Meditation is not a business transaction or a mere set of procedures. It is a partnership with the Divine. Techniques done mechanically, without love or devotion may inhibit our receptivity. When we meditate and throughout our day, we should offer
A lot of people reach for energy bars when they want a quick boost of strength during the day. Regular energy bars tend to spike your blood sugar levels, leading to a false high that’s followed by an energy crash.
Scientific research shows that many animals are very intelligent and have sensory and motor abilities that dwarf ours. Dogs are able to detect diseases such as cancer and diabetes and warn humans of impending heart attacks and strokes. Elephants, whales,
For both, humans and animals, living in a group makes sense because there are many more beings to provide vigilance and defence, mating is easier, help is available, heat is conserved better. Foraging is easier. So is babysitting, feeding, sleeping,
“Bring me the two most precious things in the city,” said God to one of His Angels; and the Angel brought Him the leaden heart and the dead bird. “You have rightly chosen,” said God, “for in my garden of
The happiness which the subject experiences in its connection with the object is due to a temporary pressing down of the rajasic and the tamasic activity of nature, and the sympathetic character experienced between the mind and the object outside. This condition will suddenly
One friend has asked, “There is so much corruption, so much bribery, so much favoritism going on in the present capitalism! Do you support this as well? This bribery, this corruption, this favoritism is not because of capitalism. Its causes
The Bhagavad Gita lays a lot of emphasis on the impact of gunas on the human mind. It says,“karmanah sukrtasyāhuh sāttvikah nirmalah phalam, rajasas tu phalam duhkham ajñānam tamasah phalam”. (Chapter 14, Shloka 16) “They say that the fruit of
It is important to note that certain balance between all three guans is important for healthy and balance life. Therefore a tamsic food or tamsic activity is not necessarily bad and sometime may be required to treat certain disease or
