ARTICLES

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Mar 23

Marry when naturally due

In tradition bound Indian society, parents begin to lose their nerves, when their child’s marriage gets unduly delayed. Keen to...

12

Mar 23

Shiva offers lesson in Art of Living

Summing up the discussion on the concept underlying Lord Shiva, let us see how he keeps the whole existential order...

5

Mar 23

Lord Shiva symbolises the creative order

Taking off from the previous issue, it is time now to look at the symbolic meaning of Mount Kailasha. It...

27

Feb 23

Lessons in Lord Shiva’s imagery

The double propensity – equal probability of good and bad conduct - evident in the man obviously remains the cause...

20

Feb 23

Lord Shiva – Existence personified

We have just celebrated Shivaratri when devout made offerings to Lord Shiva. Shiva is one of the most sought after...

14

Feb 23

Watch your habit tendencies

Every individual is born unique, each manifesting varying desire and mind-trends, often at variance with others. And nobody is ever...

6

Feb 23

Educative import of Saraswati

On Saraswati puja day last week, a visitor asked: “Vedanta, the founding stone of Indian philosophy hypothesises a singular formless...

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Feb 23

First, purify your mind

“I have developed keen interest in spirituality. I spend an hour every day doing yoga, pranayama, and meditation. I have...

22

Jan 23

Astrology helps reinvent one’s self

Western astrology, stuck to their belief, have also so far failed to upgrade their knowledge. Of late, even astronomers found...

15

Jan 23

Astrologers, please update your knowledge

Astrology is a serious discipline guided by intricate working tools. A bystander won’t qualify to debate its relevance. But how...

9

Jan 23

Astrology deciphers uniqueness of a being

Astrology may look a puzzle for those not having exposure to this discipline. That is understandable. But critics having explored...

3

Jan 23

Cosmic changes influence life cycle

I wish the valued readers a very happy and a fulfilling life ahead beginning the New Year. Life cycle on...

27

Dec 22

Astroogy is the precursor of modern science

The world is a unified body having organic unity spreading across the universe. This age-old perception of ancient Indian philosophy...

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Dec 22

Face challenge, don’t take it to head

The universe is always in a state of flux, which keeps rapidly changing every moment with related bearing all around,...

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Dec 22

Address mental limitations for a harmonious life

“All about life is how we relate to the self, those around, and the environment”, said J Krishnamurty. For, we...

8

Dec 22

Spirituality turns into a beautiful experience

Spirituality turns life into a beautiful experience During a counselling a person in distress, he claimed: “Sir, I am spiritual....

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Nov 22

Balance emotion with reason

“I have spent enough of time and energy pursuing someone I loved. I found lot of positives in him is...

20

Nov 22

Address habit tendencies for smooth run of life

“Watch your thoughts, they become words: watch your words, they become action; watch your actions, they become habit; watch your...

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Nov 22

Address habit tendencies for smooth run of life

“Watch your thoughts, they become words: watch your words, they become action; watch your actions, they become habit; watch your...

9

Nov 22

Explore inherent potential for right career choice

By design, human beings are born with certain limitations. First, limited creativity. You can’t service even essential needs by oneself....

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Nov 22

Live for each other for a happy life

We need to live in accord with the design parameters underlying our existence. Should we lose our mooring, we invite...

31

Oct 22

Ongoing festivity helps come out with our best

The Mother Goddess Durga is perceived with 10 hands. They correspond to the positive and negative implications of man’s sensory...

29

Oct 22

Be alert to optimally use shakti

The conch-shell held by Durga, when blown, excites the sound note comparable to “Om” - the primal-sound, supposedly excited following...

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Oct 22

Durga reminds us of our collective obligations

Picking up lead from the previous issue, the question that arises: how comes the Devatas, the individually evolved ones had...

2

Oct 22

Relevance of Shardeya Navaratra

Greet you all on the solemn occasion of the ongoing Shardeya Navaratra. The preparation for the 9-day festivity began on...

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Sep 22

Address fault lines, Raja yoga will bear fruits

The indwelling human potential is immense. If unfolded in full, one would know no limits. The irony, however, is that...

