Penelope was the beautiful wife of Odysseus, the wise king of Ithaca in Greece. Since Odysseus was morally committed to...
Most people live their lives, without questioning their pursuits. Why am I doing what I spend most of my time...
When love desires the return of love it is not love, it is commerce. By definition love only wants to...
A sadhu may or may not wear saffron. Any one who has ‘sadhutva’ is a sadhu. Sadhutva is a set...
Old European pubs and taverns hung a picture of TWO drunkards, drink in hand, with the caption ‘We Three’. The...
Experience is the best teacher, so a Guru used it for imparting a valuable lesson to his disciple. “ Go...
A mind at rest is a temple of pure joy. Just as one daily cleans and sweeps every particle of...
There seems to be no parallel in the memory of man to the fear and anxiety, neurosis and tragic projection...
The Geeta classifies charity into three broad categories. The first is Satvik which is the giving of charity selflessly, respectfully,...
Bheekh is given to a Bhikhari and Bhiksha to a Bhikshu. One is lower and the other is higher than...
Wealth is given the pure and noble stature of ‘mother’ Lakshmi in Hinduism. She is worshipped as the mother who...
The king put forth his next question: “ What does God do?” The Pajee asked for his master to be...
Now with the Pajee comfortably ensconced on the throne, the humbled yet arrogant king repeated his first question, “Where does...
An emperor once summoned a governor (Qazi) to test his religious knowledge. The Qazi had some religious pretentions which helped...
Should one have just one personal Guru? Swami Shivanandaji answered: “Drink deeply from one man alone.It is useless to wander...
Can the guru carry you to the goal? No doubt that the guru purifies and uplifts the mind from its...
There is a whole bevy of fake ‘God-men’, in India and the world over, in the fancy dress of spiritual...
The word ‘Guru’ forms a market vocabulary today. There is a ‘ Style Guru’, a ‘Diet Guru’, ‘ Management Guru’...
Things are important so long as you give them importance. Free yourself from judgement and peace will flow through you....
In a narrow alley, precariously perched on the seat of a cycle rickshaw, we jostled through the crowded street of...
You are mature when you learn to ’let go’ mentally. The warning announcement by the London Tube, “PLEASE MIND THE...
According to Vedanta the body takes birth to fulfill desires.These desires are subtle , like the mental fragrances of the...
A well decorated delicious cake may tempt your tastebuds, but if you are told, “No, stop, don’t eat that, there...
An extremely powerful administrator in the fields of politics and diplomacy,whose entire life was spent in ruling and administering of...
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