Kumbh Mela is always a great attraction, particularly when you feel you have sinned and that you are “dented and painted” and need a ‘clean wash’ to live a peaceful and guilt-free life hereafter. Read more

There is too much noise outside, and there is too much noise inside (you). Just as the latter is a reflection of the first, the reverse too can be true. Read more

Any journey for most of us can be exciting; and yet that can’t be said for the journey of life. I presume only a minority of us will say that it is or can be an equally great journey. But it is true that one can make life’s journey a pleasant one. Read more

Keeping one’s self on the right track needs tremendous conscious effort and awareness on one’s part. And for a human being, nothing is as important as awareness that lets one distinguish between the good and the bad. Read more

The more we talk about death, the more humane we are likely to become. Read more

We have to die even if we don’t want to. But given a chance, very few of the six billion plus people on this earth would like to die. Read more

Can an atheist hope to get realisation? The answer is ‘yes’. And, is religion the only way to help you out of your troubles in life? The answer is ‘no’. Read more

Only the faithful can come out winners and the rest are left to rue. As a result, the faithful are a satisfied and a contented lot. Read more

‘Holistic healing’ is not a new phenomenon. But of late, with new and incurable diseases that have baffled the medical and the scientific fraternity, a greater stress is being laid on the “other and godly aspects” of healing. Read more

It was a sight to be seen to be believed. Over five lakh people thronged the Mecca of the Buddhists, Bodh Gaya, in Bihar last week to attend the Dalai Lama’s Kalachakra. And they were from China, Nepal, Bhutan, the US and several other countries. Read more