20

Sep 22

Nature stipulates living for each other

All about life is how we relate to the self, those around and overall environment. The reason: the world happens...

15

Sep 22

Half truth drive you crazy

What meets our eyes, people look at it in one’s own perspective. Others may have altogether different perspective, contextually relevant...

6

Sep 22

Can’t change others, you yourself can

Perception drives a being. Accordingly, one takes initiatives in life or reacts and responds to a situation. The problem, however,...

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Aug 22

Watch your thought trends

Mind is the prime mover of a being. The ‘power of knowing’ it facilitates, drives us through in life. It...

21

Aug 22

Freedom is in the mind

We celebrated Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsava, with all fanfare last Monday. To further reinforce our sense of patriotism, people were...

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Aug 22

Spirituality leads to a better tomorrow

Mind is like a fertile land. When you plant a seed, the earth mass will help it sprout and then...

7

Aug 22

Shiva symbolises unity in diversity

Carrying forward discussion on Lord Shiva’s entourage, the divine beings are personification of the cosmic forces, vital to creation, sustenance,...

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Jul 22

Shiva symbolises life running in succession

Picking up threads from the previous issue, let us now have a look at the second imagery. Here, Lord Shiva...

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Jul 22

The concept underlying Lord Shiva

The whole of Shraavana month, unlike other Hindu festivities, is dedicated to Lord Shiva. It can’t be without a purpose....

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Jul 22

Guru shows way to lead a meaningful life

Last Wednesday, we celebrated Guru Purnima when the disciples, paid obeisance to their revered Guru. In Indic system, many specific...

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Jul 22

Little knowledge may mislead

“What will be the implication of Rahu’s placement in the 8th house of a Virgo lagna born person – major...

8

Jul 22

Astrology Demystified

“Is astrology a science?” Asked a professor attending my lecture at Stanford University. “Astrology is an ancient discipline and predates...

5

Jul 22

Adapt fresh methods proven by research for clear lead

Astrology, like any other discipline has general rules for analysing a horoscope. The paradox, however, is that every individual is...

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Jul 22

Research and Innovation keeps a discipline live

Any discipline, be it of recent or ancient origin, if not backed by continued research and innovation, over a period...

12

Jun 22

Ahamkara can write your obituary

Invariably, we all come to this world with a imprints of baggage full of virtues and inherent negative habit tendencies,...

10

Jun 22

Focused attention is the key to success

Effortlessly remaining focused till the end of game ensures success. But for which other virtues will not bear fruits on...

7

Jun 22

Handle your child with a sense of love

Two years back, a mother worried about future prospects of her only son came seeking guidance: “Sir, my son spends...

31

May 22

Shape your destiny through conscious efforts

A couple of years back, someone came seeking guidance on what discipline his son should pursue: “Sir, my son is...

22

May 22

Identify your indwelling potential for success

Many in their prime youth are ignorant of their indwelling potential, which if pursued in right earnest could grant easy...

10

May 22

Come out of guilt trap, reinvent yourself

Someone came seeking answer to lot of unresolved questions that has kept her unnerved for long: “Sir, I had love...

5

May 22

Work on human factor for smooth sail of life

All about life is how we relate to the self, those around and the environment. The world happens to be...

1

May 22

Be on full mental alert against evil forces

Goddess Durga is perceived holding different weapons in 8 arms, evidently aimed at combating the onslaught of demonic forces coming...

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Apr 22

Creative spirit of Mother Goddess Durga

The legend pertaining to the making of the Mother does also hint on evolution and devolution of nature driven energies...

11

Apr 22

Gear up during navaratra to face challenges ahead

I wish the valued reader a blessed Ramnavami. We commemorate the birth of Lord Shri Rama. He framed conduct rules...

10

Apr 22

Let marriage happen when naturally due

Worried parents of an ambitious girl in her late twenties, and yet not ready for marriage, came asking the other...

5

Apr 22

Relationship calls for living for each other

The world is a unified organism, where no existence has a reality independent of the whole. This Indian Philosophic perception...

