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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
The more unconditional love we give, the more love we receive ― and the closer we get to the divinity within us and in others What is true love? People may have different definitions of it, but true love is...
When you say Om, the whole jagat, transcending language, is represented. It is neither Sanskrit, nor French, nor English, nor Hindi. This is Om, says ATMAPRAJNANANDA SARASWATI Om is a phonetic symbol of Brahman. All that is here is Brahman ― space, air, fire, water,...
Canadian Indian Munira Nagji’s work to educate underprivileged children in various parts of India shows her selfless commitment to a most noble cause It all began when Munira Nagji began homeschooling her son back in the early 2000s in Calgary,...
A mammoth 84 lakh yonis or forms of life exist; they live, procreate and die to change their forms, according to Hindu scriptures. Energy is never destroyed, it only changes form. The world is full of various kinds of land...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
If one were to ask several Hindus, “What is the most fundamental tenet of Hinduism?” or “How is God understood in Hinduism?” one would get a wide range of equally viable, equally legitimate answers. In fact, two of the most...
Our Christian priests told us, ‘The Kingdom of God is Within you’. They also said, ‘The only way to Heaven is through Christ.’ As a youngster, I quite liked the first statement, a quote from the Bible, because it gave...
