ARJUN PEREIRA narrates his joyful experience of teaching children in a village near Sarai Kale Khan in the Capital and returns home feeling inspired and enriched It was a usual sunny day in early March in the Capital. But as...
MOHANJI’s tribute to Lord Shiva on the occasion of Maha Shivratri today Shiva is Supreme Consciousness. Shiva is formless; vaster than the whole manifested universe. The only form that can possibly represent this fathomless one is the Shivalinga. The whole universe...
Hinduism is a mental state and not a religion. A true Hindu should solve differences through discussions, which maintain inner peace and never through arguments, aggression and violence or anything that destroys peace, says MOHANJI Hinduism is a state. ‘Ha’ represents...
The person whom you believe is your enemy is really a good being like you, deserving your kindness, friendship, and love. So why not make the effort to love your so-called enemy, says OSWALD PEREIRA Patrick, you should hate alcohol;...
MAULANA WAHIDUDDIN KHAN analyses the path to becoming a super-achiever The American writer, Charles Garfield, who has made a thorough study of the psychology of peak achievement, says that, “in a study of 90 leaders in business, politics, sports and...
Today, the birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is the right day to reaffirm the great Maratha King’s belief in religious tolerance, says OSWALD PEREIRA Born and bred in Thane, in Maharashtra, I grew up reading stories of Chhatrapati Shivaji...
Reiki Grandmaster AMAR KUMAR traces how music affects our moods and corresponds to our seven energy centres or chakras If there is one common language that binds all of mankind – it is music. The love for music is elemental. It...
The most important thing in life is to do our karma keeping in mind our responsibility at any given time without bothering about the outcome. Life and death are like stations where we pause and reboot to carry on with the...
While being spiritual, a true yogi is also empowered with a high level of intelligence, and is capable of controlling his own mind When we think of a yogi, we imagine someone sitting in seclusion in a cave or on...
If we can live knowing that we’re really in the Mother’s arms, that we’re being carried by God, if we can allow that faith to take over, it will replace the fear in our life, says SADHVI BHAGAWATI SARASWATI You...
We can conquer our pernicious desires with the help of Vedic psychology, which is far superior to the empirical theories of modern psychology, says SWAMI MUKUNDANANDA in his new book, ‘The Science of Mind Management’. OSWALD PEREIRA reviews his book Here’s...
Each one of us, consciously or unconsciously, plays a part in making religious coexistence a reality, says MAULANA WAHIDUDDIN KHAN, who has been awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian award, for his exceptional contribution in the field of spiritualism...
PRIYA KHANNA grew up a Hindu, in an army family who followed the Arya Samaji faith. This is an account of her experiments in attempting to unearth the true meaning of spirituality As I have grown older, I have become...
Let us all thank the gurus in our lives, for without them we would have achieved nothing, says RAMESH RAJARAMAN Gurus or teachers play an important role in our lives from birth. They not only impart subject knowledge, but also play...
When you die, the question that God will ask you is, “Do you love me?” It couldn’t matter to God whether you’ve been a Hindu or a Jew or a Christian. It isn’t a matter of how long you meditate,...
SADHVI BHAGAWATI SARASWATI explains how we can show the young the way to spirituality, especially if they don’t seem inclined When I was in school, if our teacher asked a question, simply giving the right answer wasn’t enough. The teacher...
Sri M’s new book, ‘Yoga Also for the Godless’, reviewed by OSWALD PEREIRA In my late teens and later in life, I did complicated yoga asanas, including the headstand. I would also do some basic meditation. In the last few...
REENA SINGH recounts the everyday stories of several New Age God men and women she has had occasion to meet In the almost ten years I spent working for India’s top spiritual newspaper, where I retired as Deputy Editor, I...
