Category Archives: Spirituality & Well Being

The Spirit of the Mahabharata is still Relevant. Here’s why!

The epic of Mahabharata was written ages ago and yet it continues to overwhelm us with the amount of wisdom it carries in each word. This epic is revered not only because of its poetic grandeur but also because of the deep philosophical lessons that form its very foundation. Here are 5 important lessons from […]

What do the Upanishads have to say about Rituals?

Upanishads are the concluding portion of the Vedas and are therefore rightly called ‘Vedanta’. Ten or eleven Upanisads out of a 108 are regarded as important and authentic. Passionate yearning for knowledge, restless striving after truth and a ceaseless search for reality have found a most touching expression in them.  The word ‘Upanishad’ is derived […]

The Whole Universe Listens to Our Self-Talk

By Shuddhanandaa Brahamchari Last week I wrote about listening body. This week I give you another dimension is to listen to our minds. As long as we listen to the conversations of our mind we are restless. But our practice of contemplation and meditation gradually takes us into the state of awareness of our inner […]