We live in a world full of vices like corruption, dishonesty, injustice and selfishness. Everyone wants to achieve his aim by any kind of means. Ethics are forgotten and end justifies the means. Yet there are some persons in this world who stand out and remain untouched by the impurities of their surroundings. There are […]
Tag: Spiritualism
A True Yogi!
In today’s world many Yogis have started monetizing their skills in a big way. We have read about many God-men working in this area and making lots of money. Many different variations of Yoga have been created e.g Hot Yoga, Transcendental, Sahaj-Yoga etc, however most of us do not understand the essence of it. As […]
Unknown, Unsung Men of God!
While reading following verses from Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) this morning, I asked myself answer to the query of “What is the purpose of life” and later in the morning I remembered true story of a Street Hawker, one Mr Khairaty, of my village Chawinda Kalan ( Punjab, India) which gave me the answer […]
Be Careful, with whom you Associate!
A company or an association that a person keeps plays a pivotal role in shaping his/her personality. Association with evil persons produces evil effects. Those who associate with honorable and saintly people acquire virtuous qualities and achieve a noble position in the society. This is very clearly brought out by Indian scriptures, to quote from […]
In 2016, I Aspire to…….
1. Be a person who has the quality to forgive and forget the inappropriate behaviour of others. Someone who believes in equanimity, takes life as it comes and neither gets perturbed over issues small or big , nor gets excited over momentary gains. A balanced disposition who does not feels jealous of other’s success […]
Seeking Peace and Tranquality in Life.
Many of us are disturbed in life from external and internal issues. There are inter and intra-personal conflicts, ego matches, real or perceived injustices, adjustment issues and so on which lead to frustration and disturbance. Some people give vent to their feelings and let their frustrations escape, where as others keep it within themselves which […]
Guru Nanak’s Birthday!
Today is Guru Nanak’s birthday, a great saint and reformist who taught us conduct of life by following Hard work, Honesty, Dedication, Humility and above all faith in Divine. He was born on this day in 1469. Guru preferred to eat food in the house of an honest poor carpenter Bhai Lalo rather than […]
O Lord, I Seek the following.
I am not a very religious person in the ritualistic sense, I am a bit of rationalist. However I strongly feel and believe that there is an Abstract Power which is all-pervasive, omnipresent and highly decentralized consciousness residing in all of us; which some of us try to explore while many ignore it. Today morning, […]
Kindness versus Ingratitude and Deceit.
There is a story of a very kind saint, who lived in a desert many years ago and always helped the passer-byes. One day a man lost his way in the desert and was thirsty and hungry. He was wandering here and there and saw a tent with a light in the desert. He reached that […]
Anger Management Perspective: Sikh Scriptures.
Anger (called Krodh, क्रोध) is one of the five vices listed in Sikh scriptures, the others being Greed, Attachment, False pride , Lust and is most dangerous of all the vices. Anger is more destructive than fire. Gurbani has defined it;”ਬਸਾਇ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਸਰੀਰ ਚੰਡਾਰਾ ||” (Page 759, Shri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS) “The Anger when […]