Nanak naam jahaaj hai. Charhe so uttare paar. (O Nanak, the name of Waheguru is like a ship which will take you to your salvation) This saying by Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism, is what so many souls around the world turn to during difficult times. His life was full of events […]
Category Archives: Spirituality & Well Being
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Reiki is a Japanese healing technique based on the idea that an unseen “life force” runs through all of us and it is this life force which is responsible for us being alive. If the levels of this energy are low then we are more likely to be sick and suffering. On the other hand, […]
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I was part of a group of playful sannyasins group when I had the experience of going into Vipassana in an ashram in a certain village called Ajol in Gujarat. The year was 1972, and the Sadhana was to be done for 21 days. The place was totally isolated within the greenfields, so we could never be disturbed by […]
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If there’s one man whose words continue to serve as a beacon of hope, of light generations after they were penned, it is Kabir Das, a 15th century Sufi poet & mystic. Kabir’s couplets believed in overcoming age-old superstitions and myths, and bringing down humans to their roots of love, warmth and care for each […]
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The schools of Indian Philosophy can be broadly divided broadly into two classes, namely, orthodox (astika) and heterodox (nastika). Under the first group fall the six philosophical systems of Mimamsa, Vedanta, Sankhya, Yoga, Nyaya and Vaisheshika. These schools belong to this category not because they believe in God but because they believe in the authority […]
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Swami Chaitanya Keerti Many people often ask me: What does Osho say about the purpose of life. And I tell them what Osho has often said the purposelessness is the very nature of life. This answer shocks them. And to bring them out of this space of shock, I tell them: If you really […]
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Let’s get to it right away! Zeus The king of the Greek Gods, Zeus was the most powerful of the lot. Being the God of the sky and thunder, he had the magnificent ability to throw lightning bolts. His winged horse carried the bolts and he trained an eagle to retrieve them. Zeus also had […]
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The Gods were very curious to see this man who had become empty of himself and they couldn’t wait anymore. So they played a trick. They went to the kitchen as Tozan was coming from his morning walk. They grabbed a handful of rice and wheat and threw it onto his path.
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A man was standing on a hilltop. Three other men gazed at him from below and wondered what he’s doing up there, all by himself. One of them said that he knew that man and that this man has a cow. So he must have lost the cow and is now looking for it from […]
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Whether the day has just started with its roughness or the bad is finally over, there is someone who can always make things better – Jesus. Millions have turned towards him in times so rough that the heart needs some hope and millions continue turning in his direction to this day. Here are five ways […]