Mystic Mantra
The poor as giver
Mother Teresa used to narrate an incident of how one day when she brought some food to a family of five, which had not eaten for two days, the woman in the house took the bowl from Mother’s hand and w
The evolved & their onus
If we look around us, we will find everyone asking the Divine all the time for something. Why should the Divine choose someone for a preferential treatment in this vast ocean of beggars?
A cat across your path...
Indian tradition is built around myriad beliefs and practices. Our day-to-day life is influenced by these seemingly superstitious and trifling yet deep-rooted beliefs and socio-religious practices.
Miracles of breath
Modern inorganic living leads to an unnatural way of life. It is mechanical, strenuous and stressful.
The harbinger and warner
Sunday, February 5, is the 12th of Rabi-ul-awwal, the third Islamic month — the day Prophet Mohammad was born. Muslims celebrate this day and view it as a great blessing that God has conferred on humanity, for the Quran declares him as rahmat al alameen, mercy for the all the worlds.
It’s vision that matters
Why are some nations termed “developed”, while others “underdeveloped?” Why is there a difference? Is it because the underdeveloped nations lack talented people or natural resources? No. It is because of the lack of management or the under-utilisation of resources that gives rise to this discrepancy.
Guru clears garden test
After the departure of Mansukh, King Shivnaubh eagerly looked forward to a visit by Guru Nanak. The king’s concern soon became public. Many sadhus started coming to the palace posing as Guru Nanak and desiring to annexe the king’s faith to themselves. But all they failed to establish the veracity of their claim.
Be your own lamp
After nirvana, for some time, the Buddha remained silent. Seven weeks later, he made his way to Deer Park at Sarnath, near Varanasi, where he met his five former ascetic companions.
Colours of martyrdom
Let us all be brave enough to die the death of a martyr, but let no one lust for martyrdom,” wrote Mahatma Gandhi, cautioning us about the ambiguities in our understanding of martyrdom.
Welcome the Spring
When the fields are mustard yellow, the berries ripen yellow, the atmosphere is neither intense with heat nor are there are shivering waves of winter, my beloved, it is Basant here. When there is calm and the season is full of quite joy as well as passionate, my love, it is the time to celebrate the spring festival, Basant Panchami. “Aaj basant manalay suhagan, aaj basant manalay” — with these words, Amir Khusro not only praises the coming of spring but there is also a longing to meet his guru Hazrat Nizamuddin.
