The meaning of the word ‘Vipassana’ is insight – to perceive things as they really are, without a veil, without any facade, in their absolute true nature. Practicing Vipassana involves a practical and scientific examination and observation of the self that results in complete purification of the mind and achievement of the highest possible happiness. […]
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So what role does Gautama Buddha have to play in enlightenment and spread of the religion all across the globe? Let’s see.
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Here are some alternative forms of healing that Happy Ho offers, with the helps of its trained masters. Bach Flower Therapy Have you ever wondered if there is more to a flower than its appearance and fragrance? We do too! And so did Dr. Edward Bach, an English homeopath from the 1930s. He believed that […]
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Holi commemorates the end of winter and the commencement of spring. In many parts of the country, the festival symbolises the burning of human desires that can inhibit one’s growth. Krishna is a very important figure during the Holi celebrations and it is Krishna who says the following works to Arjuna, on the battlefield of […]
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Imagine if one morning you woke up with excruciating pain in your right knee; so unbearable that you were unable to move off your bed. Your first thought would be to immediately visit a doctor along with someone. No resistance. Imagine if one morning you woke up with immense sadness in your heart; so unbearable […]
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Most of us probably don’t believe we need a formal definition of happiness; we know it when we feel it, and we often use the term to describe a range of positive emotions, including joy, pride, contentment, and gratitude. But to understand the causes and effects of happiness, researchers first need to define it. Many […]
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Ramakrishna Paramahansa was an Indian Hindu mystic and saint in the nineteenth century Bengal. Swami Vivekananda was an Indian Hindu monk and a chief disciple of Ramakrishna. Once Ramakrishna attained enlightenment, his focus on Vivekananda grew even more since he saw the latter as a means to spread his message around the world; he saw […]
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Born and raised in Calcutta originally as Narendra Nath Datta, Swami Vivekananda played an extremely important role in the spiritual and philosophical enlightenment of the Indian masses. He led the spread of the Vedanta philosophy in the West and even established Ramakrishna mission, an organisation named after his Guru that dedicated itself to the service […]
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When a relationship ends, we usually find it easy to determine who untied the knots and who wished to tie it back together: the one who found a new partner or a new hobby or apartment and appeared to move on quickly did the dirty job of ending things,without experiencing an ounce of pain and […]
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The fight may have started with holding your partner accountable for not informing you that she was bringing her friends over or why he left the kitchen tap flowing or why she did not bake the cake he liked or why the child was not picked up from school on time or why he would […]