Life Positive Archives 2005

March 2005

Call of The Sufi

"Sufism talks about love of God. It is poetry, music, dance and God as the Beloved. That is what makes me Sufi. Yes! I am Sufi," says Gurumaa Anandmurti.

She's the singing, swinging guru of the 21st century, and the..... More >>

Also In This Issue

Girinaji

by Amodini

I had repeated dreams of lions and the place was Girnar. The Gir forest is home of the Asiatic lion, and now its last refuge. In one such dream, my guru gave me mystical initiation to become a sadhu in a cave up the mountain,... More >>

Transformations

by Smita Jaykar

I went to a film premier the other day; it only helped me see what a great distance I have traveled by the grace of the divine, from the glamor-struck person that I used to be!

The big stars were dressed to kill,... More >>

Upward Mobility

by Julie Friedeberger

If you are alarmed at the thought of doing exercises in the office where people can see you, please don't worry. Many of the movements can be done quite unobtrusively, and you may grow bolder once you start feeling the benefit of... More >>

Convergence Man

by Suma Varughese

The large and ornate Jamshed Bhabha auditorium in Mumbai’s spiffy NCPA complex was crowded with the seriously rich and the seriously seeking. You had to be one of either, to cough up Rs 3000 for three hours of Deepak... More >>

We are What We Eat

by Shameem Akthar

Why do yogis have a spare body? Non-practitioners believe, wrongly, that it has to do with the abject self-denial that yoga wrings from its sadhaks. Nothing can be further from truth. Yoga disapproves of extreme self-denial as... More >>

Release Your Dancing Goddess

by Roohi Saluja

It appears like a quintessential New Age fad. Belly dance therapy! One's hazy impressions of this exotic Middle Eastern import revolve around dancing houries and seven veils. That it can actually be a therapy boggles the mind.... More >>

Self-Help Gurus

by Parveen Chopra

"There should be more to life than this…" How often do we find ourselves mumbling such sentiments to ourselves! Yes, there is much more to life, much more than most people can even imagine-assert self-help gurus and a burgeoning... More >>

Strength and Weakness

by Swami Veda Bharati

If one were to ask on which science the Indian sages have done the most thinking, short of meditation itself, the answer would be 'psychology' - understanding the mind. This exercise was not done by objective observation alone.... More >>

Come Clean

by Priti Hiranandani

Now that winter is waning and all the festivities, marriages, parties are tapering off, it is time to do some inner spring cleaning. Just as dust builds up in our homes, toxins build up in our bodies. Our environment and food are... More >>

Life in Balance

by Roohi Saluja

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving."
-Albert Einstein

When Dr Renuka Singh, Director of the Delhi-based Tushita Mahayana Meditation Center and Professor of... More >>

A Dream Come True

by Ajit Harisinghani

I don't do it anymore. Fantasies, once fulfilled, tend to lose their hold on the psyche. But yes, in those early years, not unlike Lahiri Mahasaya pinching himself when Babaji created a golden Himalayan palace just for him... More >>

The Highest Ethic

by Suma Varughese

Life is implacable. It calls upon us to grow with every turn of the screw. And if we dig our heels and refuse, we invite the punishment of pain. We really have no choice if we value peace of mind, joy and life itself.
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Life After Life Positive

by Life Positive

Passages
By Parveen Chopra

Yes, there is life after Life Positive, made possible by none other than Life Positive itself. This is what I realized in the past eight weeks after stepping down... More >>

"Each of Us can Make a Difference"

by Parveen Chopra

There is very little of your personal life story available, even on your website...
I have no problem talking about my personal life. My father grew up in Jammu and my mother - who is also of Indian descent - in Nairobi. I... More >>

"I am an Explorer of Consciousness"

by Suma Varughese

You are on your 41st book. Can you trace the progression of thought that you have been pursuing through your books?
My 41st book is entitled The Soul of Leadership. Every single book of mine has been about... More >>

Life Coach

by Parveen Chopra

I started reading Robin Sharma's The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari when I had left Life Positive as an editor and was in the process of deciding what to do next. It was so inspiring that I also read two more of his books. His central... More >>

The Awakened Giant of New Age

by Abhishek Thakore

In the heart of London, about 12,000 people from all over the world have gathered. In a stadium of gigantic proportions, 10 cinema size screens project the figure on stage. “At the count of three, we celebrate…... More >>

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