What is Moksha?Moksha, also known as nirvana, is commonly understood as never to be reborn. According to the theory of karma, stepping off the wheel of bi...
19 Apr, 2023, 11.18 PM IST
Four aims of lifeDharma means a path of truth or the ethical basis on which you live your life. You can practice dharma in everyday life by identifying your...
13 Jul, 2022, 11.20 PM IST
Of Goodness, Likes & DislikesYou have to learn to like what you dislike and even dislike what you like; so that you are above likes and dislikes. Then you will have lik...
22 Apr, 2021, 12.03 PM IST
Dharma Hormones: What is the path to happiness?It is interesting that hormones related to pleasure, happiness, intimacy and comfort as per science can be easily mapped to the four goals ...
21 Feb, 2020, 10.59 PM IST
Validating human existence through the Indian scheme of thingsIn the Vedas, Artha is about generating food, by creating goods and services. While Kama, is satisfying this hunger. In Dharma, we consider...
11 Jan, 2019, 11.34 PM IST
View: What Hindus probably really want, and where Yogi Adityanath is going wrongHindus know that during periods of economic distress, Lord Rama cannot be used to deflect attention from Lakshmi. BJP will have to bear thi...
14 Oct, 2017, 10.52 AM IST
- Do gooding as policy
Renowned as the Ethical Warrior — an oxymoron to Pacifist ears — Bhishma saw purity as being inseparable from his core concept Dharma.
23 Sep, 2013, 05.33 AM IST
Love in the age of KaliHindu myths also link it with Kamadeva, or the God of Love and Desire. Some traditions place the Cobra’s Saffron among the five flower-tipp...
15 Apr, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Home Fire
Press coverage of the meteorite hit in Russia has this quote by sci-fi master Larry Niven, "Dinosaurs aren't around.
21 Feb, 2013, 04.36 AM IST
Root of loveDebt has a hoary history not just in Artha, wealth and finance, but also in Moksha, liberation or salvation.
07 Nov, 2012, 06.14 AM IST
Righteous, Wise BhuktiRecognising that giving vent to one's inner desires and 'having one's fill' (bhukti) is astep towards real freedom (mukti), the wise seeker...
09 Jul, 2012, 07.34 AM IST
The Need for BhuktiThe Indian concept that full involvement in artha and kama, including conjugal bliss, through rapturous delights and techniques as a grihas...
18 Jun, 2012, 02.57 AM IST
In Praise of BhuktiThis is bhukti, which when involved in, also with the right approach and spirit, would finally result in mukti.
11 Jun, 2012, 07.22 AM IST
Artha of KamaThe key point, though, is not how much raw material is available, but how accessible it is." Is that why desire is one of the four main lif...
31 May, 2012, 05.01 AM IST
Bhukti and MuktiOne way of evolving into this state is to divine for oneself 'truth' of matters through observation, analysis and synthesis.
14 May, 2012, 04.01 AM IST
Pill or Chill?Yhe pursuit of pleasure is one of the legitimate or socially sanctioned ends. It can lend meaning or 'artha' to an otherwise aimless life.
27 Jul, 2011, 05.51 AM IST
Firmness of mindFirmness of mind and persistence, which too go to generate these virtues, however,need not, by themselves, yield positive results in all si...
16 May, 2011, 06.56 AM IST