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Does Advaita Vedanta allow for dissent within its philosophical paradigm?Advaita Vedanta has a lot of space for debate, but it has no space for violence or non-acceptance of others’ points of view. Through debate, you come to deeper…
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Wherever we go, people will recognize us for what we are by nature. Once in a band, there was a drummer. He quarreled with others quite frequently. He would always complain for every minor thing. “Mr ‘X’ quarrels with me,” he would say. He…
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From the most venomous cobras to harmless little water snakes, you find an entire array of snakes in India. Snakes play an important role in balancing the world’s ecological system. Sanatan Dharma teaches us to see all creatures – snakes…
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We often tend to take things for granted in our lives, which becomes a reason for our misery. Gratitude bestows immense happiness, both to the giver and the receiver when offered with purity of heart. A simple 'Thank You' can transform a…
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The key to making decisions is not so much about what to do, but about who I am. We have gotten brainwashed into believing that the purpose of our life has to do with the role we play and how much money or acclaim we can get from it. So,…
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Rivers have always captivated my imagination since childhood. Meandering her way, sparkling under the sun or glowing under the moonlight, gurgling happily at every child’s dip into her waters, eavesdropping on women bantering at her banks,…
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Rivers have always captivated my imagination since childhood. Meandering her way, sparkling under the sun or glowing under the moonlight, gurgling happily at every child’s dip into her waters, eavesdropping on women bantering at her banks,…
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There are three stages of life. First comes sanyas, renunciation, which means complete surrender through evaporation of ego. But, so long as there is life there is ego. You cannot do without it. You can only take it as His ego. Your mind…
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Every year on international peace day, we take all children from our schools to different places of worship to inculcate in children a feeling that God is one, though the way to worship Him may be many,” said Touraj Moghbelpour, the…
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Once a wealthy man gave some food to an old beggar who happened to come at his door. Incidentally, the beggar began to turn up every day. The wealthy man became upset and he rebuked, even tried to hit the old man. While he was on to it,…
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