“A dream is not that which you see while sleeping. It is something that does not let you sleep.” ~ Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam So, are you awake? There are two kinds of people in this world—the ones who dream, and the others who make their dreams real. Where do you
Since ancient times in India, yoga has been an integral part of life. At its core, yoga is the ultimate goal of human life and also the path to attain it. The Indian culture and tradition have their roots in spiritual knowledge founded on the principles of yoga. As proposed
Beep, Beep, Beep… Snooze… and then… Ahh…I’m late again! Are mornings a fight for you? Exercises… Not now… sure for tomorrow! Do you procrastinate? Your words to a colleague or friend or relative… Promise! I will get back to you soon! Sounds familiar? Is this how your day wears on?
On the auspicious occasion of Buddha Purnima, let us understand the missing links in the import of some of the Buddha’s teachings to direct our lives towards liberation. There is a significance behind the three names associated with the life of the Buddha. As Siddhartha, he lived the life of
This day in the Indian calendar is celebrated as Mahavir Jayanti, the birth anniversary of Saint Mahavir. This day marks the birth of Saint Mahavir’s physical body. However, through the practice of rigorous austerities, Saint Mahavir had attained freedom from the cycle of birth and death by being free from
Everybody would like to lead a happy, fulfilling, and dignified life and strive towards making it possible. But this can become a reality only when all the members in a family understand the value of self-sufficiency and attain it. With self-sufficiency, we can attain dignity and completeness. A conservative meaning
The waves in the ocean continuously emerge from it and again dissolve back into it. The wave doesn’t have an existence of its own. It is a part of the ocean itself. In other words, the wave is nothing but the ocean. Its properties are the same as that of
The festival of Easter coincides with spring. Both, Easter and the spring season remind us of renewal; resurrection; the cyclical form of nature, where everything that perishes is renewed. Easter is the Sunday when Jesus returned to life, three days after being crucified on Friday, thus marking it as the
Good Friday comes as an opportunity for us to reflect on the profound message hidden in the events that led to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Jesus had the ability and opportunity to save himself from crucifixion if he wanted to. However, he didn’t. His was a free choice, a
Our tongue has the power to win the world if we train it to always make use of positive and pleasant words, also reducing its indulgence in tasty foods at the same time. This may sound like an overstatement or too simplistic a formula for so great a goal but
Once, some people from a nearby village visited a saint to seek solutions to their problems they were facing from their neighbors and relatives. They felt that the saint would help them by giving some mantra or asking them to do some ritual. The saint asked each one of them
Nature functions based on certain unseen laws. Aligning our thinking, our actions, and our faith with these laws makes the journey of life effortless and joyful. The visible laws of nature are quite evident. For example, if one were to thrust their hand into a fire, it would be burnt.
