BATURAM NAYAK charts out a strategy to shatter our narrow cocoons and live a life full of happy interpersonal experiences One of the most important aspects of our living is interpersonal experiences. How we see and experience the world, understand...
Self-help and spiritual books have flooded the market. This is a top-selling genre, outselling thrillers and murder mysteries, biographies and autobiographies. The BRAHMA KUMARIS discuss how reading such books makes us better versions of ourselves Let’s dive straight into the...
SHAILAJA GANGULY reflects on the many humble qualities of legendary tabla maestro Zakir Hussain A recent viral video showed Zakirbhai mourning the passing on of his dear friend and fellow artiste – the renowned and much respected santoor maestro...
Narada Muni was considered the first journalist to walk the earth. Today, on his birth anniversary, let us pledge to follow only authentic journalists and not the lapdog media, says REENA SINGH Are journalists today following in the worthy footsteps...
Analysing the essence of chapter 3 of the Bhagavad Gita, NITA AGARWAL, says that when we perform all actions without any fear of the fruits, with a meditative state of mind, in complete surrender to Bhagwan Krishna, we can perform...
India is the only country in the world that was ruled by Muslims for nearly 1,000 years and yet never become a Muslim nation. This was because of the high spiritual quotient of all Indians, writes DR ANIL K RAJVANSHI. He...
BATURAM NAYAK describes the elusive yet adventurous search of spiritualists and scientists for the Language of God and the Law of the Universe The search for a meaning, a pattern, an order or a purpose in the overall phenomenon of...
If more and more people practise Reiki, perhaps we can live in a peaceful world where people will live in harmony, says Reiki Grandmaster AMAR KUMAR The world is beautiful, and we are lucky to be a part of it....
As we celebrate Ambedkar Jayanti today, REENA SINGH outlines the story of a group of simple Dalit women that made it all the way to the Oscars this year It was Ambedkar’s endeavour to motivate the country’s backward classes, the...
A seemingly small cut on BATURAM NAYAK’s left hand taught him a valuable lesson in life I had a small cut in my left hand, this morning. Seeing nobody around , I looked for the first-aid kit, picked a bandaid...
Let us not be consumed with thoughts of revenge. Instead take up challenges and find solutions. The human spirit always triumphs, says REENA SINGH We have turned out to be a nation of commentators on others’ misfortunes offering only opinions,...
Holi is a festival of love, colours and spring ― all rolled into one. But, I believe the most important aspect of Holi is love, because only when there is love in our hearts and around, can we truly appreciate...
Nature opens the great treasure of God-realization, believed MAULANA WAHIDUDDIN KHAN, and advised seekers to look at the sun, trees, rivers, birds and other beautiful bounties of creation to find God From early in life, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan used to...
Be simple, open, and receptive but inward looking to experience the best in life ― to make the wow-experience happen, not once but over and over again, says BATURAM NAYAK One of the important ingredients of a healthy and meaningful...
DR SANJAY TEOTIA explains how the Buddhist meditation practice of mindfulness of ignorance can set us on the path of wisdom When we develop meditative awareness of our ignorant, unskilful ways, we create better conditions for transforming our ignorance into...
One can be peaceful, happy and good without necessarily following a particular God or reading heavy scriptures, discovers REENA SINGH To understand spirituality, perhaps it is best to begin by explaining the difference between religion and spirituality. For most, religion...
BATURAM NAYAK walks us through a practical and holistic approach to dealing with friction that we all encounter in various phases of our life Baba Amte, the extraordinary humanist of our time made a very significant remark when someone asked...
SHASHI DIP contemplates upon life and says that we must all understand God’s plans for us As we grow older, it is natural to become serious and contemplative. This is especially true of those with a philosophical bent of mind...
