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Be a Good Samaritan, not a passerby
March 16, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Francis Gonsalves ‘Good Samaritan’ is a term that has come to stay. It originates in one of Jesus’s parables that shocked people in his day. Pope Francis has popularised the parable in his encyclical…
March 16, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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An orchestration of diverse divine notes
March 15, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By MN Kundu Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa once asked an aspirant, “Do you have faith in an image of the Spirit, or you prefer to worship God as the formless Absolute?” The aspirant replied, “I am…
March 15, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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You can design a bright future for yourself
March 13, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Jaya Row When you want to go on a vacation, you know what to do and you go and enjoy the holiday. However, when you want happiness, there seems to be no definite path…
March 13, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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Ten major lessons from the Covid pandemic
March 12, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Hasmukh Adhia Covid-19 was a global catastrophe. It shook the world completely. But it taught us many lessons. Here are 10 spiritual lessons out of them. Life is unpredictable. No one has full control…
March 12, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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The night to celebrate the descent of Shiva
March 11, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Brahma Kumar Brijmohan Among the numerous festivals celebrated in India, Shivaratri stands out. It signifies hope – bringing the promise of light and the end of darkness, the beginning of a spiritual renewal. It…
March 11, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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Experience the sublime state of Shivoham
March 10, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Anup Taneja The three main cosmic functions of the Supreme Being, which are accepted by all systems of Indic philosophy, are ‘srishti’, creation; ‘sthiti’, preservation; and ‘samhriti’, dissolution. Kashmir Shaivism, however, accepts two additional…
March 10, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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Look at the world through Shiva’s three eyes
March 9, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Swami Tejomayananda We are accustomed to seeing people with two eyes. So, anyone with an extra eye would attract attention and be termed a freak. However, Shiva, with his three eyes, is beautiful and…
March 9, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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Searching for the completeness of love
March 8, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Pranav Khullar The intense ‘samvad’ between Sage Yajnavalkya and his wife Maitreyi, on the notion of love and desire, on this inexplicable feeling of connectedness with another, and how this is replaced with a…
March 8, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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Sikh women who were source of inspiration
March 6, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Stuti Malhotra The first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak Devji, laid the foundation of equality between men and women by stating: “Why should we talk ill of her, who gives birth to kings? The woman…
March 6, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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Declutter your life to reclaim happiness
March 5, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Pulkit Sharma Nowadays, one hears a lot of people complaining about their life becoming highly complicated, extremely busy, and exceedingly mechanical. These individuals are perpetually embroiled in the humdrum of their daily existence, often…
March 5, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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Loneliness as a death penalty
March 4, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Jug Suraiya Can loneliness be a sentence of death? In an increasing number of cases in Japan it seems that it can. The Japanese government has appointed its first ‘suicide minister’ to address the…
March 4, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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Aum connects you with consciousness
March 3, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Anantharaman Almost all Hindu prayers begin with Aum. In recent times, Aum has transcended the strict confines of the spiritual and has assumed wide prevalence among the world population as a tool for meditation…
March 3, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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Contribute, it’s better than competing
March 2, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Bhupender Yadav As individuals, we are all trying to outdo each other in every sphere of our existence. At first, it appears to be a positive thing because this creates an illusion that each…
March 2, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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The dance of shadows and light
March 1, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By James Anderson Human nature casts many shadows; we all have them. Although transparent at source, we cannot claim to be a clear homogenous whole. Our parts inside jar and collide with one another, seeking…
March 1, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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Transform into an outstanding achiever
February 27, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Jaya Row Everyone is born with a unique talent and ability. But you must first identify your ‘svadharma’ or core interest and invest your energies in that field. In your svadharma fix a higher…
February 27, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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Badi, the Baha’i new world calendar
February 26, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Sheriar Nooreyezdan As successive religious dispensations have added glorious chapters to the volume of progressive divine revelations, so have new calendars been devised over the centuries. Hence, countries and communities continue to practice prescribed…
February 26, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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The nature of meditation and its conditions
February 25, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Avatar Meher Baba Meditation has often been misunderstood as a mechanical process of forcing the mind upon some idea or object. Most people naturally have an aversion to meditation, because they experience great difficulty…
February 25, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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The real purpose of human intellect
February 24, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Shri Shri Anandamurti What is the human intellect for? A human body has three functions: its crude physical movement and physical progress, its intellectual progress, and its spiritual progress. So far as intellect is…
February 24, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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The scientific method to find God
February 23, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Sant Rajinder Singh Secretly, in every heart, lies the desire to have proof that there is God and we are soul, a part of God. Science exists to uncover these deepest spiritual truths. On…
February 23, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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Our consciousness is just like steel
February 22, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Virendra Kumar Jain There is an old saying, ‘As you sow, so you reap.’ Auspicious deeds bring beneficial results, while evil deeds bring harmful results. All living beings experience individually, the fruits of their…
February 22, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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