Life Principles

Who doesn"t want to become a millionaire? The term itself has a certain charm attached to it that even those ignorant of its real meaning tend to talk eagerly about the comforts in a “millionaire life" including children. Instances where a ...

"None gets bound by one's possessions; it is the mental slavery to our possessions which shackles us" (Swami Chinmayananda) The one who thinks that the object, beings and situations are the cause of one's happiness and misery is a 'Samsari' even ...

How do I respond to the people around me, the near and the dear, who sometimes, criticise me, condemn me, ridicule me, dare to call me even a hypocrite ? May be they are justified to act that way ! How ...

Being objective in reporting or understanding an event or a person is very important to being truthful. The mind has a tendency to exaggerate and distort reality according to the colouring of one's own likes & dislikes. Satyam means reporting ...

I would like to conclude this series on 'Cultivating Divine Qualities' with this brief exposition of Satyam which is considered as the cornerstone of all spiritual practice. I have not covered all of the Daivi Sampat mentioned ...

Looking for faults in another person's behaviour or character and talking about that person disparagingly to others in his/her absence is called 'paisuna'. ...

Continued From The Part - 1Let us learn a few practical hints for resolving or neutralising anger. If the anger is merely circumstantial, emotional or because of accumulation of old grievances, then there are simple techniques to overcome it: Do not ...

At the outset, let us accept the fact that every human being at some point of time or the other experiences Krodha. There is none who has escaped its snare and there is none who can remain perfectly devoid of anger ...

There are many factors which can make a person develop fear but the most primary cause is ignorance and distorted perception of the world. Fear of the unknown is the most common type. Fear of the past is due to guilt ...

All the major religions of the world emphasise the importance of charity since many religious activities can be supported only through voluntary contributions made by individuals or corporates. Therefore, one finds that Charity is considered as a very important communal value ...

The previous article on Daanam discussed about how it should be done according to Vedanta. Another way of classifying the nature of daanam is according to the extent to which it frees the recipient from his / her need. If an ...

Daana is a very important cultural value today for people have forgotten what it means to give. Capitalist market forces are aggravating consumerism and wanton greed amongst the masses, killing the healthy attitudes of caring and sharing, which were so prominent ...