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...
‘Being blessed’ is very much in our hands, but only if we can transcend our basic egocentricity and elevate our actions from a personal goal to an impersonal end, says BATURAM NAYAK Being blessed is being in a state of...
Feelings of oneness teach us self-love Feelings of oneness awaken the soul Feelings of oneness fathom consciousness Feelings of oneness unveil the mysteries of the universe Feelings of oneness bring us in harmony with the universe Feelings of oneness protect...
Over the last 10 to 15 years, depressive states have imprisoned a lot of people, including children, teenagers, women and men, married or single. They find it extremely difficult to find their way out through the gathering thick clouds of...
In India, not all of us are real gardeners. We generally have a mali, a gardener, who does most of the digging, weeding, planting, sowing and watering. All we do is the planning and few of us get our hands dirty. But...
March 8, 2020 was observed as International Women’s Day. On that day, we were creating history once again in Viceroy Court Co. Housing Society, Thakur Village, Kandivali (East) in Mumbai. Like the previous year, our domestic helps were being felicitated...
At this point in time in humanity’s history and evolution, we’re at the end of the Age of Pisces. Western astrological ages are 2,000 years in time-span. In the Sun’s precessional cycle measured by Equinoxes, the ages are around 2,150...
