Introduction
Some thinker has said that we do not live in this world for many days. We actually live ‘one day’ and repeat ‘the same day’ many times. Very true! From morning till evening, what we do is more or less nothing but following the same programme. We have programmed ourselves in such a convenient way that every day is the same day for us. In his famous book The Art of Loving, Prof Erich Fromm terms such a person ‘a nine to fiver’. In Sanskrit, these types of habits are called Nitya-karmas or daily duties or actions.
Of course, at the end of the week, may be from Friday evening, we try to do something different. We go outdoors, pitch our tents somewhere and enjoy life. We may think that this is a kind of change to or difference in our fixed routine. But again, it is the same change every week! Finally, there are occasions like the repetitive holidays on our yearly calendar — every year the same type of events and holidays repeat themselves. They are called naimittika karmas or occasional duties/ activities. All of this instills in us a regular habit or a kind of programming. We may not just be mere ‘gene machines’ but also programmed gene machines.
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Panchakroshi Parikrama of Varanasi
At the snow-capped Kailas, the Divine Lord Shiva was seated with Mother Parvati.
Gadai and the Monks
A fictional narrative based on incidents from the childhood of Sri Ramakrishna.
Chintayo momo maanosho Hori...
Sri Ramakrishna loved songs. There probably was no normal day when he did not sing some songs.
The Vedanta Vaccine
The world is still struggling under the impact of the pandemic due to Covid-19 for the last three years.
Chandrakirti's Chariot: Self in Madhyamaka Buddhism and Advaita Vedanta
The goal in Advaita Vedanta is the cessation of suffering and the attainment of true fulfillment. Suffering, according to this school, is due to ignorance of the true nature of the self and consequent erroneous identification with the body-mind.
Reminiscences of Sargachhi
Question: यद्यदाचरतत श्रेष्ठसतत्तदरेवरेतरो जनिः। ‘Whatever a superior person does, others do the same thing!’ (Gita 3:21) – What does this statement mean?
THE AUTUMN FESTIVAL
A fictional narrative based on incidents from the childhood of Sri Ramakrishna.
Bards of Guruvayur: Vilwamangalam II
Saints of India
In the Universal Mother’s Divine Playground
Swami Vivekananda never taught the worship of Mother Kali. In a letter to Mary Hale he writes, “Kali worship is not a necessary step in any religion.
Swami Vivekananda: A Sportsman Par Excellence
In various books and articles, Swami Vivekananda has been called a spiritual leader, a prophet, a patriot, a social reformer, a philosopher, a yogi, a writer, an orator, an educationist, a musician, and so on.
