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An Attitude Of Gratitude

Posted April 26, 2018 by Renu Jain 2130 21 2

I was surprised to see a ‘Thank You’ card lying in the small temple we have in the house. After some preliminary search, I realized it was made by my five year old son. I was obviously curious and asked him what this “Thank You” card was all about and he simply said, he wanted to thank God for the situation he was in. Just a week ago we had visited an orphanage and he had seen many children without parents who were dependent on others for everything. My son felt he was always happy because of God as he gave him everything without asking. At the age of five, my little son taught me a very big lesson – Develop an attitude of gratitude. We often take things for granted and forget to acknowledge and cherish the things we are blessed...

What is a Prayer?

Posted October 13, 2017 by Arka 2162 0 2

Most of us were introduced to prayers and praying early in our life. From the first “sholka” which was sounded in our ear when we were born to final prayer for our departed soul, prayers have always been part of us, living or dead. But at most time’s people have only prayed without understanding is a prayer. Praying without understanding what is praying is meaningless to say the least. Whom you pray, when you pray, what you pray about is important, but the basic question is WHAT IS A PRAYER? Praying is simply conditioning of the mind, the announcement of entering a new phase, the signal of changing the track. When you wake up and say a prayer first thing in the morning, the prayer is about telling yourself about the new day you are...

YOGA STATE OF MIND

Posted October 13, 2017 by Yogini Megha 1413 7 3

YOGA STATE OF MIND Serenity, Calm, Stillness… Such are the feelings, we long to seek in our somewhat unbalanced urban lifestyles. A coffee break, a stroll in the garden, a good book, all such things sometimes work as a godsend after the whole day’s rigmarole. The imbalance and this daily churning of our grey matter, force our senses to find a still moment. We need to find the inner balance so that we reach our very own internal epicenter and connect with our own self. When we start feeling the need to find our own center, the craving to strike a balance between the mental and the physical begins. We feel the need to have a sailing platform where, we run the rat race but yet, keep them within in a total neutrality. Meditation and yoga...