Elias Canetti's quote highlights the reciprocal relationship between ownership and its psychological impact. Possessions grant control but ...

Music, whether vocal or instrumental, acts as a tranquilliser, creating a serene and joyful demeanor in its practitioners and listeners. It...

Jalaluddin Rumi's quote about the unity of different belief systems serves as a reminder to avoid judging others' spiritual experiences. Ru...

Excellence in any field is an ever- evolving process. One must uplift one's standards to the supreme heights. Only then can one create or p...

'Differences and doubts arise in life because we don't get to their roots and circumstances and don't communicate,' wrote psychologist Will...

Once Rumi came across a beggar who didn't appear to be a beggar. 'Why do you beg, young man?' asked Rumi. 'I've no money and my life is wre...

The actress said that people who called the film-maker a genius should be 'jailed'.

Taoism believes that 'Until you part/ There's no new start.'

'Only with a laugh, you tide over the toughness of life,' the Buddha further explained. Laughter is the celestial music of the kainaat, uni...

Dublin is counting down to the party of the year.

'India, Pakistan, Iran and others - must unite, in trust and cooperation, behind this common purpose and in recognition of our common desti...

The teacher who looks like Laxman's Common Man is waxing eloquent about the virtues of silence. Mounam sarvartha sadhanam, he tells the cla...

A few days back, your columnist went to the Chaunsat Yogini temple at Bhedaghat. The shrine straddles the meeting point of the Narmada and ...

Why do we humans persistently indulge in 'us-versus-them' conflicts? Why have our apostles of peace been so singularly unsuccessful against...

On the eve of Janmashtami at his home in Mumbai, noted flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia is preparing for his annual 24-hour music marathon to ...

The great Sufi mystic Jalaluddin Rumi once asked, “Why does a date-palm lose its leaves in autumn? / Why does every beautiful face grow wri...

Sunrise over Konya is awe-inspiring, particularly when one views it from the top of a 18-storey building. We're searching for the silhouett...