HOLISTIC LIVING

The spiritual path can be described as the journey from being nobody to becoming somebody and finally to being nobody again. Here, we look at the processes that govern this movement More>>

HOLISTIC LIVING

INTRODUCTION

Forsaking the pursuit of material pleasure, many people the world over are discovering the joys and happiness in holistic living, simply with the satisfaction that they are not harming the environment.

Get Clear!

When you de-clutter your living spaces, you free yourself of the toxins in your body and eliminate the debris of outdated thoughts, feelings, experiences... you clear the spaces around your soul. More...

Home Is Where The Work Is

A perfect work-life balance will be one of the characteristics of the new world. A practitioner shows the way More...

Back To The Future

India's timeless traditions have solutions for our modern problems, and can show the way forward More...

Evolved Eating

Your evolution in the new world will also depend on your willingness to eat right More...

Do nothing to be happy

Siddhi Samadhi Yoga is a practice wherein the normal discriminatory function of the intellect ceases. The result is a profound reduction in mental activity as the author finds out More...

Sadhana In Samsara

In the time of kaliyuga, when the need of the hour is to spiritualise society, the role of the householder seeker is a crucial one. juggling career, family, multiple relationships and traffic jams, More...

Slow Is Sacred

The cult of speed in which we are caught is the single most destructive element in a destructive culture. It’s time to slow down and reclaim our sanity, health and well-being More...

The Higher Way

We’ve suffered the scarcity of the socialist years and surfeited on the excesses of the consumerist age. perhaps it is time to draw a balance, and arrive at the ethical and intelligent approach of More...

Energise Your Living Space

This excerpt from the book, empower yourself, gives you practical and easy tips for energising your space: without and within More...

Presiding Over Indian Hearts

The word ‘ex-president’ will never be used for dr apjJabdul kalam. he has already made a place for himself in indian minds and souls. a reformist, a visionary, an educationist, dr kalam remains, More...

Speech and Breath

At a purely physical level speech is nothing but modulated breath More...

Trusting Your Vision

Young people are getting increasingly drawn to spirituality, judging by the number of youngsters in large spiritual organisations. what attracts them and what do they get out of it? More...

Words Heal The World

A pen and paper: experts say there’s something magical about those two objects More...

War in the Soul

In his book, carry on, the author prints the letters he wrote to his mother during war that celebrate the triumphant human spirit which awakens around death More...

Lead with Power Passion and Principles

If an inspiring leader is what you seek to be, then look no further–this article is for you More...

Build Self Efficacy

Self-efficacy is the key to success outside and peace within. read on to know how your self-efficacy currently rates and ways of raising it More...

The Emergence of Knowing

There are three books which I love going back to again and again. More...

The Attitude of Gratitude

I have come to perceive life as a learning session in which all events (which are unreal) offer me an opportunity to respond to them in ways that are in harmony with the ‘oneness’ principles that More...

Seeking a Life

My search for a life that made sense started early. As a child, I took pleasure in the natural elements – reflections in puddles of water, the movements of stars, the moon and clouds – and more More...

A Change in Perspective

Life Positive has transformed me over a period of years. Its thought-provoking features and articles have made me ponder over the subtle aspects of the reality of life. More...

On The Road to Freedom

Entry into spirituality gives us all the answers to life’s puzzles. and once we know the answers, we climb to a more and more overarching trajectory that changes our lives immeasurably More...

Sacred Living

Once one is on the path, nothing can remain as it was before. More...

My Road To Health

Fifty years back, after graduation, I did not know about nutrition or natural health. More...

No Stop to Exploration

"Let your highest aspiration organise your life." – The Mother of Pondicherry

"Evolution will surpass man." Sri Aurobindo More...

A Meaningful Life

I don’t believe that there was ever a defining moment when I changed tracks from seeking to live to seeking to live meaningfully. More...

A Natural Way to Health

Thirty years ago while building my house in Delhi, I was moved by the plight of the construction workers, toiling in terrible heat for hours. More...

On The Road to Freedom

Am I really a seeker? Seek I do, very many things – from good books to publish to good advice that I can heed to. More...

Fun On The Run

The less fun seekers appear to have on the outside, the more they have on the inside. when life itself is joyous, you don’t need to set aside a certain part of your day or life to have fun More...

Sacred Clothing

Walkers on the path emanate a style sensibility that is simple, natural and individualistic More...

New Life New Work

For most seekers, work has to be consonant with their values and an expression of their highest aspirations. little wonder then, that many leap into the unknown More...

