Buddha Purnima is one of the significant and widely celebrated festivals, not only in India, but also South Asian countries with followers of the Buddhist faith. This day, also known as Vesak or Buddha Jayanti, commemorates three important events – the birth of Siddhartha Gautama, the attainment of enlightenment (Nirvana),
Ram Navami is celebrated to commemorate the birth of Lord Rama. But besides all the festivities, Ram Navami also offers us the opportunity to revisit and introspect our lives. The festival offers us an opportunity to introspect how we have been living life; what we have believed ourselves to be;
On the occasion of Shri Ramakrishna Paramhansa Jayanti, here’s a snippet from the book, “Shri Ramakrishna Paramhansa – The Devotee of Divine Devotion” by Sirshree. Shri Ramakrishna Paramhansa had a gift of explaining difficult spiritual lessons in simple contemporary language with everyday examples. Many people often came to meet Shri
A Healthy Mind, a Path to Salvation Lessons from the Life of Saint Ravidas There was once a cobbler who lived in the holy city of Kashi, who not only cobbled shoes but also guided people in cobbling their life together onto the path of salvation. Saint Ravidas. Born in
In a tech-infused era, we live in a world embedded in technology, and now Artificial Intelligence, i.e., AI, is becoming a silent conductor orchestrating our daily lives. There is so much “artificialness” in our daily lives today. Is the omnipresence of AI a tool we wield, or has it morphed
Discourse by Sirshree on the eve of MahaShivaratri You must have seen the pictures of Lord Shiva sitting on Mount Kailash, surrounded by the white snowy serenity around him. There is deep symbolism to the images our ancestors have created, specially the ones created by enlightened ones. Shiva is one
A message from Sirshree on the occasion of Valentine’s Day Gazing with admiration, a young man told his beloved, “I love your silky hair and beautiful teeth.” His beloved immediately removed her wig and false teeth, and said lovingly, “My dear, if you like them so much, you can
The Role of Spiritual Scriptures Todarmal, a famous litterateur of the Jain faith, put his heart and soul into creating a book. His work was well known as ‘The way to Moksha’. At the break of the day, he would start his writing endeavor and would continue until late in
Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached. When something associates with the body, the body becomes instrumental in serving the purpose of the Lord. When something associates with the mind, the mind becomes steadfast, obedient, unshaken, and loving. When something associates with the intellect, the power of
Did you know that at any given time you are with four bodies on Earth? They are the material body made of food, the breath layer which energizes the material body, the mind layer or the thought layer, and the wisdom-intellect layer. This whole human composition has been called as
Or should we say, what is the real miracle that happened because Jesus did not perform any miracle on the cross? Can we comprehend it? An attempt to do so is worth it because it can change our lives. A man was strutting along the beach with a rifle in
We are celebrating the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak on 08th November. On this day, we visit the Gurudwara and worship the holy scripture – the Guru Granth Sahib. We also wish each other “Jo Bole So Nihaal – Sat Sri Akaal”. We keep hearing these words, but what is
