Francis Gonsalves

Jesus’ invitation: “Take up your cross and follow me,” was quite literally heeded last week by Spaniard Justo Marquez, who trudged 140 kms from Malaga in Spain to Gibraltar carrying a three-metre high wooden cross. Reportedly, Mr Marquez was worried about Spain’s standoff with Gibraltar and bore a banner: “No more hunger! No more war! Peace in the world!”

Two flights to bring AP victims from Dehradun

One of the greatest Sufis of Islam was Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jilani, also known as Ghaus-e-Azam (the highest in the hierarchy of saints).

Sri Rameshji Jain

Yada yada hi dharmasya, Glanirbhavati bharata
Abhyutanam adharmasya, tadaatmanaam srujamyaham

Yogi Ashwini

While taking a look at any house, any city or country, you will come across many people who lead a similar life and share same problems — health, finances, relationships and emotions.

J.S. Neki

In a forest in South India, there stood a hermitage occupied by Bharthari yogi and his ascetic followers.

Father Dominic Emmanuel

As India celebrates Teachers’ Day, a couplet by Sant Kabir — which I learnt in my primary school — comes to mind: “Guru, Govind dono khade, kake lagu paay?

Sadia Dehlvi

I often visit the dargah of Sarmad Shaheed, the most famous majzub, intoxicated Sufi of India, on the steps of Jama Masjid.

Swami Chaitanya Keerti

All over the world people say hello when they greet each other, but in India we greet each other with “Namaste” or “Namaskar”. This means: I bow down to the divine within you.

Amrit Sadhana

If you look at the world today you will find problems everywhere. You will be terrified and will shut your eyes, or feel bogged down and try to drown the problems in drinks or in drugs.

Some days ago, I found myself on the banks of the Yamuna in Delhi, and was pleasantly surprised. There was no sign of any debris and the river flowed gracefully, her rhythm quiet and gentle. The colour of her waters was tinged by the earth she carried with her, eroded from her banks and, perhaps, washed in by the monsoon rains.