Appointment with God

How can we manage to fit in spiritual practices in a busy life? More...

Freedom within Form

There are three distinct phases of seeking in my life that I’m aware of. Phase One was about seeking without knowing it. More...

Finding What was Sought

I recall the words of the 20th century poet TS Eliot in his poem, The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock: “I have measured out my life in coffee spoons”. More...

For the Greater Common Good

The process of seeking opens up our humanity, and enables us to see that we are part of a whole. this manifests as an increased desire to serve the world selflessly More...

Tonsuring the Past

One incident that stands out in the course of my spiritual ‘walk’ is the decision to shave off my hair. More...

To Christianity via Vipassana

We shall not cease from exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started... and know the place for the first time
– TS Eliot More...

Clearing Sadhana

"Perfection is not when nothing more can be added, but when nothing more can be taken away.”
– Antoine de St. Exupery More...

Sartorial Musings

Is there an inherent conflict in the pursuit of God in Gucci or Prada or whatever newbie designer of choice may be the flavour of the month? Can one ever attach a sartorial quotient to one’s search More...

An Intuitive Discipline

One day, in May 1994, in my studio in New Delhi, studying a work in progress, I felt uplifted beyond cognition. More...

Through Sadhana and Beyond

Over the years, I have found a way to work with the essence of discipline and weave it into my life as a householder. More...

Sacred Space

The home of most spiritual practitioners tend to be free of clutter, and either minimalist, or vibrant with artistic influences More...

A Wholesome Way of Life

Don’t tell me you don’t eat this anymore. Amazing willpower,” exclaimed my friend, who had been struggling with a diet plan, when I declined a serving of fries and a spicy, oily curry. The surprise More...

From Maths to Meditation

"The trimurti of maths, music and meditation is the royal way to the Divine." – Osho More...

A New Birth a New Life

When I began to traverse on the spiritual road, I no longer knew who I was. More...

Eating Healthy

I have always been fascinated by food, every aspect of it, and this leads me to do extensive research on the subject. More...

Living in the Now

Like any ‘normal’ human being, I grew up secure in the belief that I knew whatever there was to know about life and living. More...

Accepting What is

If I have to sketch the growth of spiritual awareness in my life, I can see three distinct phases of it. More...

The Final Act

How can we prepare for the last and most difficult stretch of human life – old age? how can we ensure that we remain mentally and physically fit, brimming over with energy, enthusiasm and joy? More...

The Value of Celibacy

When one is established in brahmacharya, one gains virya, say the yoga sutras More...

From Life Positive to Life Divine

Meet Shri Nimishananda Guruji, a bangalore-based householder rishi, who guides and counsels seekers towards the life divine More...

From Fat to Fit

Naini setalvad, once tipped the balance at 169 kg. today, a svelte 60 kg, and an avid activist for healthy and wholesome nutritional habits, she shares her inspirational story of gain and loss for us More...

Making of a Mentor

Meet tt rangarajan, a former software consultant and entrepreneur, whose organization, alma mater, is committed to awakening humanity More...

Enlightened Parenting

Are your unachievable goals making you feel like a bad parent? re-examine them and ensure that they are self-maintainable More...

From Pin Stripes to Jholas

Face-to-face with titoo ahluwalia, ex-ceo of a leading market research company, marg, and presently engaged in ‘wholesome’ activities such as activism and spirituality More...

Strike a Balance

Finding the right balance between life and work is vital if you aspire to holistic growth. pick up some tips here More...

Dancing for God

For Marie and Elangovan dance is a passage to divinity and a purpose for living More...

Forever Young

Yoga practice yields youthful luster, arrests old age, and helps retain mental clarity and enthusiasm More...

Simplify Your Life

Only the simple things of life endure; it is the fundamentals of life that matter – not the artificialities More...

Living in Freedom

Swami Sukhabodhanda, the ebullient and dynamic founder of the life programme, gives guidelines on spiritual living More...

Awake Arise Aspire

Understanding and aspiring for greatness is no longer the domain of the genius or sage. Greatness is within your grasp and mine More...

The Contented Life

as told to Suma Varughese
Mrs Ajashree Birla, widow of Aditya Birla, exudes stability and contentment. Here are her secrets.
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The Corporate Guru

Kambiz Naficy left the exciting fields of international finance and information technology to become a well-known meditation teacher and corporate trainer. More...

