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

‘The philosophy of life is this: Life is not a struggle, not a tension. Life is bliss. It is eternal wisdom, eternal existence.’ His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi often said in his lectures... Read more

Though Ramana Maharshi was an ardent votary of Jnana Marga, Self-inquiry, to attain Self-realisation, he was aware that not every seeker was blessed with subtle intellect to follow the path... Read more

Sita, in her form as Bhumi Devi, Mother Earth, is sacred prakriti, or the divine shakti energy of Rama – the purusha, the holder of divine energy, the shaktiman. The wisdom books of bh... Read more

The gifts of sacred goddess Earth cannot be regarded as simply commodities, or even resources to be exploited by the human world, writes Rukmini Walker, founder, Urban Devi Collective, New Y... Read more

When we look up at the sky, we may perceive the universe turned from un-manifest to manifest, abstract to concrete, tangible in the bubble of space and time. With this backdrop, we are aware... Read more

Every one of us needs to reflect on life. Not just follow the crowd. How could we reflect constructively to lead a full life? Look at the process of evolution; humans evolved from animals. T... Read more