20

Mar 22

Work upon your unique character

Caught up in a long drawn civil litigation, a young man came asking: “Sir, will I be able to win...

14

Mar 22

Astrology can unravel hidden potential

Astrology helps identify even hidden potential in a being, about which the person himself may not be aware. Even if...

8

Mar 22

Patient handling can bring change with time

“What is in store of my son’s destiny? He suddenly gave up his job a year and half back. When...

27

Feb 22

God favours the hardworking

Someone going through difficult time for quite some time came asking the other day: “Sir, I am a god fearing...

20

Feb 22

Follow nature’s script

Recently someone asked me: “Human beings go through intermittent bouts of pleasure and pain. Is there a way to avoid...

14

Feb 22

As you sow, so you reap

“Last two years have been nerve-wracking. Business has gone for a toss. Those who were supportive earlier, are getting distanced....

9

Feb 22

Start in a flash and end in a crash

“What is in store of my destiny? I am going through a very difficult time since I got married 2...

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Feb 22

Live life at ease for peace

Human beings are born with an indwelling sense of freedom. Unlike other species bound by their predetermined nature, having no...

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Jan 22

Life – harmony of opposites

“Sir, what is in store of my daughter’s destiny? Does it indicate marital break? My son-in-law has serious anger issues,...

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Jan 22

Expand your vision

The New Year has taken off on a sour note marked with phenomenal rise in Covid infections. Scientific study reveals...

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Jan 22

Gear up to brave challenges in 2022

Wish the valued readers a happy New Year and a pleasant life ahead, something that we all look forward to....

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Dec 21

Dhyana brings out one’s best

Once mind settles down, following the process suggested in the previous issue, a favourable inner mental climate gets created which...

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Dec 21

Dhyana helps develop focus

Focus is key to success. Otherwise, you will not be able to put in your best towards the task in...

16

Dec 21

Take charge of the self

Life doesn’t necessarily move to our asking, and it can’t move without facing challenges, as no movement can take place...

5

Dec 21

Astrology helps reshape destiny

As we established in the previous two issues that human beings are empowered to guide their actions by choice and...

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Nov 21

Choice sets premsie of destiny

All species, but for humans, are bound by their predetermined nature, with no scope for making any exception. Instinctively they...

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Nov 21

Can astrology be defined?

Astrology is believed to be a destiny defining discipline. Going by Ancient Indian Philosophical perception, human life cycle, driven by...

14

Nov 21

Know the mind & seek the self

“Why do you want everybody to become a seeker?” asked a literary agent while going through the synopsis of my...

10

Nov 21

Astrology knows no bounds

A USA citizen faced with a very difficult unforeseen situation came seeking guidance. “I keep coming to Delhi quite often...

5

Nov 21

Beauty of Indian Symbolism

Wish the readers a very happy Diwali and a prosperous year ahead. On this solemn occasion, people in most part...

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Oct 21

Don’t underestimate your child

“Sir, what is in store of my son’s destiny? I am worried about his future, as his academic performance is...

21

Oct 21

Worship in celebratory mode

India has a tradition of worshipping in celebratory mode. When you offer prayers in a festive mode, you enjoy doing...

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Oct 21

Withstand now, flourish later

“I have been going through very bad time for the last 2 years. Many astrologers had predicted that my turn...

3

Oct 21

Address your mental limitations

“I have decided to become a doctor. I have been putting in hard efforts to clear the entrance test meant...

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Sep 21

Living in a demanding mode

We, invariably try to live in a demanding mode. We expect from others to behave. Very few would be living...

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Sep 21

Turn Ahamkara into asset

Human beings enjoy the exclusive privilege to guide their action by choice and discrimination. But choice action carries equal probability...

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Sep 21

Work towards self-improvement

Human mind is driven by a sense of duality. That makes you see things in relative terms. Two persons exploring...

7

Sep 21

Astrology helps decode traits

A qualified engineer working for a reputable concern, lost interest in her job and then resigned last April in a...

