Spiritually Speaking

The play of Gods

09 May 2022 03:02 AM IST

Life is a complex interplay between the seen and the unseen, the subtle and the gross. Nature has her own laws and nothing fructifies before its time. As we invoke and celebrate the presence of the Divine Mother during Navratri, I am reminded of an incident related to the Ayodhya

Living beyond the madness of the world

09 May 2022 03:00 AM IST

Sit silently wherever you are. Think nothing. Don’t think that you have to sit and be silent. Simply be silent and don’t think anything. That’s how you will be near your axis.

WHEN ARE WE TRULY PROSPEROUS?

07 May 2022 05:34 AM IST

We all wish to be prosperous. Complete prosperity encompasses not just material success but also physical well-being, peace of mind, and a state of happiness. It is now increasingly recognised that the pursuit of material wealth alone does not bring lasting happiness. Many people quit the rat race in order

The secret to inner strength is natural enthusiasm

07 May 2022 05:33 AM IST

When we remain enthusiastic, even in the face of difficulty, it is a sign of our inner strength. When we listen to the news and look at situations around us, our enthusiasm can drop. But if we can pull the mind away from outer situations and focus instead on what

UNDERSTANDING KARMA AND TAKING CONTROL OF OUR LIFE

07 May 2022 05:32 AM IST

In the west, the word ‘karma’ is not widely understood and often is used to imply a feeling of bad omens. In the east, the concept is much more readily understood. The law, while immutable, has very deep implications on our lives. More and more, we hear people saying, why

Living in the photo frame of your life

02 May 2022 05:59 AM IST

Man is born and dies. We all know one who is born will die one day. One is born to write an obituary of his life. An ode to your life is read out after your death. Humanity has constantly been read out obituaries of the dead ones. Therefore, one

DECODING THE SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE OF SHIVLING

02 May 2022 05:58 AM IST

Shivling represents the whole cosmos, and the cosmos is shown as a cosmic egg. An egg, once again, is an ellipsoid with no beginning or end.

Your mind is a beautiful world

30 Apr 2022 03:28 AM IST

One of the aims of a spiritual journey is mastery of the mind. The essence of a yogi life is the transformation of the mind from mindless to mindful; the mind becomes one’s best friend—all fighting is over. The mind is meant to be as free as a bird, or,

POSITIVE ATTITUDE FOR SUCCESS

30 Apr 2022 03:26 AM IST

What we think throughout the day determines what our day will be like. Behind our thoughts are our emotions and behind those are the attitudes we have created during the journey of life. The quality of our thoughts and the vibrations they create have an impact on our state of

UNLEASH YOUR TRUE POTENTIAL THROUGH THE POWER OF CLARITY

30 Apr 2022 03:24 AM IST

When we are caught up in a dilemma, we tend to do one of three things. Either we sit and stew about it or we jump into action, without thinking at all or worst of all, we sit frozen in indecision. What is needed to reduce the anxiety and confusion

Being egoless brings great pleasure

30 Apr 2022 03:22 AM IST

Nobody is an enemy to anyone else; our biggest enemy is the ego. The ego and truth are opposites—the truth is visible through the humility we have, and the ego does not allow us to reveal the truth. Even if you only have a little bit of ego, it will

Krishna consciousness: The golden opportunity

25 Apr 2022 04:24 AM IST

Gold is good. We all want it or at least a facsimile thereof. A golden age refers to an era of goodness and plenty, acknowledged in Greek, Roman, and Indian cultures. If you have everything, you were born with “a golden spoon in your mouth.” The Golden Rule is the