Spiritually Speaking

How spirituality impacts mental health

05 Oct 2020 11:10 AM IST

Religion and spirituality have been linked to several health behaviours. More than 75% of the rigorously carried out studies have found an association of religion and spirituality with greater longevity.

For better relationships, change yourself

03 Oct 2020 07:28 AM IST

If we wish to have harmonious relations with others, we need to resolve in our minds to change ourselves — our perspective, attitude, and behaviour — in order to adapt to any situation. When we change, our world will change. The formal education we receive, unfortunately, does not make us

Making the mind your friend

03 Oct 2020 07:24 AM IST

Our thoughts shape our experience of life, colour our view of the world, and affect our physical health. They also create the atmosphere around us, through our vibrations. We all have experience of the racing mind seemingly running away with us. Make no mistake, negative, critical, or angry thoughts have

Control over thoughts brings easy success

03 Oct 2020 07:22 AM IST

As long as the human soul is in a body, it performs actions, even if it is just thinking or breathing. Each of the body’s organs has a task to perform, which it does naturally. You do not labour to move your hands or feet, unless you are debilitated. Similarly,

Learn your lessons to progress spiritually

03 Oct 2020 07:19 AM IST

There is benefit for you in every situation. If, that is, you know how to look for it. The idea behind steady spiritual progress is to see every circumstance and situation (particularly those that challenge you) as a tailor-made lesson in your personal plan for self-development. For example, in a

Look within to be free of fear

03 Oct 2020 07:18 AM IST

The power to face is a spiritual power. This power connects to the spiritual heart of the soul. When the soul uses this power to face, what is released is courage, clarity, confidence and the capacity of the spiritual heart. The power to face springs from the ability to be

When seeker is the sought

28 Sep 2020 07:28 AM IST

Man is terrified. Terrified of thousands of things. Terrified of losing something. Terrified of losing house. Terrified of losing money. Terrified of losing prestige. Terrified of losing family. Death will anyway take all this away. Death is the only guarantee life gives to you. Life lived is like a dream.

We need a life beyond words

28 Sep 2020 07:19 AM IST

When we realise the futility of words, then we should know that our life is going deeper and we have started living. We live in words from morning till night. In this run of searching for purpose and purposefulness, we lose all purpose. It goes to such an extent that

The truth is we will always be alive

28 Sep 2020 07:15 AM IST

Life is not the opposite of death. The opposite of death is birth. Life is eternal and has no opposite. So, we must enjoy our eternal and infinite adventure of life.

Enjoying the power of tolerance

26 Sep 2020 07:46 AM IST

We are more likely to remember experiences that caused suffering rather than enjoyment: They leave more of a mark. Yet we all have the key to leaving suffering behind. The more content and fulfilled we are, the more we are able to tolerate whatever life may bring. You have to

How to stay calm in a crisis

26 Sep 2020 07:42 AM IST

Crises are not caused by situations, but by our state of mind. In the face of adverse situations, some people become hopeless and even end their lives, but there are others who are endlessly hopeful. If we think right, we can turn a crisis into an opportunity. Instead of blaming

When knowledge and power don’t bring success

26 Sep 2020 07:36 AM IST

Many people feel they are powerful, they know their strong points, but success eludes them. They are knowledgeable and have agreeable qualities, such as being loving and peaceful, yet they are not always content. They are also disciplined and diligent, but they fall short of their goals. The reason for