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Respond to depression in positive ways
July 1, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
By Ullhas Pagey Achievers and celebrities like Abraham Lincoln, Ernest Hemingway, Sigmund Freud, Michael Phelps, Brad Pitt, JK Rowling, Lady Gaga and Deepika Padukone, have all experienced depression at some point in their lives. In the…
July 1, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
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A dead tree could be teeming with life
June 30, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
Narayani Ganesh When we imagine a forest, we think of trees, plants, shrubs, algae, insects, animals, butterflies, mushrooms, flowers, creepers and many more living beings that lend vibrancy to this wonderful aspect of nature. Dead…
June 30, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
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Looking up to the sun for inspiration
June 29, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
By Soma Chakravertty The sun has been revered, invoked and worshipped across the world from time immemorial, not only as giver of light, warmth, rain and as facilitator of good harvests but also as upholder…
June 29, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
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Charity sums up the essence of nine virtues
June 27, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
By Thomas Mathew Nine virtues, it is said, add up to the fruit of the Spirit. There is no better way of doing something for the good of others as well as to the doer,…
June 27, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
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Giving back to nature and the universe
June 26, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
By Swami Prakarshananda The whole universe is functioning in a spirit of selfless service. Having originated from the selfless Paramatman Tatva, everything in Nature is selfless. Only we human beings, because of our erroneous ways…
June 26, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
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Without meditation, all medicine is incomplete
June 25, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
By Osho Medical science says that when there is no disease, what remains is health. This is a deception, not a definition. How can you define health in relation to disease? It is like defining…
June 25, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
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The Lord of the universe, Puri Jagannath
June 24, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
By Charudutta Panigrahi & Shallu Jindal “O Sudarshana! The fiery radiance, possessing power of millions of Suns, please pull me out of my ignorance and lead me to Vaikuntha.” – Skanda Purana. Vaikuntha is the…
June 24, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
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As a Hindu, you could be a henotheist
June 23, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
By Narayani Ganesh Belief systems are too many to list here, and there would likely be as many beliefs as there are people, considering the innumerable hues, flavours, intensity and diversity of beliefs worldwide. Ordinarily,…
June 23, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
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What drives us to the point of no return?
June 22, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan The World Health Organization says, suicide has become the second most common cause of death among young people worldwide. In order to create awareness on mental health and tackle the issue…
June 22, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
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Yoga helps us stop misery before it arrives
June 20, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
By Sri Sri Ravi Shankar The wave uniting with its depth is yoga. The blossoming of human potential is yoga. Stopping misery before it arrives is yoga. Whether it is frustration, fear, anxiety, greed, anger, jealousy…
June 20, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
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Newness in dealing with life’s challenges
June 19, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
By Rajyogini Dadi Gulzar Life has meaning when there is happiness. Everything that happens brings something new. The more the mind is tuned to see and appreciate this truth, happiness lasts, whatever the situation may…
June 19, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
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Shadripu, six enemies of the human mind
June 18, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
By VP Dhananjayan The Bhagwad Gita and other scriptures of Sanatana Dharma talk about getting rid of the basic ill traits of the human mind. They are kama, lust; krodha, anger; moha, avarice; lobha, greed;…
June 18, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
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Convert hard times into opportunities
June 17, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
By Gurudevshri Rakeshbhai Do you feel you’re passing through hard times? We may be facing a few health, financial, or relational problems, but more frequently, our hard times arise from our mind. Mental hard time…
June 17, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
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Dealing with the dark night of the soul
June 16, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
By Narayani Ganesh After a long period of isolation – currently as precaution against the Covid-19 pandemic – many people tend to feel low. If that is simply a side effect of enforced isolation, it…
June 16, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
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Transforming entanglement into ecstasy
June 15, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
By Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev There seem to be two ways to live life: entangled or ecstatic. Thanks to the intellect, achievements of human civilisation are many, but a significant lacuna in modern civilisation is that it has…
June 15, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
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Cosmic fury as a spiritual wakeup call
June 13, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
By Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee The pandemic of coronavirus has shattered the human soul.The cosmic law of justice has pronounced an unprecedented and unexpected fury on the human race on this planet.But this cosmic fury has…
June 13, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
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Faith and discipline in the Ramayana
June 12, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
By Sudhamahi Regunathan When Valmiki wrote the Ramayana, at every step he understood that victory called for more than a wish. It was sometimes built on determination, at other times on patience and at all…
June 12, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
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Cleaning out the house and our thoughts
June 11, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
By Sant Rajinder Singh Just as we have physical spring cleaning, we can perform spiritual spring cleaning to become receptive to God’s love and bring joy and happiness into our lives. Our spiritual house is our…
June 11, 2020, 2:00 AM IST
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Isolation, social distancing and connections
June 10, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
By GS Tripathi We are connected to everything, by some means or other. Society, friendship and love result from connections. Connections are of three types: physical, mental and Self-connection. Physical, visible connection is the ‘real’…
June 10, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
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Fear of death versus following your bliss
June 9, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
By Narayani Ganesh When you go where your body and soul want to go, all the forces come together to help you. If you have lived all your life never doing what you wanted to…
June 9, 2020, 1:00 AM IST
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