Category: Practical Spirituality

Singing or playing an instrument takes you a step closer to divinity.

A touching story of a Hindu surgeon, who took a departed Christian man’s hands and transplanted them on a Muslim major from Afghanistan, who had lost his own in a blast, showing that humanity is far more important than religion.

Let us rise above parochialism and like Lord Rama, love all irrespective of creed and communities. Let us make Ram Navami really special.

Now is the time for all good men and women of the world to unite and resurrect religious and democratic freedoms.

This saint who passed away more than a hundred years ago is revered by people of all faiths.

In a Ram Rajya, there is no room for hankering after power. More importantly, the thought of possessing Lord Ram or being possessive about Him, will nip a Ram Rajya in the bud.

By attuning ourselves to forces of light, and directing our thoughts to be positive, optimistic and hopeful, we can transform darkness into light.

What is the meaning of the term, 'duality' when applied to the mind? It is both spiritual and non-spiritual.

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,...