Sunday, November 16, 2025

Category: Practical Spirituality

post-Maulana Wahiduddin Khan: A Sage of Universalism and Interfaith HarmonyMaulana Wahiduddin Khan: A Sage of Universalism and Interfaith Harmony

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.

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post-True Spirit of Diwali: Light Up the Life of the Less FortunateTrue Spirit of Diwali: Light Up the Life of the Less Fortunate

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.

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post-Dussehra: Apply its Message of Triumph of Good Over Evil in Daily LivingDussehra: Apply its Message of Triumph of Good Over Evil in Daily Living

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.

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post-India’s Spiritual Gurus Don’t Need Western ApprovalIndia’s Spiritual Gurus Don’t Need Western Approval

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.

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post-Grow Older and Find the Timeless Spring WithinGrow Older and Find the Timeless Spring Within

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.

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post-The Joy of Silent ServiceThe Joy of Silent Service

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."    

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post-Bringing the Buddha Home—and to the OfficeBringing the Buddha Home—and to the Office

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.

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post-Bhagavad Gita at Work, Business, Home, in Marriage and Community LivingBhagavad Gita at Work, Business, Home, in Marriage and Community Living

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

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post-Yogi and Nationalist: How Vivekananda and Tilak Lit the Fire of FreedomYogi and Nationalist: How Vivekananda and Tilak Lit the Fire of Freedom

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.

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post-Vivekananda and Bhagat Singh: The Yogi Inspired the Revolutionary Freedom FighterVivekananda and Bhagat Singh: The Yogi Inspired the Revolutionary Freedom Fighter

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.

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post-Vivekananda: ‘Nationalism Should be Spiritual and Rooted in Dharma’Vivekananda: ‘Nationalism Should be Spiritual and Rooted in Dharma’

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.

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post-When Satsang Plays Over a TV ChannelWhen Satsang Plays Over a TV Channel

You can hear a guru's Satsang or watch your favourite kirtans and hymns playing live at a gurdwara, church or mandir of your choice, all at the flick of a button on your TV remote.

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post-Stop Unethical Content on Social MediaStop Unethical Content on Social Media

A fervent plea to put an end to unethical, obscene content on social media to protect the moral fabric of the country.

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post-Spiritual Rejuvenation at the MahakumbhSpiritual Rejuvenation at the Mahakumbh

The author recalls the holy dip she took at Mahakumbh exactly 12 years ago. Has the peace and rejuvenation she felt back then, stayed on?

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post-Export and Import of Our Spiritual GurusExport and Import of Our Spiritual Gurus

Analysis of an interesting phenomenon: ‘export and import of our spiritual gurus’ — a strange paradox of our sages being better known in the West than in India, and the people in the country honouring them by virtue of their foreign-returned ‘glory.’

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post-An All-Inclusive Sanatani PrayerAn All-Inclusive Sanatani Prayer

A Sanskrit prayer from one of the foremost Sanatani Puranas that invokes peace, harmony and goodwill for all of humanity.

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post-Riding On the Highway to HappinessRiding On the Highway to Happiness

Happiness comes when after practising yoga and meditation, we are able to see our true self, our blissful soul nature, which seeks nothing outside itself.

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post-A Joyful Soul ConnectionA Joyful Soul Connection

Rakesh Popli narrates a personal account of a soul connection, something we may see in a film, but can be true in real life too. Could a soul connection be a person you have known from a previous life?

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