Livin' on a prayerPrayers are seen as a form of communication with God across religions, with the ultimate prayer being surrender to God's will. The story of...
Loving detachmentVairagya, meaning dispassion, helps in seeing the world without 'me' and 'mine'. It liberates the mind from possessiveness and selfishness,...
- Spiritual Score Card
When our appetite for spirituality increases, when we long for satsang, look forward to our regular spiritual practices, wait for the study...
ED not expected to be vindictive in its conduct, must furnish grounds of arrest to accused: SCThe Supreme Court of India has directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to act with fairness and transparency in its investigations into m...
Enforcement Directorate must give grounds for arrest in writing: Supreme CourtA bench headed by Justice A S Bopanna ruled that it would "be necessary, henceforth, that a copy of such written grounds of arrest be furni...
- Dharma of self-inquiry
Sanatan Dharma is a timeless and ancient concept that encompasses spiritual and material values. Dharma, the third virtue in Purusharthas, ...
- The kite as my guru
The flock turned to the new possessor of the fish. Left alone, the first kite calmly perched upon a tree's branch. Seeing it in this quiet ...
Happy DeepavaliOnce you learn something, you cannot forget it. And once we know something, we cannot pretend that we don't know it. That is why it is said...
Playing politicsAdvantages of politics: brings up diversity in people; lets you see different viewpoints, ways and tendencies; enhances your skill to commu...
- A state of quiet
Peace is the happy, natural state of man. It is his birthright. War is his disgrace. Everybody wants peace and is clamouring for it; but pe...
Manage Your CravingsHow difficult it is to resist a craving, especially if it is related to food! Cravings are the bane of all dieters - you begin a regimen gu...
- Nirvikalpa Samadhi
At first glance, the shloka provides us with a beautiful metaphor for contemplation: God as our inner light is transcendent of everything a...
Dhivaharan revolts to widen Sasi family riftDhivaharan said his move was due to Dhinakaran’s shadow boxing: “This is another instance of the politics of blackmail by Dhinakaran; I sha...
Range rover: Beast vs humanMeditations on the complex game of poker, by a novelist and poker pro
The Art of winningArt of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s advice to young entrepreneurs is to be patient, and not be consumed by success
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...
Back in the Real WorldA federal court in New York has held a senior Indian diplomat and her husband guilty of subjecting their Indian maid to barbaric treatment ...