Saint Bernard: Why love?
Love seeks no cause beyond itself and no fruit; it is its own fruit, its own enjoyment. I love because I love; I love in order that I may love. Saint Bernard
Category: Spirituality
Buddha: Unshaken by…
Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame. – Gautama Buddha.
Two Theives
A Brahmin (Priest), whose profession was singing the glories of the Lord, was reciting Srimad Bhagavatam in the house of a Big Landlord. A thief broke into the house where the recital was going...
The Shaykh and the Boy Selling Halvah / Neil Douglas Klotz
One story from the book. To read more, buy the book Once upon a time, a famous Sufi shaykh lived in old Baghdad. The shaykh was renowned for his charity and goodness. Aside from...
Merry Christmas!!
Today, standing in the balcony, I saw a school bus full of cute little children dressed as Santa. This small moment refreshed all the childhood memories when Christmas was the much-awaited festival. That day,...
Universal Mystic, Guru Nanak / Raj Ayyar
There is no Hindu and no Muslim! –Guru Nanak after his enlightenment. Time to revisit that gentle, beautiful universalist mystic Guru Nanak, one who synthesizes the best of Hinduism and Islam, without being constrained...
Korean Zen monk Haemin Sunim / Raj Ayyar
But then I realize it isn’t the outside world that is a whirlwind; it’s only my mind. The world has never complained about how busy it is! There is a famous Buddhist saying that...
Yogananda: Do not become discouraged ever
You must try to rise above these changing scenes. Do not become discouraged when people strike you. You must remember to control yourself. Don’t talk too much. Those who talk too much are liable...
WHY shouldn’t we rely more on Science and Spirituality but not RELIGION?
Here is the answer! After the outbreak of Nipah Virus in Kerala: – Madrassas closed – Even Friday Namaz cancelled and people are praying at home (Which is not allowed as per rules) –...