There is an encounter in the life of Jesus and he is questioned: Who is my neighbour? Jesus responds with the well-known story of the Good Samaritan. A supposedly Jewish traveller is attacke... Read more

His presence is prakata for some time, and then he becomes aprakata. A spiritual master’s influence on the disciple, his teachings and his revelation of knowledge can continue even aft... Read more

Does one need a living guru for spiritual guidance? Vedic tradition says knowledge is received from the guru. Mundaka Upanishad 1.2:12, states: Tadvijnaartham sa Gurumevabhigacchetsamitpanih... Read more

What we belittle as matter is nothing but a varying form of energy. To maintain the inertness of matter, the existence of energy as well as its application is undeniable. And this concentrat... Read more

Bala Siva Yogendra Maharaj, founder of the Hyderabad-based Universal Peace Foundation, also known as Vishwa Santhi Thej, says,”In any terror attack, hundreds of people die, regardless... Read more

Meditation has become a mainstream activity in many parts of the world. Though the main reason to meditate is for spiritual awareness, there are additional benefits from learning to focus ou... Read more

Ability: Supposing I want to climb Mount Everest, but if I am unable to walk, will I ever be able to succeed? How can I, given that the basic ability to do that is missing? Ability may be ph... Read more

The simple definition of success is the achievement of a desired goal. If I want something and I get it, then I think I am successful, although that success may not be admirable. For example... Read more

Shankara, Ramanuja and Madhvacharya represent three fundamental speculative positions of Vedantic thought. Their paths to the Absolute reflect the dialectic between being and becoming in Ved... Read more

All human beings have the capacity to expand their consciousness and be able to love unconditionally. Our consciousness is capable of thinking beyond our biology. Animals don’t think b... Read more