Spiritually Speaking

ATTAINING PEACE THROUGH FORGIVENESS

26 Jul 2021 08:21 AM IST

In these troubled times, humanity is witnessing a growing hunger for peace and human unity. We are realising that our survival depends upon us recognising that we are all one family. So how can we attain peace in the world? FORGIVE AND FORGET The first step toward peace is forgiveness.

SEEKING THE INNER SILENCE

24 Jul 2021 05:57 AM IST

Most of us feel some emptiness within, or a neediness or discontent, and yet we do not realise that what we are hungering for is the experience of inner silence. This inner silence is able to fill and satisfy us, giving us the inner strength and ability to heal ourselves

GOD UNDERSTANDS YOU VERY WELL

24 Jul 2021 05:56 AM IST

Never have the thought that you do not want a part in the drama of life. That is not possible. It is good to understand these things in detail. Understanding allows you to remove the sorrow. It makes you a self-sovereign and makes others this, too. What is needed is

What does it really mean to be a Rajyogi?

24 Jul 2021 05:55 AM IST

Rajyoga is not just practice of meditation for half an hour or an hour. To be a Rajyogi means bringing all the understanding and attainments into a complete way of life. Just as a ‘raja’, a king, behaves as a king throughout the day – in thoughts, words, actions and

TO OVERCOME FEAR, EMPOWER THE SOUL

24 Jul 2021 05:52 AM IST

The mind has two great enemies – fear and worry. Everyone experiences some kind of fear. Fear can be of many types, and sometimes it assumes serious dimensions. It immobilizes us and we are unable to do anything. The mind is paralysed or confused and we cannot think sensibly, because

POWER OF CHANTING THE LORD’S NAME

19 Jul 2021 05:49 AM IST

The chanting of the holy name of Lord Krishna expands the blissful ocean of transcendental life.

THY NAME IS TRUTH AND TRUTH HAS NO NAME

19 Jul 2021 05:42 AM IST

When a child is born into this world, he brings in him pure wonder. He incarnates godly purity. He lives in infinity beyond time and bondage of human logic. Seers when they attain godhood they become child-like again. A child is closest to existence. Existence exists in a child in

TIME TO DROP THE GUILT

19 Jul 2021 05:41 AM IST

Guilt has a purpose. A little bit of guilt is good. It does not allow you to get into a cycle of actions that are not good for you and others. When such an action happens, the guilt in you acts as a brake for you not to continue the

ONLY GOD CAN GET US OUT OF THIS MESS

17 Jul 2021 05:12 AM IST

Forty years ago, I was very ambitious and driving myself hard as a reporter in the competitive environment of the UK’s daily newspapers. I was working as a medical and science correspondent, and had gradually become aware of how unsustainable my scoop-seeking way of life was. I learned from doctors

TRUTH MAKES US STABLE AND CAREFREE

17 Jul 2021 05:10 AM IST

Truth is equated with God. Truth means that which is imperishable — it held true in the past, is true now, and will remain so in future. The first truth we need to know is that we are immortal souls. Following this recognition, we are able to connect with our

THE MOST VALUABLE THING IS TO KNOW THE SELF

17 Jul 2021 05:08 AM IST

Each experience in every field of life is important. In ancient times, though, Socrates ranked the human soul as the most valuable of all the things in the world, recognising it as the entity that gave meaning to life. Imagine how profound and unlimited the experience of being the life

CHECK AND CHANGE YOURSELF TO REACH YOUR GOAL

17 Jul 2021 05:04 AM IST

No matter how good a car or its driver, if the car is not regularly checked, there will be problems. In the same way, if one moment I am happy but the next moment I am not, something is wrong with the vehicle of my mind and I will need