Prarthna Saran, Author at The Sunday Guardian Live

A question on desires

Sitting in a holy and Vedanta teaching ashram on the banks of the Ganges in Rishikesh, a question was put to a gyani (...

A question on desires

Sitting in a holy and Vedanta teaching ashram on the banks of the Ganges in Rishikesh, a question was put to a gyani (...

A question on desires

Sitting in a holy and Vedanta teaching ashram on the banks of the Ganges in Rishikesh, a question was put to a gyani (...

The snake and the rope

Most religions divide the omnipotence of God into two powerful kingdoms, 1) God and 2) the Devil. Vedanta terms them as “Real” and “Non...

The snake and the rope

Most religions divide the omnipotence of God into two powerful kingdoms, 1) God and 2) the Devil. Vedanta terms them as “Real” and “Non...

The snake and the rope

Most religions divide the omnipotence of God into two powerful kingdoms, 1) God and 2) the Devil. Vedanta terms them as “Real” and “Non...

When less is more

A true master of men is he who has first mastered himself. This state of total control over our own lower selves is what...

When less is more

A true master of men is he who has first mastered himself. This state of total control over our own lower selves is what...

When less is more

A true master of men is he who has first mastered himself. This state of total control over our own lower selves is what...

Bali, embodiment of lust

Lust, like all sins, is precious energy misspent in unproductive and wrong channels. Bali, in the Ramcharit Manas, is depicted by Saint Tulasidasji as...

Bali, embodiment of lust

Lust, like all sins, is precious energy misspent in unproductive and wrong channels. Bali, in the Ramcharit Manas, is depicted by Saint Tulasidasji as...

Bali, embodiment of lust

Lust, like all sins, is precious energy misspent in unproductive and wrong channels. Bali, in the Ramcharit Manas, is depicted by Saint Tulasidasji as...

Decurfewed time

Only the melodious songs of birds disturbs the serenity of my morning peace. This forced ceasing of activity unfolds upon my turbulent senses like...

Decurfewed time

Only the melodious songs of birds disturbs the serenity of my morning peace. This forced ceasing of activity unfolds upon my turbulent senses like...

Decurfewed time

Only the melodious songs of birds disturbs the serenity of my morning peace. This forced ceasing of activity unfolds upon my turbulent senses like...

Tuning the mental radio

Have you ever chosen your mental channel or does the thought needle randomly move and fixes itself on a channel of its choice? Thereafter,...

Tuning the mental radio

Have you ever chosen your mental channel or does the thought needle randomly move and fixes itself on a channel of its choice? Thereafter,...

Tuning the mental radio

Have you ever chosen your mental channel or does the thought needle randomly move and fixes itself on a channel of its choice? Thereafter,...

The unravelling of the shroud

Penelope was the beautiful wife of Odysseus, the wise king of Ithaca in Greece. Since Odysseus was morally committed to help fight the Trojan...

The unravelling of the shroud

Penelope was the beautiful wife of Odysseus, the wise king of Ithaca in Greece. Since Odysseus was morally committed to help fight the Trojan...

The unravelling of the shroud

Penelope was the beautiful wife of Odysseus, the wise king of Ithaca in Greece. Since Odysseus was morally committed to help fight the Trojan...

The controller and the controlled

When the mind continuously runs for happiness, then how come you are continuously unhappy? You are rich but unhappy, materially successful but unhappy, very...

The controller and the controlled

When the mind continuously runs for happiness, then how come you are continuously unhappy? You are rich but unhappy, materially successful but unhappy, very...

The controller and the controlled

When the mind continuously runs for happiness, then how come you are continuously unhappy? You are rich but unhappy, materially successful but unhappy, very...

The arrogance called Me: II

How perfect is His planning! Do you worry as to who will breathe for you when you are fast asleep? For that matter, are...

The arrogance called Me: II

How perfect is His planning! Do you worry as to who will breathe for you when you are fast asleep? For that matter, are...

