Spiritually Speaking

Letting the real me fly free

21 Apr 2023 22:59 PM IST

Flying has long been associated with feeling free. When we sit and watch the birds in the air and marvel at their lightness and agility, we long to feel as free. Today, so many people are feeling trapped and restrained, feeling that they cannot do what they would like to

7 ways to clear your mind of negative thoughts

18 Apr 2023 01:16 AM IST

Get Busy When you recognise a negative thought, get busy. If you simply sit, you will keep thinking a lot. Improve the circulation in your body If your head is filled with too many thoughts, lie down on the floor and keep rolling; you will see the circulation in your

Spirituality and Management: Fostering a Heart-Based World Order

18 Apr 2023 01:15 AM IST

People used to think that spirituality and management are polar opposite ideas. Management is a broad term comprising the decision-makers, and representatives of key stakeholders, whereas spirituality is often relegated to an esoteric connotation that may not have any place in the field of management. But that is rapidly changing

THE KARMIC JIGSAW PUZZLE

18 Apr 2023 01:13 AM IST

It’s a well-known fact that we all want control- on our own lives, on our beliefs and thoughts, on our possessions, on people, and even on choices and opinions of others. Nearly, if not all the wars, have been about, ‘Who’s in charge? Who controls and decides things here?’ When

Following the middle path

14 Apr 2023 22:58 PM IST

“For collaboration to work, we must follow the mid-path ‘I’, the elevated ‘I’ of soul consciousness” For any undertaking to work, we need the three essential components of body, mind and wealth. I, the soul, have to take responsibility and commit with my time, wealth, good wishes and pure feelings.

Focus on the good to overcome problems

14 Apr 2023 22:54 PM IST

When we aim for self-improvement, to become a better person, we may take several steps, such as set a goal, identify the challenges on the way, and make a step-by-step plan to achieve our objective. There is a plethora of self-help books offering a wide range of advice on what

The four voices of change

14 Apr 2023 22:49 PM IST

How do we live happily and meaningfully, in a world where many do not have a place to live or enough to eat? The answer is to respond to the human condition. This may require some changes to the way we do things, to the way we think. When we

Purity of the heart is to will one thing

11 Apr 2023 08:25 AM IST

Recently, I witnessed a child’s dilemma in a toy shop. Her mother gave her the ultimatum that she could buy only one of the toys. The child was torn between selecting a toy train set and a puzzle set. After what seemed like an eternity, the child made up her

UNENCUMBERED BY KARMIC BAGGAGE

11 Apr 2023 08:23 AM IST

It’s very easy for us to tell the movers and packers to put all our physical possessions in cardboard cartons and take them to some far off place, because we aren’t actually letting it all go forever. We are simply moving house and we rest assured that those cartons, and

Gaining knowledge

11 Apr 2023 08:21 AM IST

It is a certain accumulation of information. But is this accumulation a boon or a burden? Without knowledge, he explains, you will have to re-invent the wheel every day. However, if too much accumulated memory sticks to the knife of the intellect, then it cannot cut through anything. What you

Turning AWARENESS INTO action

11 Apr 2023 08:17 AM IST

The week between Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti is the time for very deep introspection. The first nine days of chaitra mas, celebrated as Chaitra Navratri, are to contemplate the self. Ram or soul is the awakening within us. It is the realisation of the real light of lights. However,