Articles in: Food for Thought

Evil

Evil

0 / Sep 6, 2007 1:38 PM

As long as his evil action has not yet ripened, an evildoer may experience contentment. But when it ripens, the […]

Sincerity

Sincerity

0 / Aug 6, 2007 11:12 AM

Better than a thousand words devoid of meaning is a single meaningful word which can bring tranquillity to one who […]

Spontaneity

Spontaneity

0 / Jul 6, 2007 10:30 AM

I suppose most of you come on Fridays to listen to the reading of Wu Wei. If you have listened, […]

The Adept

The Adept

0 / Jul 6, 2007 9:25 AM

No sorrow exists for one who has completed his journey, who has let fall all cares, who is free in […]

Of Truth and Doubt

Of Truth and Doubt

0 / Jun 6, 2007 8:02 AM

There is a spirit of inquiry and a spirit of doubt. The two may appear similar and close in their […]

The Sage

The Sage

0 / Jun 6, 2007 6:44 AM

We should seek the company of the sage who shows us our faults, as if he were showing us a […]

The Development of Man

The Development of Man

0 / May 5, 2007 3:04 PM

There is an outer technology of machine and equipment that has been instrumental in making human life a little more […]

The Flowers

The Flowers

0 / Apr 4, 2007 9:43 AM

Who will conquer this world of illusion and the kingdom of Yama and the world of the gods? Who will […]

The Mind

The Mind

0 / Feb 4, 2007 7:48 AM

Just as the arrow-maker straightens his arrows, so also the intelligent man straightens his thoughts, wavering and fickle, difficult to […]

A Mystic Symbolism and the Future of Symbols

A Mystic Symbolism and the Future of Symbols

0 / Oct 15, 2006 11:33 AM

“To commit adultery with God is the perfect experience for which the world is created.” -Sri Aurobindo Here, Sri Aurobindo, […]

To be Thyself

To be Thyself

0 / Aug 3, 2006 6:06 AM

It has been well said by one who saw but through a veil and mistook the veil for the face, […]

Doing Good

Doing Good

0 / Jul 2, 2006 1:48 PM

One who does good rejoices in the two worlds, in this world and in the other. He rejoices more and […]

To Know True from False

To Know True from False

0 / May 2, 2006 8:10 AM

Those who know the true to be true and the false to be false, they attain the supreme goal, for […]

The Impossible

The Impossible

0 / Apr 2, 2006 9:23 AM

    “What I cannot do now is the sign of what l shall do hereafter. The sense of impossibility is […]

Balance, Moderation, Loyalty, Honesty

Balance, Moderation, Loyalty, Honesty

0 / Feb 12, 2006 6:53 AM

He who puts on the yellow robe while he is yet impure, lacking in self-control and lacking in loyalty, truly […]

Stong Wind has no Hold upon a Mighty Rock

Stong Wind has no Hold upon a Mighty Rock

0 / Jan 29, 2006 4:49 AM

Just as the strong wind has no hold upon a mighty rock, so Mara has no hold upon a man […]

Strong Wind Uproots a Feeble Tree

Strong Wind Uproots a Feeble Tree

0 / Dec 30, 2005 4:36 PM

Just as the strong wind uproots a feeble tree, so Mara overwhelms the man who lives only in pursuit of […]

The Two Spirits

The Two Spirits

0 / Nov 2, 2005 3:24 PM

There is a spirit of enquiry and there is a spirit of doubt. The two appear similar and close but […]

Hatred is Appeased with Love

Hatred is Appeased with Love

0 / Oct 13, 2005 12:08 PM

For, in truth, in this world hatred is not appeased by hatred; hatred is appeased by love alone. This is […]

Are you Listening?

Are you Listening?

0 / Sep 14, 2005 10:12 AM

The man whispered, “God, speak to me.” And, a meadowlark sang. But, the man did not hear. So the man […]

Thoughts one can do Without

Thoughts one can do Without

0 / Sep 3, 2005 11:01 AM

“He has insulted me, he has beaten me, he has humiliated me, he has robbed me.” Those who nourish thoughts […]

Controlling the Mind

Controlling the Mind

0 / Jul 30, 2005 6:03 AM

The Dhammapada begins with conjugate verses; here is the first one: In all things the primordial element is mind. Mind […]

Interiorisation

Interiorisation

0 / Oct 28, 2004 6:18 AM

Almost totally, everybody lives on the surface, all the time, all the time on the surface. And for them it’s […]

The Big Question

The Big Question

0 / Jul 27, 2004 8:39 AM

It is an age of matter. An age where materialism governs everything. An era when man sees himself as nothing […]

Need I Belong to only One Religion?

Need I Belong to only One Religion?

0 / Jul 27, 2004 8:13 AM

Religion and secularism are both hot topics of discussion in India today. With rare exceptions, commentators on all sides of […]

Remembering the Divine

Remembering the Divine

0 / Jan 26, 2004 1:57 PM

People sleep, they forget, they take life easy — they forget, forget all the time…. But if we could remember… […]

The True Reason

The True Reason

0 / Sep 26, 2003 6:06 AM

Those who want to follow the true path will naturally be exposed to the attacks of all the forces of […]

The Task before Us

The Task before Us

0 / Jul 25, 2003 3:03 PM

The course of evolution proceeding from the vegetable to the animal, from the animal to the man, starts in the […]