Power and Love
[Vinod Anand]
All of us contain within ourselves two strong but distinctly different fundamental forces that are in tension: power and love. In working for social change, we need both.
The problem is — whether we openly acknowledge it or not — each of us is tilted more ... Views: 1122
Personal Preferences Should be linked with The Welfare of Others
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In the southern California town of Claremont, where my parents lived, there is a retirement community called Pilgrims’ Place. It looks like an ordinary neighbourhood of modest homes, but everyone who lives there ... Views: 1035
Plant positive Thoughts
(Vinod Anand)
How many of us utilize the power of the subconscious mind? Your subconscious mind does not need your advice to say what is to be done to overcome barriers, when there is a blockade in your daily life.
It is continuously alert: Whatever your need may ... Views: 1242
Pay a Close Attention to what is Happening Now
(Vinod Anand)
It often surprises me when people say they intensely dislike cooking; I wonder if it is because they think it is too complicated or if they are often in a hurry to get it all done with.
Though something to keep us alive and ... Views: 1158
One should be Loyal to Relationships
(Vinod Anand)
Dear XYZ, if I remember correctly, the last time you met me was at... when was it? Was it at a wedding or a birthday celebration? Perhaps it was at someone’s prayer meeting. How much time did we spend together and what did we say to each ... Views: 993
Manifest the Higher Self within You
[Vinod Anand]
We all have a higher Self within; we were born with it. However, most neither are we aware of it nor do we act from it. It remains dormant, but survives only to manifest at the right opportunity.
Sometimes we get a fleeting glimpse of ... Views: 990
Manifest the Higher Self within You
[Vinod Anand]
We all have a higher Self within; we were born with it. However, most neither are we aware of it nor do we act from it. It remains dormant, but survives only to manifest at the right opportunity.
Sometimes we get a fleeting glimpse of ... Views: 1062
Lust: A Form of Love
(Vinod Anand)
Those who try to understand God through the intellect alone, arrive at some cold and dry concept which misses the very essence of divine nature.
It is true that God is infinite knowledge, existence, power and bliss, but true understanding comes from ... Views: 1355
Before investing your savings, you must get rid of the following things
(Vinod Anand)
Lust
“I want...” could be the most dangerous words for your finances, mostly because we seem to want everything--a world tour, a swanky car, a plush abode. However, extravagance can lead to financial ... Views: 1168
Literature Connotes Spirit of Welfare
(Vinod Anand)
The real significance of the word sahitya or literature is inherent in the word itself for the characteristic of literature is ‘to move together’, keeping abreast of life. Literature is no invention of the superficiality of social life, nor ... Views: 1073
One should be Religious but not a Hypocrite
(Vinod Anand)
Unlearning or de-conditioning is how J Krishnamurti defined his initiation on the path of spirituality in the true sense. As much of our learning is the result of our conditioning which has already taken us away froth our true Self, ... Views: 996
Life has Both Limitations and Achievements
(Vinod Anand)
Life has Both Limitations and Achievements
A Muslim youth of my acquaintance, born in a village and madrasa-educated, can speak two foreign languages fluently -Arabic and English - without ever having studied for a university ... Views: 1185
Love is Basic in Life
(Vinod Anand)
The world exists just because love still exists on earth. If this one divine quality left the world, then there could be no existence on earth. Let us love the root of the tree.
Then we shall see that the branches, the leaves and the foliage of the ... Views: 959
LONELY LIFE
(Vinod Anand)
India, along with China and Brazil, has recorded the fastest growth of single-person households. Purvaja Sawant asks Eric Klinenberg, the author of ‘Going Solo: The
Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone”, why urban dwellers the world over are ... Views: 1147
Life and Death are Interconnected
(Vinod Anand)
When you begin to realize the relationship of life and death, the old model of who you are starts to expand. As your old model dies something new happens.
You begin to experience directly the living truth of dying and being reborn again in ... Views: 1608
Let Us Be Kind
(Vinod Anand)
Take the everyday scenario of a traffic jam in the city. When cars are piled up and tempers run high, two auto-rickshaws coming ‘from different directions practically touch each other.
Each wants to claim right of way and neither wants to budge and relent. ... Views: 1077
Learn to live in God
[Vinod Anand]
The great saints are so strong in their magnetism that they can change you .L. by their mere presence. The company you keep plays a crucial role, for the people in our lives are the most important aspect of our environment.
I remember a man who got into ... Views: 1122
Know Your Body
[Vinod Anand]
Body is the first gift of God. Let us see how? Does a soul enter the mother’s womb during conception or in the course of pregnancy? Understand that the soul doesn’t ‘enter’.
