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Monday: We look for what we think we’ll see, not for what can be seen.Tuesday: Because the present moment is in constant renewal, ego cannot attach to it.Wednesday: We are here physically…just as animals, trees, and rocks. We are not here…
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What is the meaning of life? The simplest yet the most meaningful response to this question came to me from my spiritual teacher, Shri Ram Chandra of Shahjahanpur: “Life in life is the real life.”When we ruminate further, we understand…
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“You will be nearer to heaven playing football than studying the Bhagwad Gita.” This advice of Swami Vivekananda to a frail young boy who had come to him to study Vedanta has led many to presume that the Swami meant football can teach more…
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As we grow anxious, we also become defensive, losing humility which is the basic tenet of spiritualism. As ego shoots up, the capability to absorb declines. New ideas, thoughts and alternatives become strange as seeking ceases. The other…
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Whatever be the circumstances you are placed in, whatever be the conditions around you, get on with your work and leave the rest to God.’ May I tell you, I learnt this lesson from an ant which I came across on a seashore, a long time ago.I…
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The moment we want only the best for others, motherhood is born in us.For nine months in the womb, she does not know the nature of the child, who it may be — her love precedes both name and form. When unconditional love springs forth,…
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One of the real sources of stress in our life is the insecurity of not being enough. The subconscious feeling that we are incomplete, that there is always something out there that would somehow complete us. It dictates much of our…
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The Hindu scriptures provide the means for Self-realisation and moksh. The earlier in life we study them, the better we will understand the transient and unreal nature of this world. True happiness lies in experiencing the Atman directly…
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We are living in an age where there is much to do and not enough time to do it. Every day, we are caught in a net of information; bombarded by information through various technologies, platforms and outlets and much of our time is spent in…
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As we prepare to say goodbye to the year 2022, it may be instructive to take a peek at the many ways by which different cultures face the death of a loved one or thing. In western tradition, when a person dies, a ‘wake’ is held to watch…
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