If one were to compile a spiritual dictionary and A were to stand for ascension, B for breath and C for consciousness, the letter K would probably denote karma. The K word — karma — is a convenient peg on which to hang and attribute all our troubles to, when we find no explanation for all life’s trials and tribulations.

We live in very confusing times. Wh-ere right and wrong don’t exist any more as shades of black and white; where the lines of demarcation between them blur; where the ends to anything justify the means; where if you want something it seems fine to do anything on earth to get it; and where money, power, position, fame and success are considered the de facto Gods and are the only things that matter and to hell with everything else.

We live in an era of fast food — fast to cook, fast to eat as the ad goes. And we sometimes wolf down bite-sized chunks that we can eat on the run or whenever we can grab a few minutes in the middle of a busy day. Besi-des oily, oilier and oiliest; spicy, spicier and spiciest (I recently saw a brand of extra hot Thai noodles); hot, hotter and hottest seem to be the flavour of the season whenever we eat out. Stress-ed as we are, nothing less seems to awaken our jaded palates. Food has slowly become a kind of comfort factor for stressed out souls.

All great things in life begin with a belief, a dream or vision and a never-say-die spirit.

For most of us prayer means going to God or a higher power once in a while with a wish-list of the things we want, problems we would like fixed, illnesses cured, etc. The more urgent the need, the more fervent the prayer.
Quite often it becomes the last resort when all else (read human endeavour) has failed. During festive o

When one talks of spiritual healing many amazing stories come to mind. Who hasn’t heard of Jesus healing the sick, curing the lame and making them walk? You might of course turn around and say Jesus was God so he could do

One of the common mistakes we make in our spiritual search is to assume that inner peace and serenity is something outside of us. That it exists in some other time and zone, that conditions have to be perfect (all problems must be out of

In his latest book titled The Art of Stress-Free Living, new age guru Sri Sri Ravishankar recommends doing something for someone, without expecting anything in return as one of the measures to bust s

There is something about an expansive, spotlessly clean, clutter free and well-lit environment that is very conducive to spirituality.

There are times in our lives when things happen — in a totally unexpected way. Defying laws of probability, taking you by surprise, and in the long run, turning out to be a part of a bigger picture.