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Money to solve problems
March 27, 2015, 4:49 PM IST
Few years ago I was attending a attending a financial planning conference in U.S.A., where I met a fellow practitioner. Talking to her over a cup of coffee I realized that she use to work…
March 27, 2015, 4:49 PM IST
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A kinder world
March 20, 2015, 5:34 AM IST
By Janina Gomes When cars pile up in a traffic jam and tempers run high, two autorickshaws coming from different directions practically touch each other. Each wants to claim right of way and neither wants…
March 20, 2015, 5:34 AM IST
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Follow your own religion
March 19, 2015, 5:36 AM IST
By Ishan Chaudhuri With spring upon us, and while listening to Reba Muhury’s ecstatic rendition of Meera’s bhajan, ‘Mohe lagi lagan guru charanan ki…,’ something parted within me. As Muhury’s voice pleaded with power —…
March 19, 2015, 5:36 AM IST
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A wise life is sweet
March 17, 2015, 5:51 AM IST
Most people live life on the periphery and, hence, the sweetness at the depth — wise living —is never tasted. Life lived only for pleasure, success or a position is a superficial life. You have…
March 17, 2015, 5:51 AM IST
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Contented mind a feast
March 16, 2015, 5:18 AM IST
By Swami Sivananda The most effective antidote to greed is contentment. Just as aman who, sun-scorched, is refreshed by taking a plunge in the river, so also the greedy man burned by the fire of…
March 16, 2015, 5:18 AM IST
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Measure your wealth by things you have for which you won’t take money
March 13, 2015, 7:00 AM IST
If someone would have asked Sachin Tendulkar few years ago that if he has to sell his batting skills for money, how much would he have charged? Similarly ask Amitabh Bachchan price for his acting…
March 13, 2015, 7:00 AM IST
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This too shall pass
March 13, 2015, 5:06 AM IST
By Sant Rajinder Singh One moment, something good happens to us and we are joyful. The next moment, we receive bad news and we start feeling sad. Then, we get a cheque in the mail…
March 13, 2015, 5:06 AM IST
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Eternal Age Of Wonder
March 12, 2015, 5:18 AM IST
By Prashant Solomon Before Galileo Galilei and Nicholas Copernicus, we lived in a geocentric solar system. This was the accepted truth in medieval Europe, accepted by the Church, governments, scientists, philosophers and common people of…
March 12, 2015, 5:18 AM IST
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Some places turn sacred
March 6, 2015, 5:29 AM IST
By Binaifer Dulani What makes certain spaces ‘sacred’? According to sociologist Émile Durkheim, almost anything can be sacred: a god, pebble, tree, king, the moon, a river, animal or bird. They derive sanctity only because…
March 6, 2015, 5:29 AM IST
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Comparison doesn’t give happiness
March 5, 2015, 5:18 PM IST
There is bhelwala who has been visiting to my building since last 30 years. We all relish his bhel and sev puri. He arrives at 06:30 pm sharp and leaves by 07:00 pm. This has…
March 5, 2015, 5:18 PM IST
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Learn to be playful
March 5, 2015, 6:01 AM IST
By Brahma Kumaris Bliss is never the experience when we are high on something or even on someone! Real bliss is the natural bliss of the soul, of the Self, when we are completely free…
March 5, 2015, 6:01 AM IST
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Ego, burden on faith
March 4, 2015, 5:50 AM IST
Religion, faith, belief in God or aprophet are all enablers in our quest for salvation. The tenets and principles of almost all religions are based on fundamental humane value systems such as compassion, empathy, respect…
March 4, 2015, 5:50 AM IST
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Balancing Life Budget
February 28, 2015, 5:58 AM IST
By SADHU VISHWAMURTIDAS A life budget includes committing time to self, family, society and God. The lives of those who do this get enriched not just financially, but also socially and spiritually. Many corporate executives…
February 28, 2015, 5:58 AM IST
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Comfort cannot give you peace of mind and happiness
February 27, 2015, 7:00 AM IST
Few weeks ago, I had heard a nice discussion on comfort and happiness. Shivani ben of Brahmakuraris was explaining the concept in very simple and lucid manner. Somehow many of us believe that comfort brings…
February 27, 2015, 7:00 AM IST
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Like a train, we are always on the move, enjoy the ride!
February 27, 2015, 1:01 AM IST
By Sukanya Dutta Have you ever watched crowded trains from a railway platform? The trains come and go, leaving a thousand of people on the platform and a thousand more inside.… This process goes on…
February 27, 2015, 1:01 AM IST
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Moral strength can question undesirable actions in effective manner
February 26, 2015, 1:11 AM IST
By Arup Mitra Many are tempted to grab others’ possessions because that is the shortest route to accumulation. To justify such behaviour, we take recourse to falsehood. We call upon people who we think may…
February 26, 2015, 1:11 AM IST
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Loving self to death
February 25, 2015, 5:54 AM IST
By Ram Dass When you begin to realise the relationship of life and death, the old model of who you are starts to expand. As your old model dies, something new happens. You begin to…
February 25, 2015, 5:54 AM IST
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About your past lives
February 24, 2015, 5:50 AM IST
Osho If you remember two or three lives, you will be in the same state as the centipede that had been living perfectly well and was going for a morning walk, when a little rabbit…
February 24, 2015, 5:50 AM IST
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Lumenosophy: A newly coined word ushers us in an Era of Light
February 23, 2015, 3:46 AM IST
By Vir Singh Lumenosophy, the new term coined recently by Prof Henryk Skolimowski, is meant to help us usher in an Era of Light. Having come into being on Human Rights Day, the new term…
February 23, 2015, 3:46 AM IST
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Align expenses to thoughts and not vice versa
February 20, 2015, 7:00 AM IST
When my peon asked me for a loan of Rs 25,000 after getting news that his father had passed away, I was little puzzled. He had earlier borrowed about Rs 35,000 for his father’s treatment….
February 20, 2015, 7:00 AM IST
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