If you are using the word ‘soul’ as an alternate to the Sanskrit word ‘atma’ then ... Views: 981
IS YOUR MIND ALWAYS IN CONFLICT?
(Vinod Anand)
Are YOU always ready to lash out at an opposing view or hold another person responsible for your problems? The solution to calming your mind lies in taking your enemies out to lunch, at least once in a lifetime
History has taught us that ... Views: 1058
Lead a Wise Life
(Vinod Anand)
What really matters in the end, said Gautama Buddha, is, “How well did you love; how fully did you live and how deeply did you let go?” All the three are golden rules of wise living.
Here, ‘let go’ means renouncing with hill clarity and determination those ... Views: 1362
Invite Good Things in your Life
[Vinod Anand]
All of us complain at one time or another. But, there are some people who complain, regardless. Complaining is a way of life with them; they cannot stop cribbing, wherever they are, whatever they are doing, or whatever is happening to them, they ... Views: 1467
IS YOUR MIND ALWAYS IN CONFLICT?
(Vinod Anand)
Are YOU always ready to lash out at an opposing view or hold another person responsible for your problems? The solution to calming your mind lies in taking your enemies out to lunch, at least once in a lifetime
History has taught us that ... Views: 1222
Integrating the Harmony of Mind and Heart
[Vinod Anand]
For most of us the mind and heart are at —“loggerheads, and the conflict between L the two creates confusion. The mind, in its objective handling of the material world, is saturated with experiences of multiplicity and separateness, and ... Views: 2030
ARE YOU LEADING A BORING LIFE
(Vinod Anand)
Do you feel your life is repetitive and boring? I can ‘see’ a lot of hands shooting up at the question. Same old, same old...
Beyond a point, we get used to everything — yes, even to the most exciting stuff, and life seems to take on a ... Views: 1397
How to Lead a Stress-free Happy Life?
(Vinod Anand)
On a visit to the US I happened to meet an Asian immigrant, let’s call him SA. I found that he was a man with a difference. At all times he was in a happy mood. His colleagues also affirm that he is quite different from other people. In ... Views: 1225
Earth Day
(Vinod Anand)
On 22 April every year, there is the Earth Day. You must know that Life began 3.5 Arab Years back, and the age of earth is 4.54 Arab years.70 % of the Earth is covered with water, and 30% is the plain. How audacious that we can even think we can allot a day for the ... Views: 1349
HOW IMPORTANT IS COVERSATION?
(Vinod Anand)
Is conversation a dying art? Texting is communication. The impersonal virtual space is best to argue and engage. If we don’t like someone’s views, we tune off But talking — or
Listening — is simply not an option anymore. Let us look at it ... Views: 2178
Get Inspired by Self
(Vinod Anand)
We all are leaders in a way as people around constantly emulate us, seek our inspiration, guidance and support and crave for our attention, love and compassion. Therefore, leaders in any sphere face the dual challenge of connecting with self and others. ... Views: 1166
Collaborated Composition of Physical, Metaphysical and Spiritual Bodies
[Vinod Anand]
When the mind takes the atman — the witnessing entity of the unit mind— as its so-called object, mental waves get straightened gradually. In the end, when its wavelength becomes infinite, and flow in a ... Views: 1223
Discovering God in the Gaps
(Vinod Anand)
Consider three common scenarios:
(1) A lady is sick for a longtime with a chronic disease. Despite unsparing efforts by her family and best medical expertise, there is no improvement in her condition,
(2) a man toils very bard at his work. ... Views: 1090
Charity
(Vinod Anand)
Charity is one of the greatest virtues of the universal church. Christians following the footsteps of Jesus Christ in performing acts of giving during Lenten. Charity is born of unconditional love which prompts people to give lovingly and generously The Bible says, ‘And ... Views: 1618
Be a bit less Human and a bit more Humble
(Vinod Anand)
Innocent civilians die in some countries when bombs rain from the sky. Don’t worry; apparently these deaths are caused by so-called humanitarian bombs. Journalist Navid Kermani wrote that the term ‘humanitarian’ is inflationary.
Not ... Views: 1208
Secularism
[Vinod Anand]
The concept of secularism was vibrant in the Indic region with the realization not only of one God but of the essential oneness of all existence: “Ekam Sat bipra bahudha badanti.”
Ultimate reality is singular as time or space is, but appears to be many due to ... Views: 1154
NOTHING LIKE MEDITATION
(Vinod Anand)
You are standing in awe in front of a painting. You are getting lost in this labyrinth of shapes and forms, until you are no more. And yet, you are more yourself than you have ever been before.
