Political leaders, religious figures, and scientists are among those generally regarded as important people. There is another class of persons who are respected, and revered, by...
The mind has an influence on the body, and vice versa. The two work together; neither side can be ignored. Taking medicine is not wrong in...
The starting point of the healing power of silence is our thoughts. Thoughts are extremely powerful; indeed, since we speak and act according to the quality...
Who is it that is sitting in meditation? It is the soul, within the body. The soul is the living energy of light. In meditation, the...
It is said that man is living in a bottle and wants to come out of it. But he has to come out of the bottle...
Dispassion or vairagya is one of the pillars of the highest knowledge. Dispassion is not apathy. Often, we think of dispassion as being totally unenthusiastic, depressed or...
Swami Chandrasekharendra Saraswati, the 68th Shankaracharya of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, championed change with continuity. He worked for a society that is firmly rooted in the...
When we see the external form of religion that people practice, such as rituals, prayer, reading scriptures and going on pilgrimage, we often comment that ‘this...
What does it mean to be holy? Do vestments, ochre robes, or ash smeared over the body make one holy? What are the qualities of a...
When a young child grows up in unsafe circumstances and is not fully welcome, then insecurity is normal and a child gets used to it. A...