In ‘niti’ there is a happy blending of relative and absolute. Niti is based on certain mundane and supra-mundane principles. Dharma, on the other hand, is acharana, conduct. It i... Read more

While religious practices are meant to bring some order and ethics in a society, spirituality is a way of soulful, joyful living which is beyond God. Even those who doubt God’s existen... Read more

A college student studying engineering asked me, “Can I do an internship with you in my holidays?” I asked him why he wanted to do that. “For my self-growth,” he repl... Read more

Karma is a term that is featured in every English dictionary today. For far too long, the word has been either grotesquely oversimplified or needlessly mystified. So what is karma? The word... Read more

You need to observe three general points, the first of which is regularity of meditativeness. It is very difficult to create meditation, but it is very easy to lose it. Anything high takes m... Read more

Are you serious about becoming free in this life? If the answer is ‘yes,’ then you have to be willing to take a stand that is immovable. If you are deadly serious about liberatin... Read more

In Buddhist psychology there is a term that could be translated as ‘internal formations,’ ‘fetters’ or ‘knots’. When we have a sensory input, depending on... Read more

The poet grandiloquently goes on to assert that in one birth, Suyya accumulated as much religious merit as equals the holy work accomplished by Vishnu in his first four incarnations! The min... Read more

‘Sadhana’ in Sanskrit and Hindi means ‘ to balance’ through practice. Its spiritual connotation implies balanced self-control in all dimensions of life. Every form of sadhana, in... Read more

Morning, for us, usually breaks with an inner prayer to known and unknown divinity – ‘O Lord! Please lead me from unreal to real, guide me from darkness to light, and take me fro... Read more