If you’ve ever experienced this, you know that art of ... Views: 1116
Do not always fix on the Destination; Enjoy the Potential Pleasures of the Journey itself
[Vinod Anand]
Do you think a desire to pass an examination in mathematics is necessary for motivating one to practice solving mathematics problems, or even for actually passing the examination? Not ... Views: 1123
Birth and Death are Two Illusory Scenes
[Vinod Anand]
Death is a universal occurrence; yet it is the least understood phenomenon. According to early writings of Wittgenstein, this is because death is not an event in one’s life — we do not live to experience death. He upheld that “at death ... Views: 1387
Ensuring Happiness
(Vinod Anand)
The societies sought and ensured happiness through seeking and ensuring safety, security and by developing mutualisms. Living in community cultivating and pursuing highest virtues of civilization, people attempted to live in harmony and happiness. Empowered ... Views: 1478
Deep Sleep is like Meditation
(Vinod Anand)
Sleep remains a mystery despite all the research done so far. Science says it helps to consolidate our memories and remove unnecessary information. That during sleep, when inputs from our five senses are almost zero, the ‘mind-brain’ takes stock ... Views: 1265
About Easter
(Vinod Anand)
Every year, Holy Week replays the story of —‘betrayal, abandonment, humiliation, violence, injustice and ultimately death. On Good Friday we focus on the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and Easter Sunday on his glorious resurrection. But what about the Saturday ... Views: 1226
Effective Teaching
Vinod Anand
A few days back I read a news report on the orientation programme organized by the UGC- Academic Staff College, University of Allahabad, where the valedictory address was delivered by Prof. Mishra, former Vice Chancellor of the University. Addressing the ... Views: 2227
Gandhi and the path of Ahimsa
Vinod Anand
The concept of Ahimsa occupies a central position in Gandhi’s
thoughts. It would not be correct to say that the inspiration behind the
idea of Ahimsa came from Mahatma Gandhi solely, from the spiritual
traditional in India, or from any unified ... Views: 1938
Music bestows happiness
Vinod Anand
THERE is a difference between a house and a home. A house is just a structure, but, a home includes people who live there as a family and look after each other. It is also decorated according to the choice of the members of the family. Once you go out ... Views: 1056
Conflict between Mind and Me
Vinod Anand
In the life of most persons the mind and heart are at loggerheads, and the conflict between the two creates confusion. The mind, in its objective handling of the material world, is saturated with experiences of multiplicity and separateness, and so ... Views: 1199
A Rationalist View of God
(Vinod Anand)
Rig Vedic hymns offer a succinct account of the nature of God in true, scientific terms. They describe God as a spiritual substance pervading the entire, infinite universe. As a spiritual entity, God is omnipresent and every material object of the ... Views: 1020
Bhaja Govindam at the Kumbh
(Vinod Anand)
At the Purnakumbh at Prayag, with its millions of pilgrims, Adi Shankara’s Bhaja .Govindam verse 17 suddenly comes to mind: “One may go to the Ganga Sagar on pilgrimage or undertake severe fasts or perform charity (However) all schools of thought ... Views: 787
Attributes of Philosophy
(Vinod Anand)
All the sciences are in fact philosophical, provided they are taken to the desired height with the help of knowledge that is treated as the basic instrument for this process. Once that height is attained all sciences talk of the world with their ... Views: 2861
Towards finding Creative Release
(Vinod Anand)
One of the greatest problems confronting us at this present time is the question of creativeness, how to bring about the creative release of the individual, and if we can consider the question, not merely verbally, but go into it very deeply, ... Views: 505
On Practicing and Becoming Silent
(Vinod Anand)
The existence that one is able to experience— see, hear, smell, taste and touch — through the five senses is essentially a product of reverberations, a play of nada or sound. The body and mind of an individual are also reverberations. But they ... Views: 546
The Life Cycle: Epigenesis of Identity
(Vinod Anand)
Whenever we try to understand growth, it is well to remember the epigenetic principle which is derived from the growth of organisms in utero. Somewhat generalized, this principle states that anything that grows has a ground plan, and that ... Views: 1932
RELATIONSHIPS OF INFANTS WITH PEOPLE: A BRIEF OUTLOOK
(Vinod Anand)
The culture into which a child is born determines the limits of his opportunities for physical, cognitive, and social development. Role prescriptions and ideals for child-rearing, although clear in simple, stable societies, ... Views: 641