Spiritually Speaking

UNENCUMBERED BY KARMIC BAGGAGE

10 Apr 2023 23:15 PM 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

Turning awareness into action

10 Apr 2023 23:09 PM 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,

This culture has been in West Bengal for a long time: Tripura CM on violence during Ram Navami

09 Apr 2023 06:31 AM IST

Targetting the West Bengal government over violence during Ram Navami, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said that it is painful, everybody wants peace but this culture of violence in West Bengal exists for a long time. CM Manik Saha was in Kolkata on Saturday to attend a programme “Ek Bharat

Artificial Intelligence versus Spiritual Intelligence

08 Apr 2023 00:18 AM IST

We are the only species that creates weapons that can kill us all. We are the only species that can damage the food we grow to feed us. We are the only species that are now in danger of letting others do our thinking for us. Artificial intelligence (AI) is

How our thoughts create our world

08 Apr 2023 00:13 AM IST

It is our thoughts, attitude, and behaviour that have made the world what it is. Consider this, when there are loving relationships in a family and everybody lives together happily, people say that their home is heaven. Instead, if there is constant stress, shouting, and violence within a family, their

Leave the past behind and move on

08 Apr 2023 00:08 AM IST

“What’s gone is gone. One of life’s lessons is always moving on. It’s okay to look back to see how far you’ve come, but keep moving forward.” -Roy T. Bennet Moving on is not really a matter of choice. Time itself moves on. We often feel we are stuck but we

Hanuman Jayanti: Youths recite Hanuman Chalisa outside cafe in Gurugram

07 Apr 2023 05:50 AM IST

On the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti on Thursday, a group of youths were seen reciting Hanuman Chalisa outside a cafe in Gurugram. Known to be the biggest devotee of Lord Ram, Hanuman is worshipped as a symbol of strength and unparalleled devotion. His birth is commemorated as Hanuman Jayanti and

Ashtami Pooja: Girl worship in Navratras

06 Apr 2023 22:31 PM IST

During the sacred days of Navratras, Most of the Hindu families observe the ritualistic fasts with utmost piety. Goddess Durga is worshiped with deep devotion on the final day in her worldly manifestations of ‘kanyas’. Though I am also very religious but with a difference. I believe in God but not in

DASHRATH AND RAM

06 Apr 2023 22:29 PM IST

Around the spring equinox every year, Hindus celebrate Chaitra Navratri for nine days and nights. Nav means new, and ratri means the night or, that which transcends darkness and ignorance. Navratri is that which makes us new again. It indicates an opportune time when our actions can cause us to

WHEN TO SPEAK, AND WHEN NOT TO

06 Apr 2023 22:24 PM IST

The wise know when to speak and when to hold their peace. Do we know when we must remain silent and when we should use words? Too many times we speak out when keeping quiet would have kept the peace. And, too many times we keep quiet when we ought

The seven faces of love

31 Mar 2023 22:51 PM IST

Love is not always what it seems. We do not love everyone in the same way and not everyone wants to be loved in the same way. There are many nuances of love and many different ways of describing it. It is worth taking time to understand the different types

The subtle foundation of self-improvement

31 Mar 2023 22:50 PM IST

If we think of one quality that is a prerequisite for self-improvement and the foundation of an elevated life, it is purity, in all its aspects. The definition of purity is deep – it includes honesty, a clean mind, a clean heart, good wishes and pure feelings for all. But