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The sacrifice may be of our time, of our money, of our resources or of our skills. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Spiritual benefits of selfless service

If we just think about our own response to examples of service that we witness we can get an inkling of why it is such an important quality.

05 Apr 2019 12:15 AM

If only people were to respect the rights of others and concentrate on the performance of their own duties, they would grow in stature, both spiritually and otherwise. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: And the winner is?

The one who remains steadfast in their performance, automatically gains his rights and the authority that results.

29 Mar 2019 4:49 AM

It needs to be understood that being spiritual is the most intelligent way to exist on this planet. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Spirituality is not for fools

If you look at the world today, there are all kinds of idiots in the world, but you will see the religious idiots are the worst of this kind.

16 Mar 2019 12:49 AM

The Kumbh is celebrated with the belief that due to certain planetary positions, the positive energy levels of that particular place during a particular time, increases to its peak, thereby providing an atmosphere for spiritual growth and enlightenment. (Photo: AFP)

Mystic Mantra: A spiritual search

In Islam too the planet moon plays a significant role because of the use of a lunar Islamic calendar to determine the date of Ramzan.

17 Jan 2019 1:10 AM

A spiritual seeker should always try and maintain that peace, instead of choosing to do something that might disrupt his peace. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: The boy & the wolf — Lessons from a fable

When someone gets angry, he does so, as by using anger he had witnessed in his past, that people had taken him seriously.

08 Jan 2019 7:01 AM

A spiritual process essentially means everything that you are, happens consciously — your experience of life is determined by you. (Representational Images)

Mystic Mantra: The significance of cleanliness

Everything that we perceive through our sense organs can either create filth or wellbeing within ourselves.

28 Dec 2018 12:05 AM

A spiritual person however, takes to begging because he wants to drop himself. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Begging - A tool for growth

When someone stretches his hand in front of you, if you feel it is being misused, you can refuse and move along.

15 Dec 2018 6:51 AM

Mystic Mantra: Gayatri sadhna

The same sadhna produces different effects in different sadhaks, depending on the desire and capacity of the sadhak to access its force.

03 Nov 2018 2:25 AM

The spiritual quest is an internal journey, it is a psychic path. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Our true religion

Modern man has erected images in his mind — political, personal, that manifest in the form of symbols, ideas and beliefs.

27 Oct 2018 12:58 AM

Halloween is the time when people release and let go of negative and lower energies that hold them back and celebrate the new energy that will eventually take its place.

Spiritual significance of Halloween

Halloween is considered a powerful turning point in the wheel of the year, signifying the cycle of life, death and rebirth.

26 Oct 2018 12:44 AM

Piligrims reach Ajmer and react to the first sight of their destination: the shrine of Sufi saint Moin-ud-din Chishti.

A Journey of faith

Leo travelled through various parts of India for five long years before he could put the book together.

21 Oct 2018 6:14 AM

The moon represents feminine energy and runs through a cycle of waxing and waning that spans over 29.5 days.

Wondrous moon

Moon’s waxing and waning is a metaphor for the ebb and flow of our lives.

13 Sep 2018 6:12 AM

If you are happy with the creation and are willing to settle with it, you are materialistic. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: An omnipresent Almighty

Any question about existence is simply meaningless because all questions are limited.

17 Aug 2018 3:46 AM

Every word we speak, action we take, thought we have brings positive/negative energy into our lives. It’s time to cleanse the toxins caused by negativity and free our soul.

Spiritual detox

By reinstating our soul through exclusion of negativity, we open the door for blessings of abundance.

11 Aug 2018 12:37 AM

In order to progress on our spiritual journey within, we need to overcome anger, lust, greed, attachment, and ego. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Saving natural beauty of soul

Ego arises from pride of our transitory attainments: pride of wealth, worldly knowledge, and power.

26 Jun 2018 1:00 AM

A pure heart was what we were intended to have and were born with.

Purity of heart

Though we understand the value of materialistic purity, we often forget the essence of having a pure and kind heart.

21 Jun 2018 1:23 AM

Mystic Mantra: Jan-e-Janan — Soul of the souls

Many other Western scholars of Sufism who have delved deeply into his thoughts have arrived at the same conclusion.

26 May 2018 4:52 AM

Trust your instincts

The more reflective and contemplative a life we lead and the more rooted in faith we are, the finer our instincts and well-honed our intuition is.

24 May 2018 5:42 AM

The more we present, the less you feel like something is missing.

Gratitude can change your life

Practicing gratitude for everything helps us to be more present in our life.

17 May 2018 6:33 AM

The young Rumi and his family fled to Turkey, where he spent most of his life -- he died in the city of Konya in 1273.

Mystic Mantra: The golden middle way

Spiritual teachers of all hues and stripes repeatedly emphasise the need for finding equilibrium between the material and spiritual scales of life.

09 Apr 2018 5:49 AM

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