‘Are you sure you want to take this case?’ The supervisor in Thane mental hospital in Mumbai asked us interns. ‘The patient has been convicted for multiple rape of many women and has a provisional diagnosis of schizophrenia’. Without batting …
‘Perfect’ – a word that is perfect. ‘Perfect’ preens and struts on the catwalk of achievements with its self-importance. There is no room for flaws or anything less than perfect.. ‘Perfect’ lends aura to things and makes them desirable. The …
(This is an audio excerpt of the full video – The Glory of Ganga) Gangaji is not an ordinary river, she is looked upon as a Devi. Devi meaning Shakti power, much more than power. The beauty about Shakti is …
A few years ago, a podcaster asked me, “Have you seen God?” I said ‘Yes’ “What? What do you mean? “ ‘Well, I see you! All forms are forms of Bhagavan just as all waves are forms of water.’ I …
To control the mind, we understand what the mind is. In the Vedic tradition, the mind is called antah karana – an inner instrument. The body is bahya karana, an external instrument. This antah karana, inner instrument is four fold. …
Life involves relating to the other. While relating to the partner, colleague, parents or children differences invariably emerge in opinions, personalities, likes and dislikes. For example, I love going to temples. You love hanging out at the beach. On the …
Why does he/she trigger me so much? Why does this person come back again and again into my life? Why am I so dependent on this person? What are the lessons to be learnt in this relationship? Why can I …
To offer our respect to Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya, we chant श्रुतिस्मृतिपुराणानाम् आलयम करुणालयम्।नमामि भगवत्पादम शंकरं लोक शंकरम् ॥ śruti smṛti purāṇānām ālayam karuṇālayam.namāmi bhagavatpādam śaṅkaraṃ loka śaṅkaram. I bow at the feet of the Lord in the form Sri Sankaracharya, …
As we approach Jagatguru, Adi Shankaracharya’s Jayanti or birthday, we are full of reverence for his pivotal role in strengthening Sanatana Dharma. While he wrote the bhashya, commentary of the teaching of the Gita, Upanishads and Brahmasutras for those who …
When asked what do you believe in, people, who identify as spiritual-but-not-religious, reply, ‘Laws of nature’. If asked to elaborate, they say, ‘Oh..the universal laws that apply to all objects. Laws that apply to the mountains and valleys which are …