We expect our child to be super human and so we go on burdening him with expectations of parents, school and society. Indian parents often complain about their children that they misbehave and do not focus on studies. Interestingly, when the same child interacts with group and individuals beyond school and family, responds in a […]
Author Archives: Jwalant Swaroop
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As pet parents, we ought to take our dogs for a walk or a hike or a swim because at the end of the day, our love for them overrides our love for being a couch potato. And thanks to these leash pullers, we are spending more time outside, taking in the greenery and the fresh air.
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Swami Chaitanya Keerti Thanks to Indian Yogis, the Buddhist Zen masters and other meditation teachers from the East, meditation has gone mainstream all over the world. Now meditation, in the West, can be seen as complimentary to Western therapies or as an alternative option all together. Some people think meditation is purely for relaxation, but many scientific researches […]
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The true religion can only be one, just like science. You don’t have a Mohammedans physics, a hindu physics, a christian physics; that would be nonsense. But that’s what the religions have done – they have made the whole earth a madhouse. If science is one, then why should the science of the inner not […]
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We are forcing everything on them but it is blissful to be Rabindranath. There is no need to become like someone else. And this is true not only about Rabindranath; it is enough for even the most ordinary person just to be himself.
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By Swami Vedant The five powerful words of Awakening actually set the tantric process in place for the ultimate quest in life for a seeker. The Why, The what, The when, The Where and The How. All searches are based on these five quest. The “why” becomes the reason for our quest? It seeks answers […]
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There are methods in buddhist practice devoted to cultivating loving kindness and compassion. Here, the meditations try to generate all pervading sense of benevolence, a state in which love and compassion permeate the entire mind.
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Similarly, in this dog eat dog world where everyone is rushing to achieve and acquire, one needs to learn how to slow down. Look at our corporate lives, for instance, where we often forget the virtue of being patient. We are in such a hurry to get things done in a snap.
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No amount of tweeting could help the Occupy Movement clarify their very general political view, develop their leadership capacity and strategy, or maintain the passion of their supporters over a prolonged period. All these typically require face to face meeting and the hard, time-consuming work of collective organising.
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he most common length of time people waited was three months with an impressive 22%. As many as 14% admitted to saying it after six months, while 13% uttered those all important words within the first month. Not everyone is as reserved when it comes to expressing how they feel though, with 3% saying “I love you“ in as little as a week. At the more cautious end, 3% said it in nine months, 6% in a year and 2% in a staggerng two years.