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A Matter of Perception (Parts 1 – 4 of 12)

You are utterly alone at the peak of achievement, or in the intense struggle of adversity. In the excitement of an adventure that tears down all restraints, or at the peak of ecstasy which you can share with no one…

Vyāsa Pūrṇimā

Vairāgya and Dhātuprasāda

Absence of bhoga (enjoyment) is often considered Vairāgya. The incessant craving to enjoy is, by itself, considered absence of Vairāgya.

The Inner Journey of the Sannyāsī

What is it all about? What indeed does the Sannyāsī do within him? We keep hearing of it as a profound inner journey, don’t we? Are there stages and milestones to the journey? Some landmarks with distinct indications to confirm…

Stances of the Soul

You and I operate from various kinds of pivots from within. Usually, these pivots define our character. This is who we are; this is how we are known to this world; this is how we introduce ourselves to this world….

God, Light and the Sacred

A young man looks for a job. You ask him, ‘Why?’ ‘Because, I want to make money’, he says. ‘Oh, you want to make money so that you are respected? Regarded by your parents, friends, family? So that your woman…

Nididhyāsana

Piety

There was this person I knew. He worked in the Government service for the minimum...

Inspired?

When noble motives drive you, you can insist on the same in others too.

Will you heed the call?

Love is your first step into the heart. Until you love, you won’t even know...

Who is a bad student of life?

The way you go about education could be one of two ways: First way is...

Violence and Dharma

Very often when there is violence, and especially when Hindus resort to violence, a question...

The Call of the Soul

Primarily, you and I are ‘bhogīs’, ‘enjoyers’! Let me clarify before you misunderstand. Within you,...

Insights

This very moment, there exists something in front of you. And there exists something behind you.

True religion is interested in your core, and nothing else. The core is where your ideals,..

To the directionless and listless Hindu, saints like Vivekananda and Chinmayananda introduced a powerful image of a..

Every form of proactivity and initiative that we show – in love and relationships, in daily tasks, in building and running organisations,..

No identity is great or poor in itself. A doctor, as an identity, is not superior to a cobbler; neither is a lawyer greater than a cycle..

You would miss your culture because of your own choices. Likes and dislikes. And, not understanding culture,..

The essential teaching of Hinduism is this. Vyāsa introduces the idea in the Bhagavad Gītā, right in the 2nd chapter..

True vulnerability is when one is completely secure within. Walk out of fear; you shall allow the forces of this universe to..

Marriages are never meant to be permanent. Neither for the woman, nor the man. Because, no marriage settles the sense..

For a seeker of truth, it takes quite a while to realise that ‘something is to be cognised’,

When you draw your dignity from nothing of your flesh, your looks, repute, accomplishments, or relationships;..

Politics is run by the belief that people in power can influence or directly bring..