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Aug 21

Astrology, a valued discipline

Professor Brown didn’t believe in Astrology. He used to condemn this discipline through his writings. Later, out of curiosity, he...

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Aug 21

All existences in Universe are interconnected

The energy streams excited during Big-Bang, following a course of progressive evolution, eventually culminated in the manifest plural world with...

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Aug 21

Learn, not condemn Astrology

Scientific temper calls for thorough scrutiny, free from any preconditioning whatsoever, before arriving at any finding. The same rule would...

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Aug 21

Conscious empowerment

All live existences in the world, but for human beings, are bound by their predetermined nature, just armed to sustain...

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Jul 21

Watch your thoughts

One of my friend based in US, seeking clarification on interrelation between thought process and planetary placements in a horoscope...

18

Jul 21

Guru helps unfold your potential

In ancient Indian tradition, we have a date in our annular calendar dedicated to all that we revere. Guru purnima...

11

Jul 21

Address weaknesses

There was entropy (disorder) once at the primordial-source, when energy streams got released. Immediately thereafter, harmonisation of those energy streams...

5

Jul 21

Happy children grow healthy

There are moments in civilisational history when you have to recalibrate your life. The ongoing pandemic has been one such...

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Jun 21

Destiny and Marriage

Worried parents of an unmarried girl in her early thirties, came asking the other day: “Our daughter is not allowing...

20

Jun 21

Destiny and habit tendencies

Can destiny be changed? Gautam Buddha was once asked. “No. But you can change your habits, attitudes and mental orientation....

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Jun 21

Need based use of Shakti

We need to be fully on guard and in a combative mode against the evil forces so as to service...

6

Jun 21

Durga – The primal energy source

The legend pertaining to the making of the Mother does also hint on evolution and devolution of nature driven energies...

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May 21

Durga – Shakti personified

Śakti, when applicable on human beings turn out to be a double-edged sword. The question now is: what makes Śakti...

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May 21

The master of prudence

A tusker is supposed to have the most stable mind. It is not that it is not subject to provocation....

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May 21

The tale of Ganapati

The Ganapati imagery and the story line running around makes out an interesting reading. He is perceived as having the...

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May 21

Saraswati and Ganapati connect

Mother Goddess Saraswati is shown moving freely in a water body, having beautiful Lotus flower around. Lotus, as you are...

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May 21

Attributes of Mother Goddess Saraswati

Let us now have a look at the attributes reflected by the form in which Mother Goddess Saraswati is perceived....

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Apr 21

The process of learning

A learner having accessed and practised the entire spectrum of known treasures of knowledge qualifies to be termed a “Vipra”,...

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Apr 21

Saraswat – The Goddess of learning and wisdom

Complex dynamics of man and the universe calls for necessary awareness. That alone would help articulate ways and means to...

11

Apr 21

Controlling the monkey mind

Lord Hanuman, though perceived in monkey form, is believed to be armed with extraordinary virtues, and of the scale literally...

5

Apr 21

Decoding Indian symbolism

In response to a discussion on Contextual Meditation, many valued readers raised two questions. First, they asked a detailing on...

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Mar 21

Clear mind, better focus

The driving spirit of mind-detoxification process remains to root out all such thought-seeds as would disorient our thought process. Remember,...

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Mar 21

Detoxify your mind

It is not easy to remain unaffected by thoughts flowing through mind. To get over this problem, train to keep...

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Mar 21

Calm the mind before Dhyana

Attaining the state of Yoga is something like a river stream merging with the ocean, when the river water loses...

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Feb 21

Attaining the state of Yoga

There are two working tools of the Dhyana process – An imagery to focus upon and a mantra related to...

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Feb 21

The stepping stone to dhyana

We have so far had insight into the first 4 steps of eightfold path suggested by sage Patanjali. That prepares...

16

Feb 21

Role of Asana & Pranayama

So long as the indwelling soul is there, one is alive, which when withdrawn, the gross body turns into a...

7

Feb 21

Preparing for Dhyana

Dhyana does not warrant trying to forcefully stop our thoughts immediately when the process is taken up. Remember, mind is...

