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ARANI SERIES Spark 36 Friday, July 14, 2017 BEING NOBODY, GOING NOWHERE      The self-development workshops of this mad, mad world typically exhort us to become somebody, make money, get […]

ARANI SERIES Spark 37 Monday, July 31, 2017 SELF-DEVELOPMENT, AN ENDLESS TRAP      Of all the delusions that we carry, the one about ‘self-development’ is the most treacherous one! The ‘quantum-leap’

ARANI SERIES Spark 35 Thursday, June 29, 2017 9 MORE FACETS OF MEDITATION Lessons from Geeta (continued from the previous Spark)    10 Should we control thoughts? We should, certainly.

ARANI SERIES Spark 33 Sunday, May 28, 2017 THE WAY TO HEAVEN, AND TO HELL   On his way back from a fierce battle1, a samurai warrior encountered a monk.

ARANI SERIES Spark 32 Sunday, April 30, 2017   MODERN APPLICATIONS OF ANCIENT WISDOM 8 Teachings of Indian Spirituality that are Relevant Today (..while there are a thousand more..)     Countless are

ARANI SERIES Spark 34 Sunday, June 18, 2017 FACETS OF MEDITATION-1 Lessons from Geeta    Lord Shri Krishna guides all of us, through His divine instructions to Arjuna, in the

ARANI SERIES Tuesday, February 28, 2017 Spark 30 Overcome Your Inhibitions    In his advice to his younger brother Bharata on leadership, Shri Rāma, touches upon three traits1 that are indeed

ARANI SERIES Spark 31 Thursday, March 30, 2017 NEW VERSUS OLD    Another year has passed, and we have welcomed another New Year (nava-samvatsara)with the festival yesterday – Ugādi (or its

ARANI SERIES Friday, December 30, 2016 Spark 28 Stay Connected      A certain spiritual practice (sādhanā), let’s say, appeals to you the most. Why waste time in a hundred other things?

ARANI SERIES Wednesday, November 30, 2016 Spark 27 Impulse Control    At the spur of the moment, our reactions to situations are often unpredictable. When we are provoked or tempted,