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We are in a constant search mode on the outside. Is there wisdom to search within ourselves? I find myself suffocated and lonely in spite of my stupendous worldly successes. Is there a way out? What will one realise when one begins the search within?”

This was a question raised in a corporate gathering.

Your journey within will take you from the gross to the subt...

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Ravana, the Rakshasa King of Lanka, is a popular character from the Ramayana. Every child in India knows his name—a brilliant scholar, a great devotee of Lord Shiva, a master veena player, and yes, the man with ten heads! Yet, despite Ravana being so famous, most people do not know the origin of the rakshasas. There are three fascinating theories about their...

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Each of us has an unspoken desire deep in the heart of our being—a faint longing to find the real meaning of life itself. This inner addressing is the nature of spiritual evolution. The body is built by food and work; similarly, the spirit is meant to be cultivated towards harmony and realisation. Spiritual evolution is not based on abandoning the world; it is more a matter o...

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Meerabai, a Rajput princess of the Merta kingdom in Rajasthan is one of the foremost names in the Bhakti tradition. Her love for Krishna, which began at an early age, is legendary. When Meera was five years old, a sadhu stayed at their house. In the morning, he took out a Krishna idol and started worshipping it. When young Meera saw the idol, she immediately fell in love with...

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Suddenly, a poisoned arrow comes whistling through the air and pierces a man’s chest. What happens next is unexpected.Instead of pulling it out, he demands to know who shot it, from where, and why.

The Buddha used this striking parable to show how we waste our lives in speculation while the real work—living wisely—waits to be done. The wise, he said, do not analyse the ...

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