Spiritually Speaking

Spiritual study restores your courage

07 Nov 2020 09:32 AM IST

You need courage to remain true to yourself in today’s artificial world. This is not a small thing. However, the very purpose of a spiritual study is to restore courage. The courage to stand for what you believe in. Your original, true nature is of peace and divinity. To experience

How spirituality is a tonic for the mind

07 Nov 2020 09:31 AM IST

The world is awakening to the importance of mental health. For too long the difficulties of anxiety, depression and other expressions of an unhealthy mind have been overlooked, and those who suffer, marginalised. Anxiety and depression were declared a global mental health pandemic before Covid 19. Social distancing has left

THE ART OF BEING THE MIRROR OF LIFE

02 Nov 2020 05:55 AM IST

Life and death happen on the canvas of one thing. Canvas remains the same. Life and death happen on this canvas. A child is born on it and becomes young and old and dies. Canvas remains unmoving. But canvas watches the young as young and old alike. Canvas is like

Keep misery at bay with yoga

02 Nov 2020 05:54 AM IST

Patanjali, the propounder of yoga, enunciates the purpose of yoga: “The purpose of yoga is to stop misery before it comes.” Whether it is greed, anger, jealousy, hatred, or frustration, all these negative emotions can be healed or re-oriented through yoga. When you are happy, have you noticed a sense

Let your light shine

02 Nov 2020 05:52 AM IST

The victory of light over darkness should be the story of our lives and this is one of the reasons we are incarnated here in the first place. Our souls are learning lessons every day and one of the most important lessons is to let light shine in and through

Honesty means having pure feelings

31 Oct 2020 06:32 AM IST

Honesty does not mean simply speaking our mind. Honesty means to be very clear about everything going on inside us. Where there is honesty, feelings become pure and clean. Honesty is where there are no other thoughts or feelings inside, other than those that God Himself would have. Such clarity

The art and science of not thinking

31 Oct 2020 06:30 AM IST

Clarity of thought and peace of mind are time-honoured treasures. Most of us think far, far too much: we go around in circles, backwards and forwards, and all too often remain stuck in the same old grooves of thought. Thinking less means reducing this mental noise, erasing thoughts that are

THE SUBTLE WAY TO SERVE THE WORLD

31 Oct 2020 06:29 AM IST

Thoughts are spiritual lifts that take us up or down. With our thoughts we can attain an elevated state of consciousness. The ability to use the power of thought at will to reach a high stage is the sign of a powerful soul. The soul, or the mind, is the

Removing stress from the root

31 Oct 2020 06:28 AM IST

It is our mind that controls the body. We may be feeling tired and weak, but if a situation arises, we suddenly become active. Suppose someone wins a huge sum in a lottery and has to go to the tenth floor of a building to collect the amount, and the

WE ARE WHAT WE EAT: THE LINK BETWEEN FOOD AND EGOLESSNESS

26 Oct 2020 06:40 AM IST

A lot has been written on food, diet, intermittent-fasting, nutrition and so forth, but perhaps not many know that the concept of dieting or moderate eating is not a contemporary or new concept. Its existence can be traced back to several thousand years ago. If you refer to any of

When Covid-19 comes knocking & stays positive

26 Oct 2020 06:40 AM IST

The widespread belief is that Covid only affects the person testing positive but in reality, it actually hits the household! Covid affects you physiologically but it has a far wider-reaching impact on your identity, family life, social wellbeing, professionalism, financial stability and mental health. Questions & fears Fear stems from

Understanding the dilemma of mind

26 Oct 2020 06:36 AM IST

Mind is past, living is now. Mind cannot live now. So, it creates conflict, desires, anxieties, despair, sufferings. Going beyond the mind is the only way to live in bliss, to be in heaven right here and now.