Wednesday, September 23, 1983 will be etched in my memory forever. It was the day Lord Ganesh, or Ganapati Bappa (Father), like other years returned to Mount Kailash to his parents Parvati and Shiva, after His visarjan or immersion. But...
Each one of us thinks at least 60,000 to 70,000 thoughts per day! And often, we repeat the same thoughts day after day You will agree that’s a lot of thoughts. And for most people, over 90 per cent of...
Friendship is one of the most precious gifts of life. It is a feeling that someone understands and appreciates you as you are. It makes you feel ‘really wanted’ and that you are ‘someone’ and not a faceless person in...
Giving money is not the only form of charity. Sharing food, giving knowledge, helping someone find a job or even sharing a genuine smile is considered seva, says SMITA JAYAKAR There once lived a wealthy man who was extremely stingy....
You must find your right path not by pushing others out of your way, but instead by making up your mind about your destination and choosing the right route and turns to take without clashing with others, says SWAMI CHIDANAND SARASWATI During...
Almost everyone I know, dreams. We get strange dreams – some in everyday settings but with strange characters, others exotic and weird, and on waking we can make no sense of it. However, dreams are an integral part of the...
We have a great life, but only if we understand it with clarity. It is an amazing life. We don’t experience its greatness, first and foremost because we resist a lot; we resist too much; we cling on to certain...
A subatomic particle, although not visible, does exist. This shows that for something to exist, it is not necessary that it should be visible, says MAULANA WAHIDUDDIN KHAN It is strange to believe that there is God, but, not to...
An animal baby stands on its own feet, within a few minutes of it being born, learns to walk in a couple of hours and begins to survive independently in a couple of months. A human baby takes at least...
Running an NGO for the last nine years, having cleaned over ninety water bodies across India, I was expecting the founder and the CEO of EFI (Environmentalist Foundation of India) to be suave and swanky, especially as he had worked...
Today, August 15, 2020, is Independence Day, and we are celebrating 73 years of freedom. Yes, the Independence Day is inextricably linked to freedom from British colonial rule. The word ”freedom” comes from an Old English word ‘freodom’ ― a state of emancipation, liberty, or free...
Are we linked to what others do, or what the greater group that we are a part of, does? For example, does the nation have a collective destiny or karma on account of actions taken by the government or group...
Making compost from household waste is an immensely satisfying experience. It gives you the chance to do your bit towards reducing environmental pollution. But the problem with compost is that it takes around 3 to 4 months to get ready...
You will only find the happiness you are seeking by living more and more with the awareness of God as the source of your existence. We carry within us the deep memory of where we came from, in God, says...
If you can change house, cities, countries, then why not change the food you eat? Everyday, we set off to earn money for ourselves. Don’t we take responsibility for that? Yet, we blame our fitness trainer or dietician if we...
It is truly beautiful to sit quietly in silence amidst natural surroundings, in silent contemplation, allowing our minds to unfold and grasp the majesty of movement from the unmanifested into the manifested Yes, we are indeed the most miraculous creation...
Whenever there is a decline in righteousness and an increase in unrighteousness, O Arjun, at that time I manifest myself on earth – Bhagavad Gita 4.7 It is an interesting question to ask who Sri Krishna is and what constitutes...
We all think about love and use the word regularly. But what does the word actually mean? We say ‘falling in love’, but perhaps we must amend that to ‘rising in love’. Love to me is a state of freedom...
