Parents must practise moral values, not just preach them

April 26, 2021

Today’s adults will not remain tomorrow. But today’s adults will, through their contribution in moulding the new world and their children’s values, attitudes, ideas and ideals, survive in the future. Today’s children are tomorrow’s adults. TV anchors are going shrill reporting corruption and violence, newspapers are spilling blood in your...

Analysing dharma and religion

April 19, 2021

There are a lot of misconceptions about these two words—dharma and religion. They are used very carelessly and therefore can, and do, invoke wrong meanings and even dangerous ideas. A misinterpretation of these words can completely change perceptions. On deep thinking one realises very clearly that any religion is not...

My very own suicide bombers

April 12, 2021

Years seem to have fled by before I could sit in my own company. I am by myself and have declutched from the world of all relationships, even with my own usual self. The quiet calm of the evening is unburdening my soul as the soft warm breeze from the...

ANALYSING SHIVANGI: THE ARDHANAREESHWARA SHIVA

March 15, 2021

T he Rudra Samhita portion of the Shiva Purana has a very interesting and enlightening tale to tell. The narrator is Lord Brahma and the listener is the sage Narada. The story goes that Himachal, the father of Parvati, once took flowers and fruits to Lord Shiva and prostrated before...

Prarabdha and Purushartha: Destiny depends on self-effort

November 23, 2020

There once was a wise sage living in a remote Indian village. His disciple was a very clever Brahmin, whom he taught very lovingly and imparted the knowledge of Brahma Gyaan (the knowledge of Truth). Guruji’s wife was a very simple and pious lady who bore him a son and...