Wisdom 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...
Life 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...
What 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...
SEEMA 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...
There 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...
DR 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...
Today, 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...
It’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...
Many 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...
Covid-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...
We 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,...
We 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 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...
If religions can coexist happily, so can different medicine systems walk hand-in-hand to put you on the path of health and happiness, says REENA SINGH I have been a user of both Ayurveda and Allopathy. No, I am not using...
DR PUSHPA CHATURVEDI recommends spiritual care as a vital component of holistic self-health management and as a means to boost immunity and cope with the stress and suffering of the pandemic These difficult, uncertain Covid times have made us reflect on the quality...
ARJUN PEREIRA, a sports enthusiast says that many of the rules in sport reflect our deepest spiritual goals Sports is big business. Glittering trophies, glory, fame, glamour, media coverage, PR and other factors are key to all sports. It is...
The deathly trail of the second Covid wave is a settlement of our Karmic account. But God is kind; and it’s never too late to mend our ways, says POONAM BAJAJ A very famous quote by the Vietnamese monk Thich...
KISHOR KULKARNI suggests that by trusting the Divine and adopting a spiritual attitude, it may be possible to cope with the Covid crisis These are very difficult times for mankind with Covid-19 raging all over the world. Suffering and death...