The arrogance called Me: II

How perfect is His planning! Do you worry as to who will breathe for you when you are fast asleep? For that matter, are...

The arrogance called Me: Part I

When anxiety of the future steals my peaceful sleep, my thoughts do a dance and invite me to their feverish death dance. I don’t...

The arrogance called Me: Part I

When anxiety of the future steals my peaceful sleep, my thoughts do a dance and invite me to their feverish death dance. I don’t...

The arrogance called Me: Part I

When anxiety of the future steals my peaceful sleep, my thoughts do a dance and invite me to their feverish death dance. I don’t...

Devaraha baba: An interaction

Devaraha baba was a famous, loved and revered saint of the last century. He was a simple man who lived on a bamboo and...

Devaraha baba: An interaction

Devaraha baba was a famous, loved and revered saint of the last century. He was a simple man who lived on a bamboo and...

Devaraha baba: An interaction

Devaraha baba was a famous, loved and revered saint of the last century. He was a simple man who lived on a bamboo and...

Q& A with Swami Brahmananda: III

Q: Seekers who want to focus their minds or turn their minds inward sometimes feel dizzy or get a headache. Some people feel a...

Q& A with Swami Brahmananda: III

Q: Seekers who want to focus their minds or turn their minds inward sometimes feel dizzy or get a headache. Some people feel a...

Q& A with Swami Brahmananda: III

Q: Seekers who want to focus their minds or turn their minds inward sometimes feel dizzy or get a headache. Some people feel a...

Q&A with Swami Brahmananda: II

Q: Does the kind of food one eats, have a direct or indirect bearing on the seeker’s thoughts and spiritual aspirations? A: Yes. The food...

Q&A with Swami Brahmananda: II

Q: Does the kind of food one eats, have a direct or indirect bearing on the seeker’s thoughts and spiritual aspirations? A: Yes. The food...

Q&A with Swami Brahmananda: II

Q: Does the kind of food one eats, have a direct or indirect bearing on the seeker’s thoughts and spiritual aspirations? A: Yes. The food...

Q&A with Swami Brahmananda: I

Q: Swamiji, meditation is now being taught as a part of curriculum at many universities in the East as well as the West. It...

Q&A with Swami Brahmananda: I

Q: Swamiji, meditation is now being taught as a part of curriculum at many universities in the East as well as the West. It...

Q&A with Swami Brahmananda: I

Q: Swamiji, meditation is now being taught as a part of curriculum at many universities in the East as well as the West. It...

Upasana

“Man’s control of external nature is called civilisation. His control of internal nature is called culture”, said Swami Chinmayanandaji. What are the methods of...

Upasana

“Man’s control of external nature is called civilisation. His control of internal nature is called culture”, said Swami Chinmayanandaji. What are the methods of...

Upasana

“Man’s control of external nature is called civilisation. His control of internal nature is called culture”, said Swami Chinmayanandaji. What are the methods of...

An afternoon of grace: Part II

Satsang with Swami Brahmananda Q: Should one renounce all comforts and live the austere life of a renunciate? A: Kartalabhiksha, Starutala vasa (begging your maintenance and...

An afternoon of grace: Part II

Satsang with Swami Brahmananda Q: Should one renounce all comforts and live the austere life of a renunciate? A: Kartalabhiksha, Starutala vasa (begging your maintenance and...

An afternoon of grace: Part II

Satsang with Swami Brahmananda Q: Should one renounce all comforts and live the austere life of a renunciate? A: Kartalabhiksha, Starutala vasa (begging your maintenance and...

An afternoon of grace: Part I

One warm afternoon, some of us gathered around this great master, Swami Brahmananda, and one daring soul put some questions to him. We all...

An afternoon of grace: Part I

One warm afternoon, some of us gathered around this great master, Swami Brahmananda, and one daring soul put some questions to him. We all...

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