Capitalism along with English is the way for Dalits to break free and prosper, believes Dalit thinker Chandra Bhan Prasad Can you snap caste barriers by scaling up the class ladder? Is entrepreneurship the answer to the age-old pernicious caste...
Yoga is a spiritual discipline based on a subtle science, which seeks to bring harmony between mind, body and soul. It’s the art and science of healthy living. Yoga is derived from the Sanskrit root yuj, meaning to join, yoke...
Questions such as why God cannot remove evil from earth makes no sense when we understand how the infinite power operates. God is neutral, objective, non-interfering and in perfect detachment from the action, says MOHANJI If there are 7.8 billion...
Let’s end non-Indian organisations’ near monopoly of giving accreditation to yoga schools and restore the concept of unity which yoga teaches us, says RENU GULATI Most yoga schools are turning to non-Indian organisations for accreditation. These organisations charge high fees...
An army officer’s wife and her daughter discover spirituality in mountainous Leh As an army officer’s wife, I have followed my husband on his assignments all over the country, but this is one posting that I will cherish forever, not...
Faith gives wings of wisdom to find solutions, because faith creates self-belief and positive thinking. Believe in God with full faith and devotion, so that when your need is sincere and just, He will ensure it is fulfilled, says NITA...
We were all born so beautiful and will continue to be like that, if only we maintain that loving kindness and divinity that God breathed into us, says OSWALD PEREIRA Many orthodox Christians believe that we men, women and even...
We will be probably wearing masks for a long time to come. We are also now getting used to walking with a mask in malls and restaurants. Today, the one thing on everyone’s mind from the consumer to the CEO...
It was the bitter winter of 2008 that I first landed in London, just four days after getting married. My bright red suitcase which I had bought with oodles of enthusiasm was bursting with all that could accompany me as...
Let us expand our spiritual prisms to include empathy and allow ourselves to feel, care, and be willing to sit with another’s pain, says CHANA MEDDIN Images of San Francisco waking up to unearthly, crimson-red skies this week looked straight...
Trust me, we all are master chefs, when it comes to cooking our favourite sob story. Breathe deeply and remember your favourite sob story you have been cooking for years now, adding new flavours to the same content. Our story...
Emotions provide a safety valve to the soldier. Each time, emotional turmoil is mastered, one feels that a milestone of personal growth has been reached, says BRIGADIER RAJIV MAHNA In movies and the media, often, the soldier stereotype falls in...
Shraadh, a period observed for the everlasting peace of our ancestors began this year on September 1 and will end on September 17. We carry the genes of our ancestors and their attributes and by worshipping them we bring out...
It is not for nothing that spiritual masters, yogacharyas, ayurvedacharyas and fitness experts tell you to go take a walk as a cure for almost anything and everything. It whittles down your fat, puts you in a happier frame of...
To be truly spiritual requires one to live with an awareness of spirit, which is all-pervasive and leaves nothing and no one out, says SADHVI BHAGAWATI SARASWATI The term “spirituality” is used quite vaguely these days to refer to anything...
SUSAN NI RAHILLY draws on some inspiring quotes to live her life Everyone is seeking balance in life, and as far as I know it as a teacher, balance comes with the steps to life-freedom, which is the philosophy of...
Situation Management is an art. It is the art to handle any situation effectively to ensure the objective is achieved rather than wasting energies in ‘unwanted’ activities. Is it so difficult to manage any situation? It is not really a...
Spirituality is the greatest source of positive thinking, positive taste, positive habits and positive behaviour. A positive person is a blessing for his home, for society and for his nation, says MAULANA WAHIDUDDIN KHAN He who believes in simple living...
