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As ironclad and indestructible as the beetle
October 27, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
By Narayani Ganesh We’re told that the cockroach has great resilience; it can survive even a nuclear attack. There are an infinite number of microorganisms classified as extremophiles, known to thrive in extreme heat and…
October 27, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
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Where nature & the Hindu way of life intersect
October 26, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
By Namita Devidayal These days, there is a lot of talk about how we must “save Hindu culture”. This is a bit like saying we must “save nature”. It is an upside down approach, which…
October 26, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
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Rama as archetype for a global civilisation
October 24, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
By Suresh Natarajan Every civilisation needs a meta hero, one who embodies all virtues as the beacon light for realising the potential of the human spirit. This requires two key elements in the meta hero …
October 24, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
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Strong dislike for Vibhishana for turning traitor
October 23, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
By Bhartendu Sood Paradoxically, Ravana who was associated with the heinous crime of kidnapping a married woman by deceit, invokes less hatred than does Vibhishana, in an episode in the Ramayana. What is it that…
October 23, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
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To remove ignorance and purify the mind
October 22, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
By Swami Sukhabodhananda The nine nights and days of Navaratri indicate the darkness of ignorance present in us and ways to bring in the light of knowledge that will remove the darkness. Krishna says in…
October 22, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
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Death, the most fundamental question
October 21, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
By Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev Do you know you will die one day? We don’t know if you will get married or not, if you will get a job or not, if you will be successful…
October 21, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
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Meditative Durga Puja beyond the festivities
October 20, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
By MN Kundu The corona pandemic crisis has forced us to go for silent celebration of Durga Puja this year, with enormous socio-economic impact on every stakeholder. To derive maximum benefit out of the precarious…
October 20, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
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The existential flow and its culminating point
October 19, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
By Shri Shri Anandamurti For the macrocosm, the movement is in a particular line, in a particular flow, in a particular direction, following a particular route. In each and every object of this universe, the…
October 19, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
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When Sita Ma embraced the no-grief zone
October 17, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
By Jaya Row Worldly, materialistic people are weighed down by worry and anxiety. Take a look at the people going to work every day. Does anyone appear jovial or inspired? Most look glum. Swami Rama…
October 17, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
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Making a life, not just a living
October 16, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
By Pico Iyer The Covid-19 crisis has turned off so many lights – economic, emotional, physiological – in so many lives; the task of those of us still breathing is to see what lights it…
October 16, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
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Our life journey in a metaphysical nutshell
October 15, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
By Acharya Mithilesh Nandini Sharan A philosophical principle states that ‘manifestations’ are for the benefit of others, and not themselves. A bed is for someone to sleep on, a book is for others to read,…
October 15, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
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The coronavirus is not your worst enemy
October 14, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
By Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev The writing on the wall is clear: A mental health pandemic looms large before us. However, there seems to be reason for hope, too. A doctor from Texas recently told me…
October 14, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
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The gut-brain connect and mental health
October 13, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
By Narayani Ganesh A documentary that looks at how everything is closely connected has an episode on poop, tracing its journey from the human body to its place of final disposal. Interestingly, the narrator-reporter, talking…
October 13, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
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Mistaken pride of the analytical mind
October 12, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
By Rajiv Vij After a long time, the other day, I started making a gratitude list. I noticed a familiar but unanticipated pattern, one that I have been trying to embrace for a while, although…
October 12, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
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Everything is a projection of the cosmic mind
October 10, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
By MN Kundu According to Indian spiritual wisdom, entire creation is a projection of the cosmic mind of which we are microcosmic parts. World Mental Health Day, observed on October 10 every year, calls for…
October 10, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
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Heartfelt prayer is not separate from action
October 9, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
By Pulkit Sharma Praying has been humanity’s preferred method of invoking, connecting, and communicating with the Divine – asking for help, requesting healing, seeking solace and guidance and in some cases, to feel the oneness….
October 9, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
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Field of non-being, solar system, you & I
October 8, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
By Kishore Asthana We are constantly astir, you and I. We even twist and turn in our asleep. Thoughts move in our minds all the time. And yet, all this movement is nothing compared to…
October 8, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
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When your life becomes a celebration
October 7, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
By Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ancient seers have expressed spiritual experience in verse and in forms and deities that represent the profound secrets of life. One such embodiment of valour, beauty, and intelligence is Karthikeya,…
October 7, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
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Declutter more than your surroundings
October 6, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
By Narayani Ganesh A retired bank manager and his wife, our neighbours in Chennai, maintained a tidy home. Their living room had a simple sofa set and a traditional swing – a rectangular piece of…
October 6, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
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Devolution of begging from virtue to vice
October 5, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
By Uma Ram and KS Ram Four families of the nomadic Durmurgi tribe in northern Karnataka recently gave up their traditional occupation of begging. They were victims of the lockdown imposed as a measure to…
October 5, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
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