Category: Practical Spirituality

After being a full-fledged working woman, PRIYA KHANNA gave up her job to raise her child, only to discover that having so much free time comes with its pluses and minuses Brought up by disciplined army doctor parents, I have...

The home is the pathway to ethics at the workplace, which is an important part of practical spirituality, says RAMESH RAJARAMAN Ethics or a code of conduct is very important in all areas of our life ― personal, family, social...

SHASHI DIP narrates how residents of her housing society beat the Covid-19 blues, while the essential staff assumed the role of corona warriors The Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown following it has been a tough and challenging time for us...

Gratitude is naturally expansive and brings in great happiness in your life, say NAYASWAMIS JYOTISH and DEVI Once I received an email laced with unfair criticism, and my first reaction was to get defensive. I could feel my mind speeding...

SUSAN NI RAHILLY expresses deep gratitude for India’s spiritual gifts to the world, which has personally helped her to cope with the lows of life The happiest memories of my childhood centre round my dear mother, who gave us all...

We should make concerted and conscious efforts to retain our energies or assets by avoiding all negative tendencies, which drain out all that is good and powerful. We have to be extra cautious and vigilant to plug leaks of our...

An Appropriate Psychology can guarantee a united, peaceful life for everyone without ever feeling disoriented and deprived, says BATURAM NAYAK Being in the world is all about having a relationship. Being in a relationship is all about understanding. Understanding is...

Questions such as why God cannot remove evil from earth makes no sense when we understand how the infinite power operates. God is neutral, objective, non-interfering and in perfect detachment from the action, says MOHANJI If there are 7.8 billion...

Faith gives wings of wisdom to find solutions, because faith creates self-belief and positive thinking. Believe in God with full faith and devotion, so that when your need is sincere and just, He will ensure it is fulfilled, says NITA...

It was the bitter winter of 2008 that I first landed in London, just four days after getting married. My bright red suitcase which I had bought with oodles of enthusiasm was bursting with all that could accompany me as...

Shraadh, a period observed for the everlasting peace of our ancestors began this year on September 1 and will end on September 17. We carry the genes of our ancestors and their attributes and by worshipping them we bring out...

Spirituality is the greatest source of positive thinking, positive taste, positive habits and positive behaviour. A positive person is a blessing for his home, for society and for his nation, says MAULANA WAHIDUDDIN KHAN He who believes in simple living...

Over the last 10 to 15 years, depressive states have imprisoned a lot of people, including children, teenagers, women and men, married or single. They find it extremely difficult to find their way out through the gathering thick clouds of...

The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul ─ Dieter F Uchtdorf I remember my teaching days, when many kids floored me with their creativity and talent. I remember very fondly one of my...

The Covid-19 pandemic has blown the belief that we humans have control over our lives, showing this to be a big bubble of illusion. We keep wrestling with day-to-day life issues under the false belief that we can get on...

The author analyses the loving relationship between parents and daughters in the light of societal expectations Often, this thought occupies my mind: Why is it that a girl is never thought of as a permanent member of her parental home?...

The present time is turbulent. The best way to go through this time is to keep a very low profile. Just watch. No reactions. Perform through the intellect. No confrontations. Some people are waiting for an opportunity to explode. Be...

I am fortunate to have had a wise and loving mother, who taught me a lot about how to live. There were times as a child, however, when I found the wisdom she shared hard to swallow. If, for example,...