Spiritually Speaking

TAKING A SPIRITUAL STEP TOWARDS HARMONY

27 Nov 2021 03:03 AM IST

The world is inhabited by more than seven billion people who belong to over 5,000 ethnic groups, follow about 4,200 religions, and speak more than 6,900 languages. Differences of nationality, race, language and religion have given rise to conflicts over the ages. People of the same country quarrel over language;

SERVING BY EXAMPLE BRINGS MANY REWARDS

27 Nov 2021 03:02 AM IST

When we move on the path of self-improvement, several challenges come along the way. Most of them stem from our ego, desires, fears, and ignorance. One way to protect the self and overcome the challenges is to engage in service. Service, when done with the pure intention of bringing benefit

Wellness: Healthy soul, healthy body

27 Nov 2021 03:00 AM IST

The real blessing of being healthy is to get the blessings of being ever healthy. What is health? For physical health, we go to the doctor for a check-up and for help. But can the doctors real-ly diagnose the disease? Do the doctors diagnose the disease or do the machines

Why we should meditate

22 Nov 2021 02:45 AM IST

Meditation has become a mainstream activity in many parts of the world. Though the main reason to meditate is for spiritual awareness, there are additional benefits from learning to focus our attention within. One of these is the healing it brings about in our physical bodies. Over the past few

THINKING IS THE ABSENCE OF THE BEHOLDER

22 Nov 2021 02:42 AM IST

Buddha has said ‘every thought will be a thing, a thing was once a thought. All we are is the result of our thoughts.’ If I say that this world is a thought, it might surprise you. In fact, your world is your own thought. Your world is within your

YOGA IS A LIFE-LONG GIFT FOR YOUR CHILDREN

22 Nov 2021 02:40 AM IST

Every individual on this planet has done yoga in their life whether they know it or not. Children are born yogis. When we observe children from all over the world, from Japan or Latin America, they perform similar yoga postures. For example, the fetus in the mother’s womb can often

THE METHOD FOR CULTIVATING INNER STRENGTH

20 Nov 2021 07:11 AM IST

Meditation is known to strengthen the mind. There are those who meditate and those who are meditators. Many people do meditation to relax or calm down and that may be enough for them. Those people meditate from time to time when they feel the need, or maybe a little in

THE SPIRITUAL METHOD FOR PERSONAL GROWTH

20 Nov 2021 07:10 AM IST

When spiritual aspirant sets out on their journey, they aim to rid themselves of flaws and acquire the qualities that make a person elevated and noble. Such transformation of character requires overcoming weaknesses such as anger, greed, ego, and lust. It is a task that demands deep insights into the

Having a broad vision shrinks our problems

20 Nov 2021 07:08 AM IST

It is said that we see things not as they are but as we are. While our eyes see everything and everyone the same way, it is the thoughts and feelings that accompany the act of seeing which form an impression in the mind about what we see. If our

Yoga for the digestive system

15 Nov 2021 07:08 AM IST

Minor digestive problems have become a part of our present lifestyle which is a malady of an affluent society with sedentary habits. Ayurvedic doctors correct chronic illness first through the digestive system. This system is the first target when stress starts to manifest. So we need to give deep relaxation

EK OMKAR SATNAM: THE HEAVENLY REMEMBRANCE

15 Nov 2021 07:03 AM IST

Existence has gifted the world to man. Existence has endowed a wonderful and a beautiful abode to man. A heavenly abode. Man makes it into hell. Yet man desires for heavenly abode. His desires and hopes do not let him get to the heavenly abode. But when dead, in obituary

SEVEN WAYS TO POWER INNER PEACE

15 Nov 2021 07:01 AM IST

Peace is not merely an absence of conflicts and violence. The essence of peace is within us, as part of our core nature. All that is needed to attain it is a change in our attitude and a little correction in our perception of life.