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Giving from the heart, you experience joy
February 8, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
By Janki Santoke What can guarantee happiness? If there is one definite way to happiness, it has to be the spirit of giving. Giving comes in many forms. It is the meeting point of many…
February 8, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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What spiritual politics is really all about
February 6, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
At the end of the year 2017 actor Rajnikanth announced his entry into politics in Tamil Nadu saying, “It’s time for political change. We have to create spiritual politics free of caste and religious barriers….
February 6, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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Death is a button for continuity of life
February 5, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
By Kamal Jain Despite our fear of death, we have to confront it one day. Like change, death is inevitable. Life can’t move on without death. In fact death is the ‘off’ button of life…
February 5, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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Creativity, Spirituality And The State
February 3, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
By Jug Suraiya It should have come as a surprise to no one – except perhaps the well-meaning but ingenuous officialdom which made the offer – that Siddheshwar Swami, Karnataka’s highly regarded spiritual guru, would…
February 3, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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A possible spiritual antidote to depression
February 2, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
By Pulkit Sharma Depression is a prevalent psychological disorder that affects people of all age groups, across the world. The depressed individual feels low and sad most of the time and nothing seems to lift…
February 2, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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Laughter is inevitable when you see the whole
February 1, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
Talk: Osho Except for man, no animal is capable of laughter. So laughter shows a high peak in the evolution of life. If you go out on the street and see a buffalo laughing, you…
February 1, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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Sister Nivedita’s vision of a spiritual India
January 31, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
By Pranav Khullar Who can forget the evocative retelling of the story of Shibi Rana in Cradle Tales of Hinduism or the compelling narrative of the spread of Buddhism in Footfalls of Indian History? The…
January 31, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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Optimism leads to happiness and success
January 30, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
By Vijay Hashia MK Gandhi said, “Man often becomes what he believes himself to be. If I keep saying to myself that I cannot do a certain thing, it is possible that I may end…
January 30, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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How does one achieve the impossible?
January 29, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
By Arvind Sharma Let’s begin by examining the concept of the impossible before trying to answer such a tantalising question. Some things are clearly impossible in a physical sense. A nonagenarian who hopes to qualify…
January 29, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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Simply see things the way that they are
January 27, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
By Marguerite Theophil “Right now, it’s like this” – a phrase said to come from the Theravada teacher Ajahn Sumedho, is an invitation to accept and explore what is present. At the same time, it…
January 27, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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Celebrate the democratic culture of quest
January 26, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
By Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev Someone asked me the other day if i was an uncritical believer in the existing political regime. I found the question amusing. Not just because, as a guru, i am constantly…
January 26, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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Dasavatara: The hindu theory of evolution
January 25, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
By Parur S Ganesan Minister of State for Human Resources Development, Satyapal Singh, recently questioned Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. In this context, it might be interesting to recall the theory of evolution in Hindu mythology….
January 25, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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Truth is transformation present everywhere
January 24, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
By James Anderson Truth is not a concept. It is a tangible reality and has its own decisive action. It is present in every atom of the universe and is continuously evolving in new forms….
January 24, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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Bhagwad Gita’s guidance to crises today
January 23, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
By BK Brijmohan The Bhagwad Gita is an unparalleled treatise on yoga that shows how everyone can lead a successful life while following the path of dharma. It not only espouses the principles of righteous…
January 23, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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For stability, strengthen your divine connection
January 22, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
By Sant Rajinder Singh Most people feel devastated in moments of sorrow, because sorrow is painful and if one is a believer, one starts to wonder, “Why didn’t God help me?” Sometimes we wonder why…
January 22, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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Dreaming right, instead of dreaming big
January 20, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
By Prakash Shesh We are called upon to teach our children to dream big – because this is an essential ingredient of success – or so we are told. Management gurus exhort all commercial enterprises…
January 20, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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Secular ethics doesn’t rely on religious principles
January 19, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
By the XIV Dalai Lama There is now a reasonably substantial body of evidence suggesting that, even from the most rigorous scientific perspective, unselfishness and concern for others are not only in our own interests…
January 19, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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Zen, master of the irrational and practical
January 18, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
By Osho In comparison to Zen, all religions look like entertainment. Formal rituals, social conditionings – Zen goes through them like a sword cutting all the ropes that bind you. It has no ritual, it…
January 18, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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Transform your dark side into a positive one
January 17, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
By Pulkit Sharma Everyone gets disturbed with incidents of genocide, abuse, perversion, destruction and corruption. We hear big talks of changing this outward grim reality. But, no one cares to look within. There is a…
January 17, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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True education is to learn from experience
January 16, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
Discourse: Swami Sukhabodhananda A gang of thieves entered a bank. They made the employees face the wall with their hands on the wall. After emptying the bank vaults, they started taking valuables such as cash,…
January 16, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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