Spiritually Speaking

Mastering your mind

08 Jul 2023 00:03 AM IST

It is often said that our mind is our best friend, but it can equally be our worst enemy. It all depends on the thoughts we hold in our mind. Currently many people are finding that their minds are in a state of great fluctuation. One moment bright and sunny

The time for change

08 Jul 2023 00:02 AM IST

There is a well-known passage in the Bible about the importance of time: ‘There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot…’ The truth of

Change in response… in a day

03 Jul 2023 23:58 PM IST

Before he became a spiritual master, Gurdjieff had a turbulent life. With his family perennially on the move during his childhood, they lived like vagabonds in makeshift camps in the erstwhile Russian empire. In those tough conditions, the young Gurdjieff was constantly involved in brawls and gang fights. One day,

Life is all about Karmas

03 Jul 2023 23:56 PM IST

Karma, a term often misunderstood, refers to the actions we perform in our lives, including our body, speech, and mind. It can be seen as an echo of the past or a future. Common acts like work, good deeds, and charity also define karma. Revered Dadashri, who has attained self-knowledge,

Prayers can do miracles

03 Jul 2023 23:54 PM IST

Prayer is a powerful tool that can work miracles and bring about healing in various religious settings. It is considered a preeminent aspect of religious exercise, but its efficacy has not been fully recognized by the everyday mind of the common man due to distractions and problems. The power of

Access The Inner Wisdom

03 Jul 2023 23:52 PM IST

With the stress and rapid pace of life in this technological age, many people wonder about the purpose of their life. Surely, technology has enabled us to access a wealth of information from all fields of knowledge with just a few computer keystrokes. But with all this compiled knowledge, are

Spiritual awareness makes a big difference

01 Jul 2023 00:26 AM IST

The second chapter of the Bhagavad Gita tells us that we are all souls. “He is not born nor does He ever die; after having been, He again ceases not to be. Unborn, eternal, changeless and ancient, He is not killed when the body is killed”, God tells Arjuna in

The three root causes of anger

01 Jul 2023 00:24 AM IST

“Fear is beyond logic and reason” It does seem like a time of uncertainty and darkness in the world today, and it would on the surface be natural to be afraid. However, fear is totally debilitating, and it interferes with all understanding so that we are not able to think

The power of purity

01 Jul 2023 00:22 AM IST

I draw love and power into myself through a relationship and connection with the Supreme. I make that love and power my own so that it constantly radiates into the world. This is the royal path to real, lasting peace. It is through God, who is truth, and gives me

Perfection meansbeing beyond effect

24 Jun 2023 01:22 AM IST

When we forgive, we donot change the past; we change the future. To feel worry and tension or run away in a difficult situation may work for a short time, but it is not a solution. If we go within and draw upon our fearless courage and the strength of

The three root causes of anger

24 Jun 2023 01:21 AM IST

Whenever we sense irritation, frustration or anger arising in the mind, if we look closely, we will find that we are battling one of the following: another person, the past, or the self. We fight the past because anger is usually directed at something that has happened, and looking at

The soul’s influence on the atmosphere

24 Jun 2023 01:19 AM IST

How many of us realise the effect we have on the atmosphere and on those around us? Each one of us carries some kind of atmosphere with us. It emanates from I, the soul, from the thoughts I have, from the attitude and awareness I have. How many of us