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  • Prayer Meditation: The Path of Devotion

    The idea of devotion or praying makes some people uneasy because they equate it with blind faith and mindless submissiveness. However, it does not have to be like that. It is, in fact, a positive attitude: to be devoted to one’s family, friends, or work is to have love, care and responsibility. In this sense…

  • Why You Should Read The Arabian Nights

    There is as much doubt about the history of “The Arabian Nights”, or “The Thousand and One Nights” as it is often called, as that which veils the origin of the Homeric poems. It is said that a certain Caliph Shahryar, having been deceived by his wife, slew her, and afterwards, married a wife only…

  • Meditation on Loving-Kindness

    Loving-Kindness is wanting others to be happy. It is a natural quality of mind, but until we develop it through meditation and other practices, it remains limited, reserved for a few select individuals — usually those we are attached to. Genuine love is universal in scope, extending to everyone, without exception. We may have certain…

  • The Story of India-Pakistan Partition: Part One

    The India-Pakistan partition in 1947 was a significant event in the subcontinent history, and its impact can still be seen in the politics as well as the socio-cultural landscape of the region. It’s important to recognise that history books, in both the countries, are often influenced by national narratives and might not capture the full…

  • Meditation on Death

    When first confronted with the idea of meditating on death, we might react with shock. Perhaps we think that meditation should deal with positive experiences — and nobody sees anything positive in death. Moreover, the thought of death itself evokes feelings of fear and panic. We see death as the contradiction of life, beauty and…

  • Peanut Allergies and Woke America

    In August 2009, Max Haidt, age three, had his first day of preschool in Charlottesville, Virginia. But before he was allowed to take the first step on his eighteen-year journey to a college degree, his parents, Jon and Jayne, had to attend a mandatory orientation session where the rules and procedures were explained by Max’s…

  • Meditation on Gratitude

    Our experiences in life depend upon how we think or feel about things. It’s the lens through which we view the world. If there’s gratitude, we often feel happy, even in difficult situations. If there is no gratitude, or presence of negative thoughts, then we find problems everywhere. As long as we blame our parents,…

  • Meditation on the Clarity of Mind

    The reality of our existence is that we are a combination of body and mind. Each of these in turn is a combination of many parts, all constantly in a state of flux. Unfortunately, our ego is not satisfied with such a simple explanation. It complicates matters by fabricating a view of an “I” or…