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Mystic Mantra

The spirit of generosity

With the month of Ramazan approaching, it is a good time to understand the spirit of generosity in Islamic scriptures.

Who are we to judge others?

In ancient India which virtually lived in thousands of its villages, most conflicts or disagreements were settled by the village panchyats, through judgment passed by five chosen elders of the village

A doctrine for death

On December 5, 2009, one of the foremost yogis of contemporary India, Paramhansa Satyananda Saraswatiji attained mahasamadhi.

A doctrine for death

On December 5, 2009, one of the foremost yogis of contemporary India, Paramhansa Satyananda Saraswatiji attained mahasamadhi.

Gurur Bramha, Gurur Vishnu...

Guru a word, a four-lettered word, has the phenomenal potential of taking you beyond, beyond not the pains and miseries of life but beyond yourself. In other words, beyond what you know yourself as, opening the doors to the higher worlds and taking you through experiences which turn you from a normal being to a super being. So let us go beyond these four letters, into the energy of these four letters, to fathom this phenomenal force.

Krishna on dharma yudhKrishna on dharma yudh

In Gita, Lord Krishna tells Arjuna that just as we shed our old clothes in order to wear new ones, the self also gives up many bodies and takes up new ones.

From Adam or ape?

The Bible has been used — and misused — in various ways. For over a billion bhakts worldwide it is sacred scripture providing sustenance and strength for their pilgrim path.

What is in a salutation?

If you greet someone, “Good morning!”, you will probably hear back, “Very good morning to you as well!” The time indicator in the salutation and so too in the response can vary.

Environment & Hinduism

In the Hindu way of life there is no environment; there is only divinity. We have been taught to bow down to anything that sustains and nourishes our life.

Night of pardon

After two weeks falls the 14th night of Shabaan, in the eighth Islamic month that precedes Ramadan, the mo­n­th of fasting.

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