Spiritually Speaking

The way to bless the self

25 Feb 2023 02:26 AM IST

We wish others happiness, love, health and success, and others also have similar good wishes for us, but how about having good wishes for the self? If others have good wishes for us but we do not have the same for the self, we will not easily attain success in

The power of benevolent thought

25 Feb 2023 02:23 AM IST

We know that every action has an impact, a result, and that we are responsible for that impact. The thoughts we have had and the actions we have performed return to us in one way or another in the form of circumstances for us to experience. Sometimes these are painful

Marriage as a path to Spiritual Victory

21 Feb 2023 01:15 AM IST

In the early editions of Autobiography of a Yogi Paramhansa Yogananda drew a comparison between the householder path and that of monastic renunciation. “To fulfill one’s earthly responsibilities,” he wrote, “is indeed the higher path, provided the yogi, maintaining a mental uninvolvement with egotistical desires, plays his part as a willing instrument

THE LORD OF TIME’S ECSTATIC DANCE

21 Feb 2023 01:14 AM IST

Shiva, the lord of time, dances the Ananda Tandava, or the dance of bliss on the supreme night of awakened awareness.Who is Shiva? Who is the divine dancer who commands time and space. He existed before there was time. He will exist when everything is annihilated- when matter, space and

A SPIRITUAL LIFE DOES NOT MEAN WITHDRAWAL FROM THE WORLD

21 Feb 2023 01:13 AM IST

It is not uncommon to see people who claim to be on the spiritual path becoming non-industrious. They shirk daily chores and are often found living in filth. They are undisciplined, disrespectful and languid, they remain unkempt and unclean. Such people, when forced to do housework or a job, often

Shiva: The Benefactor of All

18 Feb 2023 01:33 AM IST

India’s unique privilege is that deep within that ancient culture lies a precious memory of Shiva, the dimensionless Source from which a pure, renewing light of truth emerges.Other cultures are sustained through powerful religious teachings, but Bharat alone remembers Shivratri, or Shiv Jayanti, the time when the Supreme Soul comes

Shivratri and its link with the Gita

18 Feb 2023 01:31 AM IST

Mahashivratri, ‘the great night of Shiva’, is no ordinary festival. It commemorates a momentous task performed by God – removal of evil from the entire world. For this reason, it is perhaps the most important festival of all. Befitting its significance, it is marked solemnly, without revelry, by fasting, prayer,

Steps in Time

18 Feb 2023 01:28 AM IST

At the opening of time when I first take a body and step out onto the ladder of life… I am aware that I am a divine spark of light. I live in a world full of love, peace and harmony. This place is remembered as heaven and paradise; it

Krishna: The original Candle

14 Feb 2023 01:49 AM IST

The 64 qualities of Krishna who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and cause of all causes.Krishna is like an original candle that lights all other candles, Krsna is that original candle.Krishna has 64 qualities that are the full expression and potential of His Personality.However, the Visnu-tattva expansions (also God)

HOW DEEP IS OUR LOVE?

14 Feb 2023 01:48 AM IST

Are we really capable of love? How do we know if someone really loves us? People give us gifts, they say nice things to us, they go out of their way for us, they are faithful to us, they show their respect for us, they stop people from talking ill

Vasant Panchami: The Indian Valentine’s Day And The Five Arrows of Love

27 Jan 2023 08:21 AM IST

A few days ago, it was Vasant Panchami. A couple of weeks later, it would be Valentine’s Day. On Vasant Panchami, Goddess Saraswati is worshipped. But there’s another interesting story associated with this day. Since love is in the air, a not so well known legend of Shiva, Parvati and

Intermittent fasting-an old concept & a new trend

24 Jan 2023 07:15 AM IST

Becoming a health trend in different pockets of the world, intermittent fasting is different from the Ayurvedic or naturopathy fasting guidelines. Like all lifestyle changes, intermittent fasting requires commitment, discipline, and patience. Intermittent fasting is a pattern of life and food consumption. The rules of this game are simple. Fast