एकदा लोकप्रिय जैन साहित्यकार टोडरमल एक ग्रंथ लिहीत होते. कालांतराने तो ‘मोक्षमार्ग’ या नावाने लोकप्रिय झाला. सकाळी उठल्यापासून ते रात्री झोपेपर्यंत ते एकाग्रतेने सतत लिहीत असत. ते ग्रंथ लिखाणात इतके मग्न असायचे, की त्यांना ना सभोवतालच्या वातावरणाचं भान असायचं ना खाण्यापिण्याचं. अगदी मन:पूर्वक, समर्पण भावनेने या कार्यात त्यांनी स्वत:ला झोकून
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
Vijayadashmi is celebrated as the culmination of our nine-day self-declared internal war, resulting in victory (Vijay) on the tenth day (Dashmi). It is celebrated by burning an effigy of the demon-king Ravana. Why do we burn Ravana? Well, as it’s popularly known, it signifies the victory of good over evil.
The victory of good over evil has been at the core of several mythologies and religious practices. Though these values can be traced back to centuries of human history, have we ever stopped to wonder why positivity hasn’t yet prevailed? While we seek the ultimate transformation outside in the world,
In this article, we will discover the symbolism of the form and story of Goddess Durga. The word Durga comes from Durgam, which means “difficult”. Mahishasur (Mahisha means buffalo, asur means demon) had the boon that no male could kill him. Hence, Mahishasur was undefeated by the Gods, so they
Happy Thoughts! Every year we celebrate Navratri, we prepare and perform rituals, but are we ready to do something different this year? Doing something different does not mean changing rituals. We may continue the same rituals, but are we prepared to integrate an understanding into it? Do we want the
The ten-day long celebration of Ganeshotsav is now coming to an end. Everything that begins has to end. But when celebrations come to an end, we need to ask ourselves, “Have the celebrations raised our level of understanding? Have the celebrations brought about awakening in our life?” The Ganeshotsav culminates
Indians are all geared up to celebrate Ganeshotsav. Artists are giving their final touches to idols of Lord Ganesha ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi. Pandals are being setup all over to celebrate this grand festival and children are excited to enjoy the sweet modak (the Indian delicacy offered to Lord Ganesha)
