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Protest culture vs patient planning
January 28, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan It is often seen that whenever a group wants its demands to be met, it takes the route of protest. However, it is not just a question of protest. The real…
January 28, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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Maintain your balance at all times
January 27, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Dhruva Bhargava An entity attains wholeness once its opposing constituents are in equilibrium. For example, the nucleus of an atom has a gross component, that is, protons of same charges bound together by subtle…
January 27, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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To forget is not such a bad thing after all
January 26, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Narayani Ganesh In Chinese mythology, Meng Po is the goddess of forgetfulness. All along, we’ve been encouraged to cultivate a strong memory; that we need to remember events and incidents, good and bad; to…
January 26, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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Embracing the uncertainty principle
January 25, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Valson Thampu Marx’s indictment of religion as the opium of the masses points to a core human perplexity. What is reality? How are we to relate to it? Or, how are we to not…
January 25, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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Difficulty is nature’s act of kindness
January 23, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Swami Sukhabodhananda Kindness is defined as the ability to be considerate towards one’s enemies. Is nature a kind enemy? A question that haunts people is, ‘Why should there be so much unkindness in life,…
January 23, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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The self is our real soulmate
January 22, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Soma Chakravertty Many of us have read the ‘Panchatantra’ story of the blue fox, who fell into a tub of indigo while being chased out of the washerman’s house, where he was trying to…
January 22, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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Ideate on Paramatma for real progress
January 21, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Shri Shri Anandamurti Self-awareness arises as a result of clash. The awareness that arises as a result of physical clash is termed crude physical awareness, for it remains associated with matter. Devotion plays a…
January 21, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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Awareness of who you really are
January 20, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Rajiv Vij Calm, relaxed, restless, anxious, confident, unsure, envious, grateful. As my thoughts drifted, I felt all these emotions in just the past hour. And these are only the ones I noticed. Striving to…
January 20, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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The pangolin and other vulnerable species
January 19, 2021, 1:00 AM IST
By Narayani Ganesh Recent reports indicate that the pangolin, a scaly animal resembling the anteater which has been around for some 40 million years, is losing its numbers to poachers and deforestation, especially in South…
January 19, 2021, 1:00 AM IST
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We are islands within ourselves
January 18, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Esther David As soon as the coronavirus spread its fangs all over the world, followed by a lockdown and curfew, I felt like an island surrounded by a sea of conflicting emotions. Nine months…
January 18, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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The power to create a better world
January 16, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Anuttama Dasa Krishna explains in the Bhagwad Gita, “Whatever action a great man performs, others will follow. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.” On January 6, in Washington,…
January 16, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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Kumbh is a churning of the mind
January 15, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Pranav Khullar At the heart of the Kumbh tradition is the story from the ‘Bhagavat Purana’, of tussle between gods and asuras for the amrit-kalash, pot of nectar, which bestows immortality on those who…
January 15, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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Boon of well-being better than wealth
January 14, 2021, 1:00 AM IST
By Jug Suraiya As a young boy in what was then called Calcutta, I would often accompany my mother to the Victoria Memorial where, on a park bench, the senior ladies of the city’s Kutchi…
January 14, 2021, 1:00 AM IST
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Sumaithangi, the load bearing stone
January 13, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Narayani Ganesh At first glance, to a stranger, the two vertical granite stone columns holding up one horizontal stone slab would look like a crude version of the gateway to a Japanese Shinto shrine….
January 13, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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Conviction in the power of goodness
January 12, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Arijit Ray Among the many sayings of Swami Vivekananda that have got entwined in the collective imagination of the world, one particular phrase has huge significance, ‘conviction in the power of goodness’. To Swamiji,…
January 12, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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To attain success, have faith in yourself
January 11, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Anup Taneja Swami Vivekananda said that to attain Self-realisation and success in life, three things are of paramount importance: to have unflinching faith in oneself; to adopt a positive approach to life; and to…
January 11, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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Wake-up inspired on a daily basis
January 9, 2021, 1:00 AM IST
By Jaya Row Wouldn’t it be great to wake up inspired and end the day feeling fulfilled with the work done? As we begin the year 2021 with new hopes and renewed enthusiasm, let us…
January 9, 2021, 1:00 AM IST
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Sanskrit sound vibrations inspired creation
January 8, 2021, 1:00 AM IST
Sanskrit is called deva bhasha, language of gods. It is regarded as a divine language. Sanskrit letters are called akshara, imperishable. They are neither created nor destroyed. When they are pronounced, they are not created;…
January 8, 2021, 1:00 AM IST
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For a fresh start, mend your ties
January 7, 2021, 1:00 AM IST
By MPK Kutty Everyone is interested in making a new beginning. In that hope, we make new resolutions and these resolutions vary according to situations we are in. Generally speaking, there is in everyone a…
January 7, 2021, 1:00 AM IST
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Preparing for death, the ultimate reality
January 6, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
By Narayani Ganesh A relative who was planning to start a new business venture – which meant securing a hefty loan and investing time and energy – was talking to me animatedly about her future…
January 6, 2021, 2:00 AM IST
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