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Lord Jagannath’s return yatra with siblings
July 12, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
By GS Tripathi Jagannath, Lord of the Universe, with his siblings, Balabhadra and Subhadra, undertakes an annual yatra every Ashada Shukla Dwitiya from his abode, Sri Mandir to the Gundicha Temple, that symbolises his maternal…
July 12, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Desires provide the engine for evolution
July 11, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
By Anil K Rajvanshi The basis of life is desire. According to the Rig Veda, the universe came into being when ‘it’ desired so. When there is no desire, there is no life. We either…
July 11, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Acharya Mahapragya’s message of self-control
July 10, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
By Sudheendra Kulkarni Are freedom and self-control mutually contradictory concepts? Yes, the prevailing dominant culture in the world would say. Who wants constraints, including those urged by one’s own self, when it comes to exercise…
July 10, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Sanyasa: A state of consciousness
July 9, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
By Rajiv Kumar There is widespread misperception that sanyasa is a state of physical existence characterised by a spurning of all worldly and material associations and surviving with bare minimum. This practice has resulted in…
July 9, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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All objects emanate from one Supreme Entity
July 8, 2019, 2:02 AM IST
By Shri Shri Anandamurti Creation is apparently composed of many entities, but fundamentally, there is one Supreme Entity that pervades all created objects of this universe. The cosmic will of Parama Purusha was materialised by…
July 8, 2019, 2:02 AM IST
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Ancient wisdom, compassion & modern education
July 6, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
By Rajiv Mehrotra The Dalai Lama is 84 years old today. Prayers resonate for his long life from across the world: From the land encircled by snow mountains/ You are the source of all happiness…
July 6, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Experience the fullness in emptiness
July 5, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
By Pulkit Sharma Most of us place great value on being occupied, finding meaning and attaining fulfilment in our everyday existence. We believe that an idle mind is the devil’s workshop and we are very…
July 5, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Socio-spiritual legacy of Swami Vivekananda
July 4, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
By MN Kundu Swami Vivekananda passed away on July 4, 1902, but his unique contribution continues to enlighten and awaken us. He revived our great ancient heritage with fresh interpretation, adding different dimensions to it….
July 4, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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The key to linguistic harmony in diversity
July 3, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
By Vithal C Nadkarni A single sentence in the central government’s draft New Education Policy set off a storm of protest in Tamil Nadu recently. Politicos alleged it was an attempt to impose the study…
July 3, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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So many ways to add value to life
July 2, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
By Janina Gomes Being loved, appreciated and valued is something that every human soul longs for. Yet, there are many circumstances in life when we feel devalued, rejected, demeaned. Instead of remaining deflated, however, we…
July 2, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Belief lulls us into faux complacency
July 1, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
By Sumit Paul Mulla Nasiruddin was in a philosophical frame of mind: “Life and death, who can say what they are?” His wife looked up from her cooking and said, “You men are all alike…
July 1, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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For happiness, you need to sow happy seeds
June 29, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
By Jaya Row Have you wondered why some people go through life smoothly while others face all kinds of challenges? The law of karma answers such questions. It states that life is governed by a…
June 29, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Mental exaggeration and personal control
June 28, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
By Discourse: Swami Sukhabodhananda Recently i saw a movie called ‘Hands of Stone’, the true story of Robert Duran and his classic boxing fight with the legendary Sugar Ray Leonard. I also viewed a Bollywood…
June 28, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Follow a chosen path to eternal bliss
June 27, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
By Arup Mitra What could lead us to the state of eternal bliss? Rationalisation and withdrawal from the impact of the affairs of the material world is what jnana margis, followers of the path of…
June 27, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Drop, by drop: Conserve water, conserve life
June 26, 2019, 2:02 AM IST
By Anandmurti Gurumaa Earth, water, fire, air and ether – these core elements constitute the entire manifest world of sentient beings and things. Nothing can exist in their absence. Indeed, in the current climes of…
June 26, 2019, 2:02 AM IST
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Make liberation your highest ideal
June 25, 2019, 2:03 AM IST
By Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev The monthly report card in school would make some children gloat and others weep. I did neither. I just took it home and gave it to my father. I never opened…
June 25, 2019, 2:03 AM IST
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We tend to objectify almost everything
June 24, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
By Sameer Golwelkar ‘Who’ said it becomes more important than ‘what’ was said. The human mind has been a slave to objectivity since ages. Fundamentally, life is subjective while the mind tries to convert every…
June 24, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Your beliefs and thoughts impact your life
June 22, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
By Janki Santoke We are so sure of our beliefs, views and opinions. We call it the truth. We say that’s how things are. But have we ever examined whether any of this is true?…
June 22, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Yoga: Deathless minds, ageless bodies
June 21, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
By Vithal C Nadkarni Sage Patanjali has always been an icon of Indic tradition. “Hail to him who purified body, mind, and speech with texts on medicine, yoga and grammar,” proclaims King Bhojadeva, circa 10th…
June 21, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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Yoga for your body, mind and soul
June 20, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
By B K Brij Mohan The image that most readily comes to mind at the mention of the word ‘yoga’ is that of people stretching or holding their body in various postures. Yoga is a…
June 20, 2019, 2:00 AM IST
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