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November 2004

Zen Finger pointing to the Moon

• If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him, goes an old Zen saying.

• When Bodhidharma visited China in the sixth century, he was invited to the king’s court. The king was proud of his spirituality and the..... More >>

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Enlightened Relationships
by Suma Varughese
The philosopher, J. Krishnamurti, used to put a huge premium on relationships. To be, he used to say, is to be related. What he meant by this somewhat cryptic statement was that we are born into a web of relationships with... More >>
Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open
by Akash Dharmaraj
Once upon a time, there lived a man who taught that, “When it rains, the pavements get wet!” His name was Georgi Ivanovitch Gurdjieff.

He was born somewhere between the years 1866-1877, in the Caucasus region... More >>
Huna High on Hawaii
by Suma Varughese
Some eighteen of us were gathered in a small room in Mumbai’s upmarket Lokhandwala Complex, to learn about Huna, promoted as a practical Hawaiian system of psychoanalysis, healing and self-development. Dr Dayal Mirchandani, a... More >>
Living stream of osho
by Osho
Things will go on happening; new things will go on being added. I am not a pond… I am more like a river, which goes on flowing, inviting every other river to join. … I am not the last prophet... I am the beginning, not the end... More >>
O Jerusalem
by Meher Castelino
Israel is a country that evokes strong images: of war and strife against neighbouring Palestine, of the rise and fall of dynasties through 2000 years, and above all, as the backdrop for the birth and death of Jesus Christ. So... More >>
Dwelling on death
by Roozbeh Gazdar
Of all footsteps, that of the elephant is supreme;
Of all mindfulness meditations, that on death is supreme.
  1. The Buddha
  Death they say is the one certainty in life. Whether we... More >>
Add meaning to your Diwali Cleaning
by Manjul Bajaj
Diwali is a festival of new beginnings. The traditional run-up to the festival is rife with dusting, cleaning, whitewashing, sorting out and turning over of clothes and closets, and giving away of old things. It is believed... More >>
Crescent moon yearns for fullness
by Mrinalini Rao
We continue to search for mirrors in our lives;
Mirrors that show us how complete we are
Mirrors that reveal only some facets to us
Mirrors that take the form of people, places, objects
... More >>
Your Money your Life
by Suma Varughese
Money, next to sex, is probably one of the most contentious issues in the seeker’s life. Is it okay to have money or to pursue it? Should one renounce it and live on sackcloth and ashes? Do money and spirituality go together... More >>
Peace recipes
by Pushpesh Pant
The realm of Buddhist food envelops more than half of humanity. From the land of its birth, India, the gospel spread to Sri Lanka when Mahendra and Sangmitra, children of Emperor Ashoka, carried it with them. In subsequent... More >>
Say no to heart attack
by Aalif Surti
Allopathy
 Heart attack or 'myocardial infarction' is a sudden interruption of blood supply to any portion of the heart muscle causing its death. A heart stroke causes permanent damage to the heart, as... More >>
Fall from grace
by Shameem Akthar
On the physical level this can be gauged from desultory and irregular practice. On the mental level, it refers to the cunning manner in which we allow our ego to resurrect itself again and again, marring our spiritual... More >>
Self care is Earth care
by Roozbeh Gazdar
For 15 years now, Dr Vijaya Venkat, founder of the Health Awareness Centre in Mumbai, has been urging people to take health in their own hands. And in the process contribute to the welfare of Planet Earth.

Her... More >>
A spiritual cure for cancer
by Rishi Prabhakar
There are a few things I am concerned about. One is to create a cancer therapy centre. This is close to my heart. We want to offer the hope that cancer can be regressed. Perhaps not in all cases, but in many more than are... More >>
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