Eric Hobsbawm, widely regarded as one of most brilliant historians of our age, made the following concluding statement in his book The New Century (London 2000): “... at the end of the century, I cannot look to the future with great optimism.” This was perhaps an understatement. Today, humanity ...
Modern world has witnessed many instances of diseases and disasters - one of which is the current Covid-19 pandemic. This has left man distressed. Some have lost their near and dear ones and others are worried about losing them at any moment. In the Shrimadbhagavad-Gita, Lord Krishna says, “Whatev...
Guru Gobind Singh is known as a supreme hero and a great man. Guru Gobind Singh is also revered and respected by Indians as one who, throughout his life was ready to make the highest sacrifice to protect the harmonious, inclusive and development-oriented culture of Hindustan and the Indian way...
Business rules say - inputs dictate the outputs! Similarly, thoughts dictate our actions and probably destiny, is the belief amongst the thinkers.But we don’t have control over our thoughts, right?Wrong! Possibly we can.We can observe our thoughts if we practice awareness and identify the pot...
Together – to my invisible FriendTogether my Friend,the cosmos we roam.Distant galaxies, we explore,Twinkling stars, we caress.Rainbows we streak across the skies.The lightning we ride, clouds we toss,And laugh with the sun.Together my Friend,with Jesus his cross, we carry;Embrace and sooth him, i...
Be truthful empathetic sympathetic and respectful towards parentsA very warm welcome to everyone celebrating World Values Day.We are all concerned with values and ethics as there has been a fall in values which has left all of us concerned about the existing systems of ethics and values. We are forg...
Karma means ‘Action’. Any mental or physical action is called Karma. The result of this action is also called Karma – the Sanskara that we carry from one birth to another. The baggage of our past actions becomes our destiny in each new birth. The import of philosophy of Karma extends fro...
FAITH worksFAITH alone works,Let the stream of loveFlow in the soul unbarredThis alone will fill us with life.Hinder it not through fearBlock it not with petty thoughtsLet the normal course flow…It alone will wash and cleanIt alone will revive and redeem.As FAITH worksFAITH alone works,It will bri...
One of the unique teachings of Sri Ramakrishna, Sri Sarada Devi, and Swami Vivekananda is their emphasis on the practice of religion. They stressed on experiencing religion. Religion was not to be seen as a mere web of theories, doctrines, and philosophies, but religion had to be made palpable...
Dr. Karan Singh delivered the keynote address at the recently concluded 12th World Confluence of Humanity, Power and Spirituality. Dr. Karan Singh, the son of Maharaja Hari Singh of Kashmir, had been the President and subsequently the Governor of the former state of Jammu and Kashmir. He was a membe...