
The Positive-Negative ApproachWe should look at both the positive and negative aspects of a situation or issue to take corrective action so as to ensure best results, says KISHOR KULKARNI It is wisely said that unless and until you acknowledge a problem,...
Experiencing DivinityWe can make Divinity a here-and-now experience, making it descend down to earth in any vocation we are engaged in or in any act we carry out with sincerity, says BATURAM NAYAK This write-up is to share the concept of...
Our Fate and KarmaOur life is a result of our actions in our past lives, but fate and destiny play important roles, says DR SANJAY TEOTIA Although karma is supreme, fate plays an equally important role in one’s life. Karma means only good...