Slowing Down the Mind – Practicing Meditation (Part III)
Practicing meditation requires that you repeat a ; The mantra helps you in focusing your mind and in controlling the mind from wandering to other disparate thoughts and ; As…
Slowing Down the Mind – Practicing Meditation (Part II)
In part 1, “Slowing Down the Mind through Meditation,” we discussed the need to slow down the mind and take charge of it. Perhaps, you may raise a question at…
Slowing Down the Mind – Practicing Meditation (Part 1)
A mind that is fast is sick; A mind that is slow is sound; A mind that is still is divine (Mehr Baba, an Indian sage) Our mind is like…
Rituals, Contemplation, and Service
Every religion requires its followers to observe a set of rituals which it signifies through sacred symbols, descriptions, narratives, and practices. A Hindu applying ashes on his forehead and reciting…
True Karma Yogis Indeed
The following is a story of two individuals with whom I had the honor to interact with. Mrs. Janaki is a respectable grandmother who lived in the same sub-division…