Prarthna Saran, Author at The Sunday Guardian Live

HINDUISM: God, the problem solver: II

God identification when complete is God realisation. The more we can counteract our identification with the Body, Mind and Intellect (difficult for sure), the...

HINDUISM: Charity, the great purifier

Wealth is given the pure and noble stature of “mother” Lakshmi in Hinduism. She is worshipped as the mother who nourishes all. A mother’s...

HINDUISM: God, the problem solver: Part I

Most seekers treat their Ishta Devata as their prized possession, who is always there in times of need, a dependable friend, a free ATM,...

HINDUISM: Why be truthful?

Mullah Naseeruddin was very fond of drinking himself silly. Once his dear friend found him lying drunk by the roadside and brought him home....

HINDUISM: The lost needle

There was an old woman who lived in a humble hut in some small hamlet of India. She was a Sufi saint, loved all...

HINDUISM: On chanting the scriptures

It was a warm sunny morning on the 9th September 1986. We all sat huddled at the Ram temple in Siddhabari, where Pujya Gurudev...

HINDUISM: The Thraldom of Maya

A ten-year old-boy, full of mischief, picks up his grandfather’s magnifying glass. While he’s playing with it, his three-year-old brother comes along. The naughty...

HINDUISM: Sadhu Avagya: Insulting a Sadhu

A sadhu may or may not wear saffron. Any one who has ‘sadhutva’ is a sadhu. Sadhutva is a set of noble qualities; saintliness,...

HINDUISM: Alexander and the Saint

Alexander’s teacher asked him to bring him three things from India, Ganga water, a Tulasi sapling, and a Hindu saint. Alexander procured the first...

HINDUISM: Nature worship in Hinduism

Nature is referred to as “Mother” in many Hindu texts. We understood long ago that what nature provides in her mysterious ways, is better...

HINDUISM: The one who rose to heaven

Once upon a time there were two friends. Both of them were spiritually-minded, they would read and understand scriptures and would try to delve...

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