Category: Talking Tree

There is hope for the world of tiding over the Covid-19 crisis. The hope lies in each one of us adopting the Joy of Giving as our philosophy in life, and soon Covid-19 will become an impotent virus, buried in...

The poet, SANJEEV SETHI draws on God’s Allness to soothe his turbulence In the unruliness of my uppermost part I draw on His omneity to hush the house. He is balm to bedlam tune to soothing motifs amidst turbulence. I...

Let’s end non-Indian organisations’ near monopoly of giving accreditation to yoga schools and restore the concept of unity which yoga teaches us, says RENU GULATI Most yoga schools are turning to non-Indian organisations for accreditation. These organisations charge high fees...

Let us expand our spiritual prisms to include empathy and allow ourselves to feel, care, and be willing to sit with another’s pain, says CHANA MEDDIN Images of San Francisco waking up to unearthly, crimson-red skies this week looked straight...

Trust me, we all are master chefs, when it comes to cooking our favourite sob story.  Breathe deeply and remember your favourite sob story you have been cooking for years now, adding new flavours to the same content. Our story...

Situation Management is an art. It is the art to handle any situation effectively to ensure the objective is achieved rather than wasting energies in ‘unwanted’ activities. Is it so difficult to manage any situation? It is not really a...

Feelings of oneness teach us self-love Feelings of oneness awaken the soul Feelings of oneness fathom consciousness Feelings of oneness unveil the mysteries of the universe Feelings of oneness bring us in harmony with the universe Feelings of oneness protect...

At this point in time in humanity’s history and evolution, we’re at the end of the Age of Pisces. Western astrological ages are 2,000 years in time-span. In the Sun’s precessional cycle measured by Equinoxes, the ages are around 2,150...

The overwhelming world reaction over the death of Sushant Singh Rajput (SSR) has got me thinking over this issue. Practically speaking, no one really knows what happens when one dies. But metaphysically speaking, the question that comes to my mind...

Over the years, as an army child, I’ve lived in many homes in cities across the country. From all my experiences, one memory, in particular, remains etched in my mind, about when I helped nab some thieves. Well, it was...

Amidst the chaos unleashed by the coronavirus, aggravated by political games, CHANA MEDDIN hears a song within, resonating in triumphant chords of hope and new beginnings I didn’t mean to do it. My friend asked for a haircut. Barber shops...

We fought British colonialism valiantly and ended their rule on August 15, 1947. But the vestiges of the Raj continue to haunt some of us in our thinking and more so in our education system. There was so much of...

Almost everyone I know, dreams. We get strange dreams – some in everyday settings but with strange characters, others exotic and weird, and on waking we can make no sense of it. However, dreams are an integral part of the...

Running an NGO for the last nine years, having cleaned over ninety water bodies across India, I was expecting the founder and the CEO of EFI (Environmentalist Foundation of India) to be suave and swanky, especially as he had worked...

The poet, studied at a girls’ convent school in Agra. After finishing school, the batch went on to graduate and then went their separate ways, at a time long before mobile phones and the internet. As a result, most of...

Tolerance is bouncing back even when you are thrown against a very hard wall. A square can’t bounce because it is made of straight lines, but a ball can because it is round and usually light. Whatever its size, it...

There is a worrying rise in Covid-19 cases all over the country and some cities are worst affected, but to keep ourselves mentally strong, we must have faith and conviction that recovery is possible. The Gond artwork represents that the...

Got no time to cryNo time to laugh No time to reflectWhat just went wrongDidn’t toast to a victoryNor mull over a lossJust shed tearsAnd swallowed the fears Not sung a friendship madeNot grieve friendships that fadeOf friends so nearYet so...