Prarthna Saran, Author at The Sunday Guardian Live

Mirror, mirror on the wall

Seeing my reflection in a mirror I ask, “Is this me?” Is “me” the body, or is it “my” body? Is “me” the name...

Mirror, mirror on the wall

Seeing my reflection in a mirror I ask, “Is this me?” Is “me” the body, or is it “my” body? Is “me” the name...

Mirror, mirror on the wall

Seeing my reflection in a mirror I ask, “Is this me?” Is “me” the body, or is it “my” body? Is “me” the name...

Can one ‘see’ God?

During one of Swami Chinmayanandaji’s visits to Delhi we were sitting around him and basking in his divine presence, when a ten-year old boy...

Can one ‘see’ God?

During one of Swami Chinmayanandaji’s visits to Delhi we were sitting around him and basking in his divine presence, when a ten-year old boy...

Can one ‘see’ God?

During one of Swami Chinmayanandaji’s visits to Delhi we were sitting around him and basking in his divine presence, when a ten-year old boy...

On meditation

Greatly inspired by Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda’s pre-dawn meditation classes in Siddhabari, we were all up at 3:30 or 4 am. Chandan paste on our...

On meditation

Greatly inspired by Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda’s pre-dawn meditation classes in Siddhabari, we were all up at 3:30 or 4 am. Chandan paste on our...

On meditation

Greatly inspired by Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda’s pre-dawn meditation classes in Siddhabari, we were all up at 3:30 or 4 am. Chandan paste on our...

Why praying is important

Do we pray “let thy will be done” or do we pray “let my will be done”? Is prayer an administrative advice to Him,...

Why praying is important

Do we pray “let thy will be done” or do we pray “let my will be done”? Is prayer an administrative advice to Him,...

Why praying is important

Do we pray “let thy will be done” or do we pray “let my will be done”? Is prayer an administrative advice to Him,...

Karma yoga benefits from Bhagwat Purana

The Bhagwat Purana has a story of Raja Nimi asking Yogi Avirhotra ji how karma yoga could purify one of ego-centric actions. The Yogi...

Karma yoga benefits from Bhagwat Purana

The Bhagwat Purana has a story of Raja Nimi asking Yogi Avirhotra ji how karma yoga could purify one of ego-centric actions. The Yogi...

Karma yoga benefits from Bhagwat Purana

The Bhagwat Purana has a story of Raja Nimi asking Yogi Avirhotra ji how karma yoga could purify one of ego-centric actions. The Yogi...

Kaliyug’s negative, positive aspects: IV

In Kaliyug, people are egoistic, mean, jealous, uncompromising and strategise to pull each other down. Climate changes turn nature into a hostile force. Famines...

Kaliyug’s negative, positive aspects: IV

In Kaliyug, people are egoistic, mean, jealous, uncompromising and strategise to pull each other down. Climate changes turn nature into a hostile force. Famines...

Kaliyug’s negative, positive aspects: IV

In Kaliyug, people are egoistic, mean, jealous, uncompromising and strategise to pull each other down. Climate changes turn nature into a hostile force. Famines...

Kaliyug in Ram Charit Manas: III

Education in Kaliyug only means enabling a child for livelihood, not for Life, and parents teach their offspring the skills of acquiring valuables, not...

Kaliyug in Ram Charit Manas: III

Education in Kaliyug only means enabling a child for livelihood, not for Life, and parents teach their offspring the skills of acquiring valuables, not...

Kaliyug in Ram Charit Manas: III

Education in Kaliyug only means enabling a child for livelihood, not for Life, and parents teach their offspring the skills of acquiring valuables, not...

Kaliyug as described in Tulsi Ramayan: II

In a string of run-on lines, Tulasidasji further describes the hypocrisy of the people then. Cheaters of another’s wealth are termed as “smart”. Those...

Kaliyug as described in Tulsi Ramayan: II

In a string of run-on lines, Tulasidasji further describes the hypocrisy of the people then. Cheaters of another’s wealth are termed as “smart”. Those...

Kaliyug as described in Tulsi Ramayan: II

In a string of run-on lines, Tulasidasji further describes the hypocrisy of the people then. Cheaters of another’s wealth are termed as “smart”. Those...

Morning meditations on Lakshmi puja

When was there a king, conqueror sultan or emperor who was not a beggar? When every action, thought or deed only expresses a ‘want’,...

Kaliyug as described in Tulsi Ramayan: I

A very interesting and apt description of Kaliyug is found in the Ram Charit Manas. Surprisingly , most people seem to be unaware that...

Kaliyug as described in Tulsi Ramayan: I

A very interesting and apt description of Kaliyug is found in the Ram Charit Manas. Surprisingly , most people seem to be unaware that...

Kaliyug as described in Tulsi Ramayan: I

A very interesting and apt description of Kaliyug is found in the Ram Charit Manas. Surprisingly , most people seem to be unaware that...

Morning meditations on Lakshmi puja

When was there a king, conqueror sultan or emperor who was not a beggar? When every action, thought or deed only expresses a ‘want’,...

Symbolism of tortoise at temples

Many a Hindu temple has an etched or stone made tortoise on the doorstep of the entrance. It always faces the sanctum sanctorum. This...

Symbolism of tortoise at temples

Many a Hindu temple has an etched or stone made tortoise on the doorstep of the entrance. It always faces the sanctum sanctorum. This...

Symbolism of tortoise at temples

Many a Hindu temple has an etched or stone made tortoise on the doorstep of the entrance. It always faces the sanctum sanctorum. This...

Change as a positive value

Change is the only unchanging law of the universe. The wheel of change (kaal chakra) is represented as the Sudarshan Chakra on the unmoving...

Change as a positive value

Change is the only unchanging law of the universe. The wheel of change (kaal chakra) is represented as the Sudarshan Chakra on the unmoving...

Change as a positive value

Change is the only unchanging law of the universe. The wheel of change (kaal chakra) is represented as the Sudarshan Chakra on the unmoving...

Varsha on Pravarshan mountains: Part 4

During daylight the fields display their abundant granular wealth, and during night the intense darkness helps to intensify and show off the light emitted...

Varsha on Pravarshan mountains: Part 4

During daylight the fields display their abundant granular wealth, and during night the intense darkness helps to intensify and show off the light emitted...

Varsha on Pravarshan mountains: Part 4

During daylight the fields display their abundant granular wealth, and during night the intense darkness helps to intensify and show off the light emitted...

The drama called mind

The most intricate computer is after all a creation of the human brain. What a super computer the human brain must be.! How we...

The drama called mind

The most intricate computer is after all a creation of the human brain. What a super computer the human brain must be.! How we...

The drama called mind

The most intricate computer is after all a creation of the human brain. What a super computer the human brain must be.! How we...

Are you an HNI?

A wealthy man is not necessarily a rich man.These are two different things. If your life is full of wants you are a poor...

Are you an HNI?

A wealthy man is not necessarily a rich man.These are two different things. If your life is full of wants you are a poor...

Are you an HNI?

A wealthy man is not necessarily a rich man.These are two different things. If your life is full of wants you are a poor...

Ravana’s Trikoot: The mount sans fear

The fabled Trikoot mountain on which the megalomaniac Ravana had built his gem studded golden capital called Lanka, had three peaks. It was legendary...

Ravana’s Trikoot: The mount sans fear

The fabled Trikoot mountain on which the megalomaniac Ravana had built his gem studded golden capital called Lanka, had three peaks. It was legendary...

Ravana’s Trikoot: The mount sans fear

The fabled Trikoot mountain on which the megalomaniac Ravana had built his gem studded golden capital called Lanka, had three peaks. It was legendary...