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December 2005

Cradled in Faith

It was one of the more stormy passages of my spiritual journey. I had just understood that there could be no alignment between the value system I embraced and that of the magazine I then edited. And I had given in my resignation..... More >>

Also In This Issue

The Gentleman Gangster

by Suma Varughese

The author of the celebrated book, Shantaram, is a man as much of contrasting appearances, as of nature. Long, almost feminine, blond hair streams down to his waist. His imposingly high forehead cranes over a pair of gentle... More >>

Let Go and Let God
by Mithu Basu
What is life but a short journey, with a predetermined beginning and end, with just the middle to be lived? Life can go on without you but you are nothing without life. These realizations startled and awakened me into... More >>

Healing the World
by Roozbeh Gazdar
The prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action. - Mahatma Gandhi

As a young boy I used to learn the violin. To instill confidence, as soon... More >>

Mastering Time
by Luis S. R. Vas
Write down the letter (A, B, C, D) to indicate how much you agree with the following statements:

A-Strongly Agree;
B-Mildly Agree;
C-Mildly Disagree;
D-Strongly Disagree.
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Goodbye Oil hello Health
by Shalan Savur
I’m glad I discovered the oil-free route because that’s when I chuckled, “Goodbye lethargy, hello life!” I didn’t meditate on a mountain-top to find it, I browsed in suburbia’s Book... More >>

Chakras the Wheel of Life
by Shameem Akthar
I had gotten into a heated email debate with a yoga teacher writing in a prestigious, international yoga journal. To a reader query on whether it is crucial to follow a sequence during practice, she had responded that it was not,... More >>

Girl Interrupted
by Life Positive
I was leading a typical hectic Mumbai lifestyle. A homeopath, I used to work up to five hours a day in my clinic, besides attending to phone calls through the day. I also used to conduct lectures abroad, which entailed lengthy... More >>

The Healing Journey
by Deepak Kashyap
To be healed is to become whole. You can be free of all conceivable diseases, and yet not be whole as long as your latent abilities remain unexpressed. Diseases, though, are the first hurdle in your goal to realizing the 'best... More >>

Douse the Ire
by Swami Veda Bharati
Over the last few months we have established some of the basic principles of the philosophy and ethics of emotions. Let us use these principles in dealing with the emotion of anger.

We often fail to control or... More >>

Coaching Life Champions
by Luis S. R. Vas
Life coaching is all about turning a CEO into a star," says Robin Sharma, life coach, motivational speaker and author of The Monk who Sold His Ferrari. And apparently the definition is not restricted to just CEOs.
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Growing in Tandem
by Suma Varughese
About us:
Baiju: We met at The College of Art, Goa, in the late '70s, early '80s. She was 15 and I was 23. I had already done a B.Sc and was halfway through engineering when I decided to pursue art instead.... More >>

Mystical Lover
by Katie Dubey
Thyself a true transcription art
Of the archetype Divine,
Or else a glass, wherein the King's
Own loveliness doth shine
- Rumi

By day I Praised You
And... More >>

The Alchemy of Acceptance
by Suma Varughese
When I look back on life, I find that some of the most transforming moments occurred when someone was forbearing with me. In the face of my transgressions, they responded with kindness and compassion. One was my mother. For a... More >>

Give Thanks
by David Harshada Wagner
Here in New York where I live, we're approaching the festival of Thanksgiving. It's a yearly holiday where we spend time with family and friends to celebrate and give thanks for the abundance in our lives. It's one of my favorite... More >>

Banyan Tree
by Life Positive
praise of a good Woman

Who can find a virtuous woman?
For her price is far above rubies.
The heart of her husband doth safely
trust in her,
so that he shall have no need... More >>

Am I making Spiritual Progress
by Devdas Menon
Am I making progress?" is a question that many of us so-called spiritual seekers are inclined to ask. The very fact that we ask this question suggests that perhaps all is not well with our present situation. We usually experience... More >>

Anchored in God
by Jamuna Rangachari
As I look back at the most challenging period in my life, I wonder how, or rather, whether, I could have coped without the anchor of spirituality. Probably not.

Places of divinity - of any faith - have always... More >>

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