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We make choices every day. The ability to choose is one of the faculties that a human being has, perhaps more than other forms of life. W...

We hear that spirituality is about 'living in the present'. Many masters have emphasized about the importance of 'NOW.' Y...

The world is constantly changing. Life presents myriad circumstances and events to us each moment. Some of these events are unexpected, a...

The world is constantly changing. The only constant is change. Change is the nature of nature itself. We view the world through our perc...

Focusing on dharma is the way to Moksha. Artha and Kama are nothing but 'perks' of focusing on dharma. A person who tries to attain ...

This is not a blog about improving your memory, concentration, reasoning powers, or analytical skills. It is not about improving the functio...

Many of us think of spirituality as a pursuit of a goal. The goal is called as enlightenment, nirvana, moksha etc. However, it is this misco...

People have questions and they are looking for answers. These questions are related to a wide range of topics, such as happiness, success, l...

Let us discuss awareness. By awareness, i want to clearly distinguish awareness of the usual kind (of external objects etc) from awareness o...

If it is possible to shoot arrows in the dark and hit the target, and if it is possible to play a complex musical instrument like the guitar...

The mind is restless and turbulent like the wind. It can be controlled by a combination of disciplined effort and detachment. Both detachmen...

Intelligence when restricted to spiritual contemplation also becomes a facet of the ego, as in the case of intelligent as well spiritually o...

Judge situations and deal with them effectively. Don't judge people. People are a lot deeper than situations. There is a lot more to peo...

Freedom from desire makes you truly free. It is desire that keeps us looking to the future instead of living in the present. A person who is...

Realization of the soul means to make it real. How can one make something real when one cannot detect it? First, assume that it exists. Then...

The Soul is intangible. Let us take an example to illustrate how the tangible and the intangible come together to shape 'reality'. T...

Who was M.K. Gandhi? Indians know him as 'Bapu', or the 'Father of the nation.' What makes him so? Was it his experiments in...

I visited Cambodia recently, where i visited a lot of temples with a combination of Hindu and Buddhist influences. Due to the various wars t...

The world is moving towards a new era of peace, growth and prosperity. As science and spirituality progress side by side, the human becomes ...

How often do you a) make others feel good about themselves? b) ask others to make you feel good? c) expect others to make you feel good? d) ...

Awareness is an expression of the self in its pure form in the present or in the now. It is a natural state. A person who is aware in the pr...

The word 'Yoga' is typically associated with complex postures or asanas (that form a part of Hatha Yoga). However, it actually means...

Karma Yoga, one of the paths towards union with the divine outlined in the Bhagavad Gita, involves a lot more than just Nishkama Karma or ...

Is there such as thing as evil? Are some people pure evil? I believe in the innate goodness of people. A newborn child is inherently good. T...

Among the various paths outlined in the Gita, Karma yoga is spoken by some as the easiest way (or that of the beginner)and by others as the ...

When a pupil is instructed by a teacher, the pupil learns from all his senses. Hence importance is attached not only to the words used by th...

We may find ourselves in a difficult situation where we may have to negotiate with a person who is uncooperative, angry, and unwilling to ne...

Ekalavya meditated on a concept of his 'Guru' Drona, learnt his lessons in archery in the Master's absence, and mastered the art...

Creating something new begins with a leap of faith. A leap of faith is not required to extract information, but it is required to create som...

We are familiar with situations, such as " You can’t have chickens without eggs. And you can’t have eggs without chickens who grow up t...

"Go and ask that gambler, whom did he lose first, himself or me? Bring me the answer." "My husband was summoned to this assem...

We should be careful in choosing who we believe or who we are led by, and what their values and intentions are. Drona is deceived into maki...

We may find ourselves in a position such that we are required to mete punishment to someone for his wrongdoing. This may be a child, a relat...

One question that is one is left with in the Mahabharata is whether Bhishma attained Moksha on choosing his death. His attaining Moksha woul...

When a man totally abandons desires of the heart such as sense objects and is content in the self, he is called a Sthitpragya. He is unhurt ...

Yajna means sacrifice, selfless service, unselfish work, Seva, meritorious deeds, giving away something to others, and a religious rite in w...

Since the caste that one is born into has little relevance today, and one's nature or behavior is not only governed by the caste that on...

The following extracts are from an article on 'Kali Yuga' Nobility is determined only by the wealth of a person. Law and justice are...