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February 2004

Power of Prayer

Bharati Nirmal is today an entrepreneur-engineer based in Mumbai. But just one month before her third-year engineering exams, her mother was diagnosed with cancer. Much of her time was spent in accompanying her for radiation..... More >>

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Anger as positive energy
by Gopika Nath
I was angry with my friend I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe; I told it not, my wrath did grow.
—William Blake


And ... More >>
Shamanism: To nix addiction
by Dr. Dayal Mirchandani
We have drunk the Soma; we have become immortal; we have gone to the light; we have found the gods. What can hatred and the malice of a mortal do to us now, O immortal one?
—Rig Veda

Addiction is on... More >>
The quest for one-pointed mind
by Shameem Akthar
It is said that the demon king Hiranya- kashyap hated Lord Vishnu so much that he kept thinking of him all the time. Conversely proportional to his hatred in terms of volume and intensity, his son Prahlada adored the Lord,... More >>
Learning how to think, critically
by Harvinder Kaur
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…
—Charles Dickens in A Tale of two Cities

Have you ever wondered... More >>
Life and leadership
by Nishtha Shukla
A motley group comprising the young and the old, professionals and homemakers, recently congregated at Delhi’s Chinmaya Mission to hear Deepak Chopra speak of consciousness, Brahman and leaders, in a seminar titled ‘The Soul... More >>
Goat's leap point
by Rachna Singh Chopra
Number three has mystical  significance in many traditions. Hindus have their Trimurti, and Christians their Trinity and it was on the third day that Jesus was resurrected. All spells and magical chants are recited thrice for ... More >>
Healing on the fast track
by Roozbeh Gazdar
Healing without pills, powders and hypodermic needles? Going off food as a means to support recovery during convalescence? The idea may sound suicidal to most of us. Such advice, however, would be divine music to the ears of... More >>
Doctoring the faith
by Roozbeh Gazdar
Digambara, Digambara, Shripad Vallabh Digambar…,” a bhajan plays on. It is 7.30 p.m. on a chilly December evening, as I wait in the compound of the New English School in Kherwadi, Bandra East, in Mumbai. People have filled the... More >>
Intuitive intelligence
by Dada Gavand
I look at an artist as one who lives and works in total freedom, beyond time and tradition, guided only by his intuitive intelligence. The intuitive spontaneity of life-energy is the womb of all the aesthetic arts as well as... More >>
More power to yoga moms
by Nishtha Shukla
You might wish to be a mom, or you might be on your way to becoming one. And you know that this is an experience that is emotional, dynamic, and one that will possibly include some of the most precious moments of your life.... More >>
Life force overcomes entropy
by Suma Varughese
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately on the relationship between entropy and the life force. The two are the polarities that govern life on earth. In Freudian terms entropy can be likened to the death principle, for it is... More >>
How to discipline your child
by Neeti Jatia
As a child is conceived and begins to grow within the mother’s womb, he or she connects to the mother in a very special way. Birth creates a separation. Then onwards, the child starts a long journey away from his parents.... More >>
Servant Leadership stooping to conquer
by Suma Varughese
He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel and girded himself.
After that he poureth water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith... More >>
This have I learnt
by J.P. Vaswani
Life has taught me innumerable lessons, an important one being that life is a school where experience is our teacher. So many experiences, which appear to be bitter, come to teach us the lessons we need to learn. Suddenly a... More >>
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