31

Jan 21

Taming the unruly mind

Man is a thinking being. They keep breeding and entertaining thoughts nonstop. They may be in response to external stimuli,...

29

Jan 21

Dhyana for a powerful mind

Having gone through the previous issue, a good number of valued readers have requested to explain the Dhyana process as...

20

Jan 21

Meditate for a better future

No sooner I get into the process suggested to calm my overtaxed mind, I get into sleep mode. Obviously, when...

12

Jan 21

Fine art of living well

If you wish to enjoy a game you are playing, in the first place, you need to be conversant with...

27

Dec 20

Let Guru be your guide

Picking up threads from the previous issue, let us first have a look into the construct and chemistry of mind....

27

Dec 20

Let Guru be your guide

Picking up threads from the previous issue, let us first have a look into the construct and chemistry of mind....

21

Dec 20

You can write your destiny

“How much control we have on our destiny?” Asked a student during my astrology class. Well, the answer is ‘no...

14

Dec 20

Fix your habits early in life

Habits die hard. You may stive to get over them, but you won’t be able to hold it for long...

6

Dec 20

Set your priorities right

Perception drives a being, which sets the terms of how you set your dream destination, steer through the course of...

1

Dec 20

Mind balance is the key

Someone concerned about not been able to contain his wavering mind and habit tendencies, despite serious efforts towards that end,...

21

Sep 20

Living in a giving mode

One day, sense of reasons dawned upon a feuding couple, when they came together seeking guidance on how to improve...

18

Sep 20

Let things happen naturally

Parents of a daughter, worried about undue delay in her marriage, came asking the other day: “My daughter has already...

11

Sep 20

Know your own self for success

Life is paradoxical. It is full of contradictions. The living world with all its enormity and diversity, where every being...

30

Aug 20

Mind-trends of twins vary

Couple of years back, a lady came seeking guidance on how to improve her relationship with husband, which had become...

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Aug 20

Keep a check on yourself

Someone under acute stress came asking the other day: “Sir, in the last four years my business has gone for...

17

Aug 20

Change for a better future

The world is subject to continued change. Every moment, energy dynamics of the cosmos keeps varying widely, and with related...

15

Aug 20

Know self for a better future

We are all born with a sense of freedom ingrained in our mind. So, unless otherwise forced by circumstances, one...

3

Aug 20

Awareness is Godliness

The takeaway from the previous issue is that we are all an inseparable part of a unified organism, where no...

31

Jul 20

Existence is God

A great majority of people believe in the existence of God, which different philosophies perceive in their own ways. By...

23

Jul 20

The call of Lord Shiva

Society is subject to continued churning, which impels change in our thought process, priorities, and societal dynamics. The pace of...

12

Jul 20

Unlock the mind to heal

Lockdown is being gradually eased out. People are trying to resume normal activities, but the problems confronting us are yet...

30

Jun 20

Don’t stigmatise eclipse

On the eclipse day, last Sunday, from early morning, I was flooded with calls from all those seeking to learn...

21

Jun 20

The effect of an eclipse

We will be witnessing Annular Solar Eclipse today. For more than a fortnight, the so called self-acclaimed arbiters of people’s...

16

Jun 20

Freewill can reshape destiny

Having shared the construct of mind and its operative mechanism as detailed in the previous issue, I will now give...

7

Jun 20

Awareness for mindpower

Continuing from where we left last week, it comes out that ‘Freewill’ serves as a double-edged sword. If, on one...

2

Jun 20

Freewill Versus Fate

It is in human nature to look towards a better tomorrow. So, invariably we begin life with high hopes and...

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May 20

Be live to collective obligations

Pursuing Dhyana, we have already seen how mind becomes free from all thought imprints, thus becoming free from all limitations...

17

May 20

Contextual Meditation – A self healing process

Since ancient times, 112 methods of attaining the state Yoga are known. Meanwhile, a good number of new methods, improvised...

10

May 20

Dhyana for self-empowerment

Moving on from lessons in how to relax and then detoxify the mind, in the previous issues, it’s time now...

