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When truth blossoms in love
March 10, 2026, 7:53 PM IST
In the present world, even hearing the truth has become a rare experience. We often claim that we value truth, yet when it confronts us directly, we instinctively withdraw from it. Truth today is frequently…
March 10, 2026, 7:53 PM IST
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Shakti is not merely a force; she is integration
March 9, 2026, 9:44 AM IST
By Dada JP Vaswani Many of us mistakenly equate shakti with power or force. And power is always associated with masculine energy. But the Hindu way of thinking is different. In Sanatan Dharm, shakti is…
March 9, 2026, 9:44 AM IST
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In memory of John Keats: A winter’s snowy journey from Rome to Kashmir, with whispers at Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah
March 6, 2026, 2:32 PM IST
A fictional spiritual journey imagines snowy winter travelling across cultures and faiths The dreary-nighted winter month was restless as it arrived at the Cimitero Acattolico, the Roman cemetery, to meet John Keats, who had lain…
March 6, 2026, 2:32 PM IST
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Attaining absorption and ecstasy in the love of God
March 6, 2026, 1:57 PM IST
“He who has access to the divine realities is drawn away in rapture,” said Hazrat Sayyid Abū l-Ḥasan al-Shādhilī (1196–1258), the founder of the Shadhili Sufi order (tariqa). In our modern times, rapture is understood…
March 6, 2026, 1:57 PM IST
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Can a Vedic astrologer not be a Sanatani?
March 6, 2026, 1:48 PM IST
Among the many things that Vedic astrology conjures up, three take the centre stage, namely, the law of Karma, rebirth or reincarnation, and Hindu practices and rituals. To most traditional Vedic astrologers, the slightest idea…
March 6, 2026, 1:48 PM IST
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Why Jensen Huang Isn’t That Smart About ‘Smartness’
March 6, 2026, 9:39 AM IST
By Sonal Srivastava Jensen Huang is a smart man, one of the smartest out there. As CEO of the world’s largest company by market capitalisation, he has to be. In a podcast last month, replying…
March 6, 2026, 9:39 AM IST
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Fire, Colours, And Moon: Lessons From Holi
March 5, 2026, 9:16 AM IST
By Radhanath Swami Every festival carries a quiet power to shape our inner world. Beyond rituals and celebrations, festivals invite us to pause, reflect, and realign our lives with deeper values. Holi, celebrated with fire,…
March 5, 2026, 9:16 AM IST
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Holi: Colours You Cannot Wash Away
March 4, 2026, 9:24 AM IST
By BK Sister Shivani Right now, as you read this, you are playing Holi. Not with gulaal or water, but with something far more powerful. Our emotional vibrations are like colours. Every thought we create…
March 4, 2026, 9:24 AM IST
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Atrophy Astrology – Part 8
March 1, 2026, 11:11 PM IST
Death, the Upachayas, and the residue of Karma In the earlier part we examined how far astrology can understand the inner nature of a human being. Jyotiṣa has long maintained that the horoscope reflects not…
March 1, 2026, 11:11 PM IST
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Seeing God in everything that exists
February 27, 2026, 3:04 PM IST
“Until you become an unbeliever in yourself, you cannot become a believer in God,” said Hazrat Abu Sa’id Abul-Khayr (967–1049), a renowned Persian Sufi mystic. In the hustle and bustle of daily life, our existence…
February 27, 2026, 3:04 PM IST
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Democracy of silence: When not choosing is a choice
February 27, 2026, 8:33 AM IST
By Sonal Srivastava In Indic epistemological parlance, abhava , absence, is not a mere void. It is a distinct way of examining reality through the lens of nonexistence. Take, for instance, the air inside a…
February 27, 2026, 8:33 AM IST
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Where we goofed up in spirituality
February 26, 2026, 11:21 PM IST
Last evening, I overheard a couple of seemingly learned men immersed in an avid discussion as I took my daily stroll by the poolside. Their topic, quite to my mind’s delight, was the soul. But…
February 26, 2026, 11:21 PM IST
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Begin by showing kindness to yourself
February 26, 2026, 8:53 AM IST
Narayani Ganesh So often in our roles as parents, children, siblings, cousins, employees, colleagues or friends, we tend to beat ourselves up when things go awry. We ask, where did we go wrong? Blaming self…
February 26, 2026, 8:53 AM IST
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Mysterious are the ways of Maya
February 24, 2026, 7:41 PM IST
Maya means that which can be measured. So, saying, “All this is Maya,” means everything here can be measured. Volume, temperature, distance, and time can all be measured. Everything in this creation is time and…
February 24, 2026, 7:41 PM IST
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When worshipped and worshipper are one
February 23, 2026, 8:38 AM IST
Jug Suraiya The state of enlightenment that sages attain is that of ultimate tranquillity. But as many accounts attest, the ascent to the transcendence called Moksh, or Satori, or best of all that which remains…
February 23, 2026, 8:38 AM IST
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Lingaraj & Mukteshwar Temple – Where stone speaks of liberation
February 23, 2026, 1:09 AM IST
I visited Bhubaneswar for the first time, though I had visited Puri and Konark 30 years back. When I arrived at Bhubaneswar railway station, I attempted to book an auto. None of the drivers were…
February 23, 2026, 1:09 AM IST
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Love: The dividend that grows as you give
February 21, 2026, 7:50 AM IST
Sonal Srivastava Who does not want to be rich? We all want fat bank accounts, beautiful properties in pristine Alps or cottages in Himalayas; a house by a beach and a farmhouse near a bustling…
February 21, 2026, 7:50 AM IST
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Four sutras for living
February 20, 2026, 3:25 PM IST
Over the years, I have observed that human beings are drawn to concise truths. A single sentence, if held deeply, can shape a lifetime. We call them aphorisms, maxims, or commandments. In our tradition, we…
February 20, 2026, 3:25 PM IST
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Fasting during Ramadan is the hidden sweetness in the stomach’s emptiness
February 18, 2026, 10:15 PM IST
“The month of Ramadan is a guest that comes to wash the dust off our hearts,” goes an old Sufi saying. Sufi saints have regarded the fasting of Ramadan as a tool which sharpens the…
February 18, 2026, 10:15 PM IST
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Body-Mind with ‘LIFE’ is a human being but without it, is dead-matter – Befriend the mind to know what life, consciousness is all about!
February 17, 2026, 12:06 AM IST
Know Thyself: Socrates said 2500 years ago, there is more to life than knowledge of stones, trees or distant stars; we need to go INSIDE to know the MIND of man. Thus, a compulsory part of…
February 17, 2026, 12:06 AM IST
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