Determination
1In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New […]
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Archive for 2010
Hostile Forces
0We have often heard of the term ‘Hostile Forces’ when pursuing the path of Yoga. Some may tend to glamourise […]
Growing Up
2It can be said without exaggeration that many (if not most) of us at some point or the other have […]
The Vision that made the Nation – I
0Discoveries of the Vedic Seers The best way to understand the history of the Vedic age is to view it […]
Sulabh – A Revolution like No Other
0In 1967, 25 year old Bindeshwar Pathak had missed getting a First Class that would have landed him a lecturer’s […]
Psychotherapy and Indian Thought (II)
0Another Vedantic Solution Indian thought is not only about mayavada and illusion. Despite the current emphasis on other-worldliness, there have […]
Quarreling Unacceptable for Aspirants
0While one may derive love and joy from human contact, it is just as common to come into conflict and […]
One Spoon of Sweetness Please
3Has it ever happened that you take a sip of tea or coffee and immediately grimace because it tastes bitter? […]
Psychotherapy and Indian Thought (I)
0The Indian psyche has some special inherent features that act as checks to mental imbalance. This article discusses how they […]
No Piggy Bank for these Children
0An effort pioneered in India to organise a formal bank for street children and run by children themselves is now […]
Believing the Un-provable
0An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with God, The Almighty. He asks […]
Loneliness on the Path
0While on the one hand, complete withdrawal from the world and fellow humans is not the emphasis in Sri Aurobindo’s […]
Sadhana as a Medical Doctor
0Sadhana in its deepest sense is independent of all outer circumstances. It is our ideas of circumstances and attitude towards […]
A Task for Everyone
0It is common for Indian businessmen to complain of the slowness of procedures in India. Equally, most citizens complain of […]
The Prayer of Knots
0Dear God, please untie the knots that are in my mind, my heart and my life. Remove the have nots, […]
Family and Spiritual Aspiration
0What role does family play in the life of a spiritual aspirant? Our bonds are deeper, tied by blood and […]
Between Horizons
1The walk to God’s house is the most interesting one we could possibly take. For one thing, it is impossible […]
In Either Case
0(A hundred years ago, India was like a raft in a rocky sea in the middle of a storm — […]
Life on the Fast Lane
0The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways , but […]
Friends and Yoga
0Man is gregarious by nature and constantly strives to find his place within a social context. Forging friendships is something […]
A Moment of Gratitude
0There is a right time for everything. How often have we heard that? But despite it being reiterated time and […]
A Clothes-line from Cities to the Country
0Drought in some parts of the country, notably Rajasthan and Gujarat, made big news in the months preceding the monsoon. […]
A True Physician
0The physician is not just a person who is responsible for the cure of an illness. That may be his […]
Piecing the Puzzle
0In an article in the Deccan Chronicle (6th January, 2010), the author M.S. Swaminathan expressed his view that “only science […]
Chain of Love
0Someone once asked Hellen Keller: “How do you account for your remarkable accomplishments in life? How do you explain the […]
Role of Marriage for an Aspirant
0There are many dilemmas which crop up when we are striving to stay on the path. One of the most […]
The Lone Traveller
1For those on the path, aren’t there numerous occasions in our lives when we find ourselves attacked by inexplicably painful […]
A Need of the Times
0“Man’s science builds its abstracts cold and brief And cuts to formulas the living whole. It is a brain and […]
Education and Initiation
0In olden times, in our country, nay, in China, Egypt, Greece and amongst all ancient nations there was in practice […]
Hope for Flowers
0Book: Hope for Flowers; Author: Trina Paulus I have often felt that children’s stories or rather stories for children are […]
