Category: Practical Spirituality

contemplating on struggle, resilience, and the grace and power of not giving up.

Donald Trump insulted Indian talent. However, the real question is not the slur, but why India still struggles to retain the very minds the world competes to attract? India should overturn Trump’s insult and work out an agenda that offers Indian talent meaningful choices at home.

A short reflection on how simple, everyday choices can gently help us touch base with our spiritual selves

A grounded life is not about having less. It is about needing less…and discovering that what remains is more than enough.

True understanding does not always come from answers, but from better questions. By gently reversing life’s doubts, about suffering, relationships and purpose, revelations come not through final conclusions, but through reflective inquiry. Sometimes, the question itself is the answer.

This cosmic event metaphorically symbolises the rebirth of the sun, and hope after darkness.

For millennia, believers have unquestioningly called God “He.” But if the Divine is formless and beyond gender, why does society stubbornly masculinise the sacred?

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, a gentle voice of Islamic moderation, championed universalism of all faiths and the transformative power of dialogue. His Gandhian spirit and deep spirituality shaped a lifelong mission to promote peace, harmony, and mutual understanding.

As we celebrate this festival of lights, let us resolve to carry its true message forward—to see, feel, and respond to those less fortunate with compassion, so that the light we spread reaches beyond our homes into the lives of others.

Let us to take a simple pledge each year on Dussehra: to confront at least one social evil—be it corruption, discrimination, or dishonesty—in our own lives or communities.

India must stop seeking external approval for her gurus and saints and start listening to her own soul. Only when Indians recognise the value of their gurus not because the world applauds them, but because they are grounded in dharma, will we mature spiritually.

On International Senior Citizens Day today, let us celebrate not the years gone by, but the wisdom, peace, and creativity that lie ahead. Growing older is not about losing youth—it is about finding the timeless spring within.

Much of the social service by priests and nuns in Mumbai is done silently, perhaps in keeping with Jesus Christ’s teaching, “when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing."    

When we bring the Buddha into our offices, homes, and everyday lives—with mindful action and a change of heart—we create a world that works well, feels kind, and lives in peace.

The role of the Bhagavad Gita at the workplace, in business, home, in marriage and community living. The Gita teaches us how to live and work wisely. It’s a blueprint for courageous, balanced, and ethical action in a chaotic world

An analysis on the role of Swami Vivekananda and Lokmanya Tilak in India’s freedom struggle. Vivekananda laid the spiritual groundwork and Tilak translated it into political action. Together, they symbolise the indivisibility of India’s spiritual and national awakening.

Bhagat Singh transformed Swami Vivekananda’s call for heroic spirituality into a political struggle for justice. In that transformation, the hero of the freedom struggle built a bridge between spiritual nationalism and revolutionary activism in India’s freedom movement.

Vivekananda propagated the spiritualisaton of nationalism, as he believed that patriotism should be rooted in dharma. His revolutionary vision of nationalism inspired generations of Indian freedom fighters to blend activism with asceticism and courage with compassion.