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Vivekananda: Guru that Subhas would have accepted
January 23, 2026, 8:32 AM IST
By Anshul Chaturvedi “A relative of mine, who was a newcomer to the town, was living next door and I had to visit him. Glancing over his books, i came across the works of Swami…
January 23, 2026, 8:32 AM IST
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‘Mind your own business’ carries profound wisdom
January 22, 2026, 7:26 AM IST
By Jayant B Dave One jocular message on a mobile phone read: What is your business? The witty answer was: ‘Mind your own business’. It implies both a refusal to answer and right answer, too….
January 22, 2026, 7:26 AM IST
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Time is not running out. It is moving through us
January 21, 2026, 7:53 AM IST
By Shashank Joshi and Shambo Samrat Samajdar Shatapath Brahman describes time as a graceful inward journey, where each unit becomes progressively finer, almost like zooming into the universe with a cosmic microscope. A muhurt lasts…
January 21, 2026, 7:53 AM IST
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Thundering silence can be joyful
January 20, 2026, 7:44 AM IST
By Thich Nhat Hanh Sometimes when we think of silence, we think of an enforced restriction, such as a dictatorship shutting down freedom of expression, or an elder lecturing that “children should be seen and…
January 20, 2026, 7:44 AM IST
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Invoking Ram is not religious but a moral imperative
January 19, 2026, 8:51 AM IST
Acharya Lokesh When i think of Ram, i do not see a distant deity sitting on a throne in heaven. I see a human being who chose the harder path when the easier one was…
January 19, 2026, 8:51 AM IST
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A leader’s true strength lies in active listening
January 17, 2026, 7:00 AM IST
Farida Khanam In Iran, ongoing protests are not merely isolated incidents of unrest; they reflect a profound and growing desire among its population – especially youth and women – for greater participation and consideration in…
January 17, 2026, 7:00 AM IST
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The sun is new each day, why get bored?
January 16, 2026, 8:09 AM IST
By Osho This is one of the most penetrating maxims of Heraclitus: The sun is new each day. Hunger is new each day. Love is new each day. Life is new each day. To say…
January 16, 2026, 8:09 AM IST
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Triad of ego states: Parent, adult, and child
January 15, 2026, 8:25 AM IST
By Ullhas Pagey Eric Berne, a Canadian psychiatrist, unveiled a sacred triad of ego states: Parent, Adult, and Child as portals to our scripted destinies. In the esoteric extensions of Transactional Analysis – which Berne…
January 15, 2026, 8:25 AM IST
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Why Buddhism went global and Jainism did not
January 14, 2026, 8:28 AM IST
By Ashok Vohra Indic philosophical and religious thought can be classified into Brahminic and Shramanic traditions. Brahminic tradition traces its origin to the Vedas. Vedas are revealed texts and are inviolable. Shramanic traditions do not…
January 14, 2026, 8:28 AM IST
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Trained intellect is most valuable currency
January 13, 2026, 8:13 AM IST
Jaya Row The New Year brings fresh possibilities, new experiences, and more ways to enjoy life. But more importantly, it is a time to turn inward. To evolve, renew, and transform. It is a time…
January 13, 2026, 8:13 AM IST
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Monk who inspired youth to wake up
January 12, 2026, 8:57 AM IST
By Narayani Ganesh Vivekananda was only thirty years old when he delivered his rousing, inspirational speech at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago, in 1893. He presented Indian wisdom to the world in a…
January 12, 2026, 8:57 AM IST
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Are we living inside a simulation?
January 10, 2026, 8:14 AM IST
Vijay Hashia The cardinal question before us is whether time, space, causation, our experiential world, and even our personal identities are real or merely conceptual frameworks – ideas created, shaped, conditioned, or designed by forces…
January 10, 2026, 8:14 AM IST
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Tantrumps: A Wolf & An Epiphany Of Lambs
January 9, 2026, 7:46 AM IST
By Vithal C Nadkarni A few weeks prior to President Donald Trump’s ‘Ugly American’ misadventurein Venezuela, a prominent American weekly wrote about “finding White House staffed in part with former executives from computer companies pushing for…
January 9, 2026, 7:46 AM IST
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Run a marathon before learning to know self
January 8, 2026, 8:52 AM IST
By Anandmurti Gurumaa Amrit Bindu Upanishad defines God with absolute clarity. That which is boundless, infinitude itself, without beginning and without end, truth, ever conscious, and the embodiment of bliss. The eyes cannot see that…
January 8, 2026, 8:52 AM IST
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Entropy & Enthalpy: Kali Destroys, Shiv Absorbs
January 7, 2026, 8:22 AM IST
By Partha Sinha Entropy fascinates because it announces itself. It spreads, decays and disperses. It makes noise. Like Kali, it is dramatic, uncompromising and impossible to ignore. Earlier, i wrote about Kali and entropy –…
January 7, 2026, 8:22 AM IST
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God is not dead & crooked timber of humanity
January 6, 2026, 8:31 AM IST
By Aditya Mukherjee When Friedrich Nietzsche declared that ‘God is dead’, he was announcing the onset of a profound civilisational rupture. Nietzsche was not celebrating the disappearance of God; he was warning that modern humanity,…
January 6, 2026, 8:31 AM IST
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The sound of one hand clapping
January 5, 2026, 8:08 AM IST
By Jug Suraiya Paradoxes and other mischievous pranks our minds play on us. Write on a piece of paper ‘The statement on the reverse is true’. Turn the paper over and write ‘The statement on…
January 5, 2026, 8:08 AM IST
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Dance in the storm. Don’t wait for rain to be over
January 3, 2026, 7:22 AM IST
SUMIT PAUL A New Year begins with a gush of resolutions. Aren’t New Year’s resolutions like dewdrops on grass, destined to fizzle out on the very first week of a new year? They sure are….
January 3, 2026, 7:22 AM IST
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Don’t rely on NY resolutions for rejuvenation
January 2, 2026, 7:28 AM IST
By Radhanath Swami Have you ever wondered why we are so fascinated by new things? As children we waited eagerly for new toys. As we grew older, the desire shifted to new bicycles, gadgets, homes,…
January 2, 2026, 7:28 AM IST
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Befriend inner elephant: Make 2026 resolutions stick
January 1, 2026, 8:33 AM IST
By Anil Bhatnagar Every New Year, millions of people resolve to change their lives – walk more, scroll less, eat better, quit harmful habits. Most of these resolutions, however, gradually lose steam – not because…
January 1, 2026, 8:33 AM IST
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