Freedom from Bondage of Senses
What is freedom? Freedom means breaking free from the patterns of life that cause suffering. One can go through the patterns of life without even bein…
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The Art of Doing Nothing
Cravings come from encouraging the thought of pleasure. That is why we spend so much time in our minds. Streams of thoughts are always flowing through…
This Deepavali light the Lamp of Wisdom
The message of Deepavali is very simple – to bid farewell to all the hurt, anger, frustration, and bitterness from the past, and with the arrival of t…
Keeping Your Spirits High
To keep your spirit high, you must know what brings you down. You will find it is the cravings and aversions in the mind—negative thoughts and emotion…
The Noise Of Non-Violence
Often violence comes with noise. Non-violence happens in silence. People who are violent make huge noise; they make it known. People who are non-viole…
Navaratri – Recognising the one divinity in every form
Navaratri is celebrated to celebrate victory of spirit over inertia, pride, shame, craving and aversion. We rejoice in the three primordial qualities …
Purifying the Intellect
Intellect is that aspect of our existence that judges or discriminates. When you experience something, you say, ‘Oh, this is good; this is not good; I…
Celebrating Teacher’s Day
The purpose of education is to create individuals with personalities that have fully blossomed, peaceful individuals who have been nurtured to have a …
Lord Ganesha – Ruler of knowledge and consciousness
Ganesha is the adhipati, the ruler of knowledge and consciousness. Adi Shankaracharya has described Ganesha very beautifully as the one who is never b…
The Essence of Religion is Spirituality
For thousands of years, India has stood as an example of peaceful coexistence of diverse religions and cultures. Pluralism is in its very DNA. Unlike …