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May 20

Be alert to live mindfully

It is time now to see how we can reinvent the mind to come out with its wholesome power, which,...

26

Apr 20

Detoxify your mind

To continue from where we left in the previous issue, let me now relate a story believed to be associated...

20

Apr 20

Turn isolation into opportunity

We have been homebound for more than 3 weeks now. Those working from home would be fully engaged as usual,...

15

Apr 20

Implications of distant planets

Nobody, not even doctors were aware of coronavirus before it trapped the whole world into its fold. Only after pandemic...

6

Apr 20

Be ready to combat evil forces

The first calling of the present pandemic is not to panic. Should you panic, you may lose your sense of...

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Mar 20

Revive age-old hygiene tradition

The whole world is faced with a panic situation because of Corona virus scare. With over 175 countries in its...

22

Mar 20

Watch Your Thought Process

A woman worried about her marriage prospects given her advancing age came asking the other day: “I will be touching...

16

Mar 20

Maintain a realistic perception

Someone in his mid-sixties, came seeking answer to his pointed questions: “Sir, as on date, professionally, I am doing well...

11

Mar 20

Ill-framed mind can derail you

I was sitting in a party with six others around a table. One of them raked up the issue of...

2

Mar 20

Decoding Shiva: Existence is God

Picking up threads from the previous issue, it is now time now to see how creation chain moved forward on...

24

Feb 20

Lord Shiva: Existence Personified

Last Friday, Hindus celebrated Shivaratri dedicated to Lord Shiva, popularly seen as one amongst the God-trinity of Brahma, Vishnu, and...

16

Feb 20

You can write your life anew

Picking up threads from the previous issue, let us now look at the premise on which destiny is formed. That...

10

Feb 20

Astrology and Destiny Indications

A professor of Philosophy came the other day looking for what lies in store of his habitually errant daughter’s destiny....

2

Feb 20

If we resolve, we can change

My secretary ushered in a seemingly gangster character in my chamber, making me wonder what he has come for. “How...

26

Jan 20

Habit tendencies can derail venture

Picking up threads from the previous issue, let us now look at prognosis of the young man’s endeavour since his...

22

Jan 20

Overcome your habit tendencies

A couple of years back a young man came asking just one question: “Can my dream of making it big...

13

Jan 20

Better to be practical than perfect

There was self-created disorder at the ‘Primal source’, earlier in a perfect equilibrated state, which when gravitated, differentiated energies got...

30

Dec 19

The Legacy of 2019 we carry forward

It’s time to say goodbye to the year 2019. That makes imperative, a look into the premise that the country...

22

Dec 19

No shortcuts to fixing problems

A couple of months back someone called me to check on longevity prospects of one of his friends he had...

15

Dec 19

Correct your own weaknesses

It is in human nature to improve one’s lot, which tempts one to look towards a better tomorrow. So, invariably...

8

Dec 19

God helps those who help themselves

“I am god loving. I pray every morning before I set out for work, and again before I retire for...

2

Dec 19

Personality match in matrimony

Parents of a young girl, keen to get her married soon, after lot of search pinned down on a guy,...

24

Nov 19

The key to a better tomorrow

A valued reader of this column has confronted me with questions that deserve attention for the sake of clarity of...

11

Nov 19

Stay alert to keep mind in shape

The festive season is now over. Austere measures observed during the festivity would have brought in a sense of sanity....

4

Nov 19

Greed-based Karma will derail you

Festive season is yet not over. It ends up today with conclusion of Chath festival, observed in Bihar and the...

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Oct 19

Deepawali is to rejuvenate the self

At the outset, I wish the valued readers a very happy Deepawali and a prosperous life during the year ahead....

21

Oct 19

Watch your thought patterns

Perception drives a being. It encompasses all aspects of our working-self. It offers us with the window-frame through which we...

13

Oct 19

Check your child’s behviour early

A worried father, concerned about his erratic son, came asking the other day: “What is in store of his destiny?...

8

Oct 19

Durga guides us how to use energy

At the outset, let me greet the valued readers on the solemn occasion of Shardeya Navaratra, dedicated to Mother Goddess...

