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Rules And Regulations: Curbing Our Freedom Or Liberating Us?

Article 32 Rules And Regulations Curbing Our Freedom Or Liberating Us

Traffic signals on roads seem to curtail our freedom to drive as we like. But in actuality, by regulating our freedom under the law, the government facilities in smooth and…

Power Of Free Will

Article 31 Power Of Free Will

All of us are born with a certain amount of freedom. Depending on how we utilise this freedom impacts the direction towards which our life takes its course. We read…

Overcoming Fear

Article 30 Overcoming Fear

Everyone in this world is fearful of something or the other.  Children are fearful of living up to the expectations of their parents and parents are fearful of their children…

Overcoming Anger

Article 29 Overcoming Anger

Anger is a phenomenon, which affects one from all walks of life. One has to face arguments, fights, conflicts, and disturbances regardless of who one may be. The consequent response…

The Qualities of Lord Hanuman

Article 28 The Qualities Of Lord Hanuman

The attributes of a Vanara Vaa in Sanskrit means “or” in English so vaa nara means nara human being or monkey, or some pasu. So when you look at a…

Saints and Swindlers

Article 27 Saints And Swindlers

Notability of this knowledge  To mould ourselves into our better personas, we require a mindset convenient for the idea of change. Our mind is like concrete, once thoroughly mixed and…

Indians Getting Caught In Complexities Of Vedas And Losing Track Of The Essence

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Although India has such a powerful spiritual culture, we still find that the youth is completely disconnected from the spiritual ethos of this country. The reason is, there is no…

Prabhupada’s 5 D Solution To The Problem Of Addiction

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It is not an easy task to help someone recover from their addictive patterns. A motivating pep talk can’t help a guy come out of smoking. It is insufficient. Such…

5 States Of Mind That Cause Compulsive Behaviour

5 States Of Mind

From Patanjali’s popular Yoga Sutra According to Sage Patanjali, disturbances are like the wind that blows over the Chitta or consciousness. When the wind blows over the ocean of Chitta,…

Five Klesha Or ‘disturbances’ In Life That Cause Addictions

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One of my friends, every time he catches someone smoking would tell them that there are three benefits of smoking. The smokers hearing this often get bewildered. The first benefit…