Author Archives: Jwalant Swaroop

When meditation is perfect you are awake in sleep as well

“And, one thing more,” Ananda said. “You never change your posture, your remain in the same posture. Wherever you put your hand in the beginning, you keep it there the whole night. You never change it. It seems that deep down you are keeping absolutely alert.”

A good sleep in important for happiness

Sleeping Beauty

Self-management requires patience, flexibility and alertness, which are the first things to go when you don’t get a good night’s sleep, Getting more sleep at night will probably help you manage yourself better, but not necessarily, The critical factor for an alert, focused, and balanced mind is the quality of your sleep, and for quality […]

The Best Of Western Philosophy (Part 2)

 Nandita Kochar In the second (and concluding) part of the series, we continue looking at ideas offered by Western Philosophers, ideas that are meant to inspire the heart and lift some weight and weirdness off it. ‘Aus so krummem Holze, als woraus der Mensch gemacht ist, kann nichts ganz Gerades gezimmert werden’ (out of the […]

Independence Day is celebration of Indianness

This is part of the good life for Indians today. Forget the rantings, screaming and ruckus of the politicians, forget the erratic changes of governments, forget the rumpus in the legislatures, Indians continue to improve, indeed raise, their living standards and styles, during the last twenty years.