1

Oct 19

Take charge of your actions

Someone holding a high position in an international organisation is off and on confronted with upsetting situations at works and...

26

Sep 19

Empower our mind for success

A young graduate, having failed to taste success at many qualifying examinations for different jobs, came asking the other day...

16

Sep 19

Watch over your karma

Having followed last two issues of this column, another regular reader came up with an interesting question: “Sir, you have...

9

Sep 19

God helps those who help themselves

A regular reader of this column could not digest the observation made in the previous issue: “There is no scope...

2

Sep 19

Be grounded for a smooth run of life

A girl having entered her forties and yet not married, would naturally be a concern for parents. One such helpless...

27

Aug 19

Success calls for addressing fault lines

Someone in late fifties going through a very difficult phase in life came with a host of questions: “Sir, I...

18

Aug 19

Let love play the game changer

The other day an old man worried about his bullish grandson came asking: “What is in store of his destiny?...

11

Aug 19

Rein in monkey mind for success

Invariably, human minds, unless otherwise consciously reined in, behaves like a wild monkey that is randomly and unmindfully jumping from...

4

Aug 19

S’iva is all about inclusiveness

Picking up threads from the previous issue, let us now see how Lord Śiva, engages with multitude of existences forming...

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Jul 19

Lord Shiva: the symbolic Universal Guru

The whole of Shravana month, immediately following Gurupurnima, is dedicated to Lord Shiva, believed to be the Universal Guru. Those...

22

Jul 19

Guru helps one becoming self-empowered

Every Ashadha Purnima, which fell on 16th July this year, is marked as Guru-purnima in the annual Hindu calendar. Following...

14

Jul 19

Self-correction checkmates Saturn’s wrath

Whenever reality confronts myth, usually the latter is found to have the first laugh. The reason plain and simple is...

8

Jul 19

Keep up with time to evade Saturn’s wrath

Picking up threads from the previous issue, it comes out that no individual planet deserves to be termed as a...

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Jun 19

Don’t fear Saturn’s Sadhesati or Dhaiya

Last Saturday, I got stuck in traffic jam at a place where the road is quite wide and therefore, usually...

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Jun 19

We must not take depression lightly

All actions on our part are primarily guided by cause-effect chain, the implication of which gets stretched on to the...

16

Jun 19

Life is nothing but paradoxical

Life in its usual run is subject to twists and turns – sometimes pleasant and at other times full of...

9

Jun 19

Marriage offers opportunity to evolve

A woman under acute stress, not knowing how to salvage her troubled personal life, came seeking guidance the other day....

3

Jun 19

Beware of personality disorder

A worried mother came looking for destiny prospects of her son: “When is my son’s career breakthrough due? He is...

27

May 19

Organised mind ensures success

A young man not been able to get through qualifying examination for admission into a business school, grudgingly came asking...

21

May 19

Orderly Mind for Better Tomorrow

A south Korean who consulted me sought two clarifications against my observation on his chart: “Is being ambitious and dreaming...

13

May 19

Watch Your Mind to Ward off Evil

A lady concerned about continued struggle in her husband’s life, came asking the other day: “What is wrong in his...

8

May 19

Of Habit tendencies and Stress

Recent annual Gallup poll suggests that 55% of Americans are subject to stress, anger, and worry, compared to the global...

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Apr 19

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Free your Mind of all Preconditioning

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Discriminate intelligence, the true empowerment tool

Having had a taste of the thin dividing line distinguishing the law of destiny and that of karma, it is...

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You, Karma and destiny

Laws of karma and that of destiny are often confused as being one and the same. No wonder, as they...

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Sep 18

SHED YOUR EGO FOR PEACE

Sense of freedom is ingrained in human construct, which one is always keen to exercise as a matter of right....

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CHECK THE SEEDS OF GREED

Almost three years now, it is a rare occasion when one or the other scandal would not be occupying centre...

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NATURE AND LAW OF KARMA

Going by the hypothesis of Indian philosophy, a singular force – the force of consciousness – remains the driving spirit...

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