A Life in Spirit

R. N. Grover, chairman of Osim India Limited, is an ardent follower of the Brahmakumaris, and subscribes to the philosophy of simple living and high thinking. More...

Living the Good Life

as told to Mansi Agarwal
Shantum Seth, brother of the well-known writer, Vikram Seth, is a Buddhist practitioner and an ordained Zen master. More...

A Life in Balance

as told to Mansi Agarwal
Active meditation, judicious eating habits, exercise and a constant awareness of one's inner being, help Swami Satyarthi, an Osho follower and founder of the Heritage More...

Restoring Vitality

Periodic detoxification of body and mind ensures good health and considerably delays aging. More...

Tomorrows World Today

The world-wide rise of intentional communities is a testimony that more and more are looking for simpler, more holistic and spiritual ways to live. in the process, they are proving to be a prototype More...

The Cosmic Airport

Jacqueline Maria Longstaff runs ashram of the singing heart in South India. Here, in an interview, she talks about her own vision for bringing about the golden age. More...

Good Night

Good sleep is integral to healthy living. Here are panaceas from a range of therapies to help you sleep like a kitten. More...

Growing in Tandem

Artists Vidya and Baiju Parthan live a life of conscious frugality, detachment and the cultivation of awareness. More...

Spirit of a Champion

as told to Jamuna Rangachari
What is the source of super-achiever Kiran Bedi's inspiration? More...

Living and Loving

by Navina Venkat
(as told to Suma Varughese)
Navina and Asger Sondergaard have crafted a unique and satisfying life through the medley of influences that have shaped them - anthropology, More...

Walking the Talk

As told to Gayatri Makhijani
How do seekers live? What do they eat, how do they relax, what kind of relationships do they pursue? Here, a glimpse into the lifestyle of Manoj Lekhi, head of the More...

Fusion Man

Meet Robert Svoboda, world authority on Ayurveda and author of the famous Aghora Trilogy. An American from Texas who has immersed himself passionately in Indian spirituality, he embodies the best of More...

In the Pink

How do you stay fit and healthy in today’s frenetic times? Take a cue from the regimens of the names, known and unknown, featured below. More...

Breathers on the Path

What do seekers, indifferent to parties, discos and packaged entertainment, do in their spare time? Life Positive explores the possibilities of custom-made leisure activities that energize the soul. More...

New age in france

For the french, the term new age connotes a questionable western fad, domain of ‘gourous’ and ‘sectes’. yet a deeply private and genuine search for the spirit prevails beneath the surface scepticism More...

What to Eat at workplace

In this age of fast food, with lack of time being the biggest obstacle to healthy living, what are the good food options at the workplace? More...

Miracle of Love

For the millions of people across the globe who adore Sathya Sai Baba as the embodiment of love and as an avatar, he has come to redeem the world populated by hearts that have become arid loveless More...

Revelations - for effortless samadhi

Dehypnotic Meditationby yogiraj nanaked. dr anjula naib More...

Revelations - playing god

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Revelations - paradise lost

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Yoga: Body and Beyond

Corporate whizkids relax with yoga. Patients recoup with it. Weight watchers slim down with it. Worriers chill with it. Sages find God with it. The age-old Hatha Yoga system has found new popularity More...

Soul Classes

I was very attached to my brother. His death jolted me out of the material plane. Later I decided to help others and Soul Classes were born More...

NEW AGE GOES MAINSTREAM

When newspapers carry columns on spirituality , celebrities consult personal gurus, mainline hospitals offer alternative therapies, corporate houses host personal growth workshops, meditative music More...

Bonded to Nature

Indian celebrity author Ruskin Bond speak with Nilima Pathak on communing with nature, his life in the hills and his affinity for children More...

Dance Gives Me Spiritual Energy

American Odissi dancer Sharon Lowen tells Ambica Gulati how her love for this exotic dance form brought her to India More...

Riding the Rainbow

By Indian film actress Nandita Das as told to Saurabh Bhattacharya More...

I Insist on Happiness

By Manisha Koirala, filmstar, as told to Suma Varughese More...

Faith: Opium or Nectar?

For Indian media personality Rahul Dev, the truth of spirituality lies deep within the superficial trappings of religious orthodoxy More...

Shadow Words

Her latest novel The Book of Shadow helped bestselling Indian author Namita Gokhale come to terms with pain and see life from a different perspective More...

Gift of Wings

By Anoushka Shankar, sitar prodigy and daughter of sitar maestro Pt Ravi Shankar, as told to Anupama Bhattacharya More...

