Monday, December 23, 2024

Category: Practical Spirituality

post-Temporal and Spiritual Solutions For BullyingTemporal and Spiritual Solutions For Bullying

There is one desire that is common in all beings, and that is the desire to succeed in all spheres of life, whether it is academics, work, sports or relationships. It is something that is instilled in us from childhood:...

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post-Will Our Karma Save Us From These Covid Times?Will Our Karma Save Us From These Covid Times?

The writer wonders about karma and destiny, those eternal, metaphysical concepts that hold sway over our lives Once in a small village lived a mother and her son. The son moved to the city to earn, promising to return after...

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post-Forgiveness: A Simple Secret of Practical SpiritualityForgiveness: A Simple Secret of Practical Spirituality

It is often said that we must hate the sin and not the sinner. So, we must forgive. But the question is: Is it so easy to forgive? The obvious answer is ‘No’. It takes a lot of courage to...

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post-Giving Is LivingGiving Is Living

There is an old adage that says, “It is better to give than to receive.”  Yet, how many of us actually live by this?  How many of us would give to another before taking for ourselves?  It is not simple sacrifice I am...

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post-Self-Realisation Under the Jamun TreeSelf-Realisation Under the Jamun Tree

Just like Mother Nature replenishes herself, we must learn to do the same, says the writer Some years ago, I had been on a short residential retreat at a nature cure clinic about two hours’ drive from Bangalore. The three-acre...

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post-Banaras: A Town In The PastBanaras: A Town In The Past

This excerpt from the author’s book, ‘Lost and Found in Banaras’ paints the city as a breath-taking paradox that is incredibly diverse, chaotic, colourful, yet stark Banaras is not just the past revisited. Its enigma hits you instantly and takes...

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post-Happy Father’s Day: From A Soldier’s DaughterHappy Father’s Day: From A Soldier’s Daughter

Being a proud daughter of an infantry man, my father is my hero. He has the aura of a quintessential, no nonsense, straight-talking soldier which is (well you get the drift) larger than life. My childhood memories of my father...

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post-The Joy of Mantra ChantingThe Joy of Mantra Chanting

The wise say that chanting a mantra is good for you. You take time to think of something positive spoken in Sanskrit which has vibrations of its own, or you can chant the name of the Lord. Mantras are usually...

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post-Death is the Harbinger of ChangeDeath is the Harbinger of Change

Let’s celebrate death as much as we celebrate life when someone is born, because life never ceases when we leave our body, says the writer I came across a quote by Stevens Wallace that said, “Death is the mother of...

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