Prarthna Saran

HINDUISM: The wizard and the princess

There once lived a beautiful princess. Among her suitors was also a wicked wizard. One day he magically entered the palace, kidnapped her, and...

HINDUISM: Early hurdles in meditation

A spiritual seeker’s difficult path is called “walking on a razor’s edge” by the Kathopanishad. This is because the seeker is trying hard to...

Hinduism: An expensive toy

Rich grandparents of a two-year-old child wanted to buy him an expensive birthday gift. So they bought him a sophisticated electronic toy that worked...

HINDUISM: Picture Perfect

Ceaseless change is the nature of this world. Rising from mud and back to mud is the story of every being. Seasons change, weather...

Hinduism: Slow but steady: Part II

An early seeker should wisely drop or avoid that which has the power to agitate his inner peace. Guard this peace zealously, it has...

HINDUISM: Choose your thoughts

We choose our dress, our food, what to buy, where to travel, whom to meet, what to do or not do, even which channel...

HINDUISM: Shri Ram saved the English collector: II

There was a sudden flash of lightning and a deafening thunder. Suddenly, the frightened collector fell on his knees, lifted his hands and shouted,...

Adarsh Purush Shri Ram

Rishi Naarad sang devotedly: ‘Ram has broad shoulders and long powerful arms. He has a beautiful neck spiralling like a smooth conch above which...

Hinduism: Shri Ram saved the English collector: I

Maduranthakam is a pilgrim centre in the Chingleput district of Tamil Nadu. The English collector there was Col. Place. That year the place witnessed...

Beyond Cronos

Celebrating New Year? Indeed, but how do you date Time? No one knows the beginning of Time, therefore, acknowledging his ignorance of the first...

HINDUISM: Vaak Sadhana

Talking or listening to others talk, is the idle pastime of many. Have you heard people say, “I’m getting bored, let me call someone,...

The knot that is not

A traveller with three mules was half way when night fell. So he decided to rest at an ashram. The man wanted to secure...

A morning scenario: Part I

A common morning scene in most households ,is stressed, hurried and snappy.The father and mother are hurriedly rushing to leave for work and the...

Borrowed existence

How does Vedanta say that the world is unreal? I can touch, feel, taste, smell and see everything. Does it not exist? Yes, it...

The ubiquitous ­namaste

The corona has coronated namaste. Yes, this Indian greeting is now the best and the most preferred greeting the world over. Fearing contagious physical...

Trust in Him

Many seekers witness a lull in their sadhana. They feel that they are a rudderless boat going nowhere, that there is no change in...

A cheerful mind: Part II

There are war, famine, fire, floods and pestilence in the world. There always was. But thanks to the electronic media, all these are now...

A cheerful mind: Part I

Cheerfulness, peace or bliss is the most natural condition of any mind. Watch a child, his mind does not project violence, fear or any...

The ubiquitous ­namaste

The corona has coronated namaste. Yes, this Indian greeting is now the best and the most preferred greeting the world over. Fearing contagious physical...

Navaratri: Nine auspicious days

This is a nine days and nine nights festival, known by the popular name of Durga Puja, as different forms of the same Goddess...

Old memory files

What does one do with old redundant files in the office? Shredding and junking? Isn’t it? The mind space needs decluttering on a daily...

Express gratefulness

Pitru paksh is a time set in a Hindu calendar each year to express our thanks to our ancestors, to all those who have...

The enemy within

Walking on the banks of the Ganga, I suddenly heard the sound of a child crying, yelling and protesting. Looking in the direction of...

Fire: Symbol of Lord

Havans, yagnyas, wedding rituals and other ceremonies generally use a lighted fire pit as the holy altar of the Lord. It is worshipped and...

Change in set-up, we get upset

Seeking the permanent from the ephemeral and the infinite from the finite is a mistake man constantly makes. We seek from the world what...

True sanyasis

Ramana Maharishi was known for his friendly co-existence with animals and birds who fearlessly neared him, even lapping up food from his palm! Many...

Idol worship

Idol worship helps the mind to ideal worship. An idol is a symbol for the human mind to adore and the intellect to idealise. All...

The lost needle

There was an old woman who lived in a humble hut in some small hamlet of India. She was a Sufi saint, loved all...

Trimurty, Trinity in Hinduism

In a string of spontaneously running verses in the 11th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, the Lord reveals the terrifying yet magnetic and awesome...

The two visions

There is an ancient tale which tells of a famous and ravishingly beautiful prostitute who used to sit in her balcony and tempt passersby.Once...

The religious teacher: Part II

Many are the ones who descend deeper into the mire of self deception. The media is never tired of sensationalising the fall from grace...

The perfect Guru

Sometimes Gurudev talked about his perfect teacher. TapovanMaharaj used to bathe in the cold ganges when still dark, and be ready to teach the...

The allure of gold

Tired and weary in his sojourn, a traveller once sat down to rest in the shade of a tree by a pond. Lazily watching...

The allure of gold

Tired and weary in his sojourn, a traveller once sat down to rest in the shade of a tree by a pond. Lazily watching...

The allure of gold

Tired and weary in his sojourn, a traveller once sat down to rest in the shade of a tree by a pond. Lazily watching...

A question on desires

Sitting in a holy and Vedanta teaching ashram on the banks of the Ganges in Rishikesh, a question was put to a gyani (...

A question on desires

Sitting in a holy and Vedanta teaching ashram on the banks of the Ganges in Rishikesh, a question was put to a gyani (...

A question on desires

Sitting in a holy and Vedanta teaching ashram on the banks of the Ganges in Rishikesh, a question was put to a gyani (...

The snake and the rope

Most religions divide the omnipotence of God into two powerful kingdoms, 1) God and 2) the Devil. Vedanta terms them as “Real” and “Non...

The snake and the rope

Most religions divide the omnipotence of God into two powerful kingdoms, 1) God and 2) the Devil. Vedanta terms them as “Real” and “Non...

The snake and the rope

Most religions divide the omnipotence of God into two powerful kingdoms, 1) God and 2) the Devil. Vedanta terms them as “Real” and “Non...

When less is more

A true master of men is he who has first mastered himself. This state of total control over our own lower selves is what...

When less is more

A true master of men is he who has first mastered himself. This state of total control over our own lower selves is what...

When less is more

A true master of men is he who has first mastered himself. This state of total control over our own lower selves is what...

Bali, embodiment of lust

Lust, like all sins, is precious energy misspent in unproductive and wrong channels. Bali, in the Ramcharit Manas, is depicted by Saint Tulasidasji as...

Bali, embodiment of lust

Lust, like all sins, is precious energy misspent in unproductive and wrong channels. Bali, in the Ramcharit Manas, is depicted by Saint Tulasidasji as...

Bali, embodiment of lust

Lust, like all sins, is precious energy misspent in unproductive and wrong channels. Bali, in the Ramcharit Manas, is depicted by Saint Tulasidasji as...

Decurfewed time

Only the melodious songs of birds disturbs the serenity of my morning peace. This forced ceasing of activity unfolds upon my turbulent senses like...

Decurfewed time

Only the melodious songs of birds disturbs the serenity of my morning peace. This forced ceasing of activity unfolds upon my turbulent senses like...

Decurfewed time

Only the melodious songs of birds disturbs the serenity of my morning peace. This forced ceasing of activity unfolds upon my turbulent senses like...

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