The Nectar of Contentment

The yogic principle of santosh (contentment) marks the first step towards wisdom and peace of mind More...

Pilgrim of Inner Spaces

By Deepti Naval, Indian actress, poet, painter and photographer, as told to Arundhati Mitra More...

Lost in a name

Apart from giving a person an identity, names also shape personalities and affect personal growth in ways both subtle and strange. But while some of us consciously realize it, others don't spare it More...

Mother Divine

By the Indian actor, Govinda, as told to Suma Varughese More...

Winning the Game

By Nafisa Ali as told to Kumkum Bhandari More...

The Spirit of Acting

Indian screen legend Kamal Haasan talks about the close ties between spirituality and true creativity More...

When The Heart Is Forever Young

Yesteryear's matinee idol on the secrets of his eternal youth More...

Back to basics

Forsaking the pursuit of material pleasure, many people the world over are discovering joy and happiness in living simply with the satisfaction that they are not harming the environment. Simple More...

Invocation to God

By Pandit Birju Maharaj, Indian classical dancer More...

Vinod Khanna —The Silent Hero

An Indian actor's tryst with spirituality More...

Beyond...

The reflections of a violin maestro More...

PET ALTERNATIVES

The New Age mantra of a simple and holistic life has not left even your pet's life untouched More...

Leading Light

Former Indian movie star takes a look at all that she has let go of More...

Guru Granth

The superstar of the 60's muses about his spiritual quest More...

Acts of Happiness

Actor Rahul Bose on his personal recipe of positive living More...

Art Therapy

Ethnic art and crafts have the unique power of healing the deepest of scars More...

Burning fears away

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Making life positive

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Tackling upsets

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Will power

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Do everything with peace

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Wisdom speaks in silence

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A river sutra

My life changed by the river Ganga, when a thousand sparks of light floated down to me and told me in the blink of an eye the eternal truth I had so far failed to see. More...

Skating Zen

A child tempted me—flying effortlessly on roller-skates with her arms outstretched and the wind whipping across her face, she sailed on the smooth ground with shrieks of delight. Who says humans More...

Climb every mountain

For an asthmatic, walking two flights of stairs is like a trek. More...

High with Tashi-La

Mountains are magical places. Their silence enigmatic, their aura mystical. And when you walk a mountain, you do not know what you will find round the next bend. More...

The Eternal pilgrim

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The new age supermarket

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Ritual-Reason-Religion

For many, ritual, reason or religion are a prescription for soul disorder; for others these are the three R's of spiritual growth. More...

Doors of perception

Years ago, we used to think, that one was either a materialist or a spiritualist, that one either believed non-provable things existed or didn't-and that one couldn't possibly be both. More...

The art of loving

One question that often arises while you are on the path of spiritual growth is: "Am I really progressing or am I just fooling myself?" More...

The direction of your life

Looking for inspiration to write this article, I picked up the topmost book (The Sufis by Idries Shah) from the pile by my bed, and allowed it to open. More...

Dark night of the soul

Our child Harjot was born in 1991, two years after my marriage. We had a comfortable life, with good money and great aspirations. Harjot was a beautiful baby and, in order to give him the best of More...

The joy of letting go

I did my first course in vipassana meditation when I was 14. More...

To live, Perchance to be....

Both life and death appear to be two sides of the same coin. Death closes one door and life opens another. More...

Who am I?

I am lost. Well, at least my memory is. So I'm told by those who claim to know me. "It's temporary amnesia, it will pass. Don't worry." More...

In communion with nature

My exploration of the world of spiritual healing has taught me to communicate befriend. I have always found myself richer with these experiences. More...

A journey of transformation

On the roadside near the site of the Sardar Sarovar dam, I sat next to Manish, the village boy from Jalsindhi in Madhya Pradesh. More...

Letter to God

I am Muslim by birth. I follow Islam by choice and I follow it with joy, according to my own concept of Allah. More...

Spring of joy

It seems just like yesterday, but it was over a decade ago, when my college friend Rajiv Mehrotra (Secretary of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of His Holiness the Dalai Lama) asked me if More...

Celebrity Sharing

Cogito ergo sum—I think therefore I am. Reflection and introspection come naturally to the human race. We fall instinctively into a deep meditative mode whenever the mind gets overwrought with More...

Sharing

It is often said that every person's life is an unwritten novel of inspiration. So, Life Positive invites you to send in heart-warming anecdotes from your More...