Sisters and Brothers.I am privileged, honoured and blessed to present my understanding on the message and teachings of Swami Vivekananda who was an Enlightened Monk, a great reformer, a preaching Nationalist, a great humanist and an illuminated soul. His master Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa said in spi...
“In the Karma-Yoga no effort is ever lost, and there is no harm. Even a little practice of this discipline protects one from great fear of birth and death.” –The Shrimadbhagavad-GitaKarma means Action. Any mental or physical action is called Karma. The result of this action is also called Karm...
As his belly rises with each deep, slow breath, his frayed undershirt exposes the bare skin underneath – brown, of course, due to genetics, but browned even more deeply from a life in the sun. The thin plastic chair upon which he sits bends with his weight as he sinks deeper into afternoon slumber...
The SREI Foundation successfully organised a summit and an award function of Global Order of Dignitaries (G.O.D.) and Philanthropists, 2018, on July 28 and 29, 2018, at Westin Hotel, Kolkata, India, in association with the We Care for Humanity and Sant Nirankari Mission. The G.O.D. Award...
The putting together in contradistinction of science and religion has been the task of philosophers, religion, sociologists, writers, and anyone who even cares to think, for many centuries now. So, here I would not go into the traditionally discussed aspects of this debate but rather would highlight...
So Parmarth seems to be more of a ‘city’ ashram, then, rather than a traditional ‘forest’ ashram, wouldn’t you agree?” the interviewer queries. He is a young man from Bombay doing a story on Rishikesh, gurus and the spiritual path in general. He’s come to Parmarth Niketan to take my in...
“India –the land of the Vedas, the remarkable works contain not only religious ideas for a perfect life, but also facts which science has proved true. Electricity, radium, electronics, airship, all were known to the seers who founded the Vedas.” – Ella WheelerMany attempts have been made to ...
The Earth is a specific planet of the universe, which is stupendous –beyond imagination and governed by the one eternal and universal law. Man, endowed with extraordinary virtues like intellect and creativity, is the top-notch creature on the Earth. All human beings, women and men on the Earth are...
Green, crisp, tart granny-smith apples smothered in dripping, sticky honey. These are my memories of Rosh Hashanah as a child. I remember the anticipation with which I awaited the round plate that our counsellor at the Jewish day-care centre would place in front of us, apples sliced ever so delicate...