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Enumeration of cows and buffaloes will soon go digital in Tamil Nadu.

Mystic Mantra: Heart of Ahimsa

Ahimsa is not simply an absence of killing. Its practice begins at the level of thought, and extends to intention,...

29 April 2017 12:18 AM IST

Thakur Chandan Kumar Singh filed a case in a civil court against Lord Ram and his brother Laxman.

Mystic Mantra: My Ram, your Ram

Ram is not just a deity, martial hero or mythical character.

4 April 2017 12:47 AM IST

An additional 31,143 refugees have been admitted to the US from October 1 through January 24, including more than 1,136 refugee admissions since Trump became president on January 20. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)

Mystic Mantra: Drop Duality

In the very act of seeing a second, the oneness of the Universal Self is breached.

28 Feb 2017 12:25 AM IST

This point is a doorway through which the soul can enter into the spiritual realms within.

Mystic Mantra: Radical non-violence

As sociable human beings, we might naturally opt for non-violent ways to resolve issues when they crop up, like talking...

31 Jan 2017 12:46 AM IST

Human beings cannot experience firsthand the purported rotation of Kaalchakra because, like the rotation of earth around sun, it is too slow for us to feel it in any meaningful way.

Mystic Mantra: The end of karma

One keeps returning to samsara, the created world, to laugh, cry, suffer, and to learn.

31 Dec 2016 2:38 AM IST

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Mystic Mantra: Sweetness of compassion

On the spiritual path, it is a distinction one would do well to keep in mind.

30 Nov 2016 12:30 AM IST

Diwali will be celebrated across the nation later this month.

Mystic Mantra: Of heroes and villains

For, beyond good and evil, to paraphrase Rumi, there is a field.

29 Oct 2016 12:45 AM IST

All set: A file photo of the Bhagyalakshmi temple at Charminar in Hyderabad, decked up for Navratri.

Mystic Mantra: Turning within

Our hearts brings us knowledge of emotions, relationships, empathy and compassion.

1 Oct 2016 1:09 AM IST

Mystic mantra: Miracle children

Mystic mantra: Miracle children

Both Krishna and Jesus were born at night, one in a prison and the other in a stable surrounded by farm animals.

25 Aug 2016 2:55 AM IST

Specific asanas must be performed regularly, and medication is a must, doctors and yoga experts say.

Mystic Mantra: A green spirituality

The green version of the good life is deeply embedded in the Jain vow of aparigraha, non-possession.

30 July 2016 12:33 AM IST

When Gautama Buddha left his home, family and kingdom, it was an exit whose reverberations would continue for 2,500 years and benefit countless beings.

Mystic Mantra: Buddha & Brexit

It was simply easier and less dangerous to hunt, gather, farm, raise families and live.

30 Jun 2016 2:00 AM IST

Devotees in queue at the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala

Mystic Mantra: Conditioned by access

Conditional access, or non-access, conditions the mind and what one believes about oneself.

31 May 2016 12:40 AM IST