Vedanta and Plato. Mahabharata and Homeric poems. Venus and Vena. Kupros and Shukra. What’s behind the fascinating parallels?
Professor Subhash Kak delves into the deep connections between India and the Graeco-Roman world which show up not only in language, but civilizational ideas, philosophy, mythology, astronomy and art. This is Part 1 in a two-part series.
In this exclusive series for LWP, Rohit Kumar describes his experiences of scaling not only the treacherous external terrain, but also the inner, slippery one. A good foothold on the rocks requires a good foothold in one’s inner being that provides the resilience and humility to journey on. And as with life, it is not about the destination but the journey on which one often meets people that inspire and humble us.
“One must be spontaneous in order to be divine.
One must be perfectly simple in order to be spontaneous.
One must be absolutely sincere in order to be perfectly simple.
To be absolutely sincere is not to have any division, any contradiction in one’s being.”
Rahul Sharma discusses why focusing on ‘experiences’ during meditation is not what it should be about.
Newsletter No.9. There are too many bodies in the world but also too much person ‘within’ us. The population problem needs to be dealt not only on social and economic fronts, but also spiritual.
If you live in India and consume water, you need to get involved! Find out why.
Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev tears apart new-age spiritual ideas like ‘loving yourself’ and ‘being compassionate to yourself’.
Coconut milk, peppercorns and curry leaves give this wholesome curry a bagful of flavour.
Rahul Sharma describes his first ever spiritual travel – to the Isha Yoga Centre in Coimbatore, India, set up by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev. Having heard so much about the ashram’s consecrated spaces of mystic energy Rahul shares his outsider’s views based on his experiences at the ashram, the Dhyanalinga, Linga Bhairavi temple and at the Adiyogi statue.
Newsletter No.8 Dear LWP Readers, It’s wonderful to see the LWP community growing week by week, sustained by the interest of you, the Readers as well as our gifted contributors – gifted not only in writing talent, but also in inspiration and vision and their ability to communicate the same. As LWP is very much…
Part 3 of the interview in which GD Bakshi tells us what it takes for a soldier facing death on the frontline, to overcome his fears and do his duty.
Dr Vineet Aggarwal discusses how perhaps what we need most in the world is to ‘keep the faith’.
What makes us linger in some spaces and not others? What gives harmony (and space) to spaces – both physical and mental? Beloo Mehra contemplates.
What lies behind the worship of idols and images that rational and scientific minds miss? Read on and watch this insightful video.
Ranjan Bakshi gives us his views on a book about living a better life, ‘Ten Sutras for a Great Life’.
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