Category: Practical Spirituality

A simple formula to fight the frustration of failure and be successful: When one option fails, try the next one, as the world is full of options.

Natural wonders such as majestic mountains, rivers and seas, waterfalls, vast deserts, green spaces, gardens, sunset and sunrise, fills us with a sense of awe.

We can tame our wayward mind through the practice of Buddhi Yoga and perform our duties with even-mindedness.

NAYASWAMI JYOTISH says that if mankind collectively expands its consciousness, most of the world’s troubles will disappear We need more global warming. No, not the kind where the average temperature rises, but where the average consciousness rises. The only true...

DR KRISHAN SHARMA has dedicated his life to studying the scriptures. He has now extracted the essence of the laws of attraction and creation and has put them in an easy-to-understand book that will soon be published All through history,...

There are no easy solutions to human rights issues. But it won’t do us harm as people of a nation that is a Vishwaguru to look at the environment around us; and then within ourselves, to examine our hearts and...

If you are ill or something goes wrong, it is better to embrace your negative emotions rather than pretending to be ‘positive’, says RENU GULATI The internet world of social media that we live in today where thinking positively about...

On the eve of Guru Purnima, OSWALD PEREIRA pays tribute to his guru Paramhansa Yogananda, who taught him universalism, unity, and oneness of the human race ― and of all religions ― based on equality and freedom of faiths and...

SHILPY AHUJA continues her writings on Guru Nanak and the ideals of conduct that the Guru specified one must follow on the spiritual path to God Realisation Guru Nanak’s teachings give us the three tenets or the three pillars of...

Guru Nanak (1469-1539) was born at a time when the true essence of Hinduism and Islam had been lost. His mission was to unite the two communities and teach them to overcome their differences through the essence of truth, love,...

BATURAM NAYAK advises us to strike a healthy balance between our inner and outer worlds to perceive the brightness around us The Creator has endowed human beings with a keen mind and great intellect. Given this grace or gift, the...

It is in silence that we get all our power to live life as a soul with love, humility, compassion, kindness, and truth ― and find our very own joy and bliss, says DR PUSHPA CHATURVEDI Modern life is full...

Roza is a way of self-empowerment. It is a saintly method of self-uplift and fasting inculcates the spirit of self-control, which is the other name for spiritual strength, says MAULANA WAHIDUDDIN KHAN Shock is a kind of treatment adopted by...

What does it take to be a practical man? BATURAM NAYAK unravels the complexities of being one People often say, “Be practical.” What does it mean? Who is a practical man and what makes him one? This is the central...

Love in motion means compassion, service to others, and putting our own desires and needs on hold for a while and concentrating instead on acts of genuine kindness, says DR KAITY CAMA  Three little words which activate the music of...

SHAILAJA GANGULY chronicles the unusual story of the Indian Women’s Junior Hockey team’s goalkeeper, Khushboo Khan, whose family lived in shanty in Bhopal, till Good Samaritan Shiva Gulvady decided to gift her a pucca house This is the story of...

DR PUSHPA CHATURVEDI analyses the benefits of spiritual versus material living There are two ways to live life. One is living a spiritual life and the second is a materialistic life. One can live a life with spiritual values and be humane,...

The learning process is a must for everyone and that applies to both men and women. The old man is just as much in need of it as the young man, says MAULNANA WAHIDUDIN KHAN, explaining the true spirit of...