Today39s abhanga is by Sant Tukaram It stresses the importance of internal change in our thinking without which all external rituals are useless Genuine god consciousness is crucialSimhastha once in t ...

There are two schools of thought regarding charity One says give freely without judging whether a person deserves it or not This premise follows nature the sun moon rivers and tress all give of themse ...

Bat Nha bells and drums, a sacred Buddhist ritual symbolising “prajna” or transcendent wisdom, rang out simultaneously at ...

Feeling stressed or stiff? These 10 simple yoga poses for beginners can help you relax, stretch, and feel more balanced.

In Chinese calligraphy, the white space (空白 kōng bái) is as important as the ink. It reflects the Daoist concept of emptiness — that true meaning arises in the balance between form and void, action ...

Katarzyna Karpowicz immersed herself in Tokyo’s music scene to master the koto — a traditional Japanese string instrument.

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The Yoga sutras of Patanjali, "The book of the spiritual man"; an interpretation by Patañjali. Publication date 1912 Topics Johnston, Charles, 1867- [from old catalog] Publisher New York, C. Johnston ...

But first, a bit about its history: Founded in 427 AD, Nalanda was an extraordinary centre of learning for seven centuries, ...

A Ukrainian woman working in Japan after leaving her war-torn homeland recounted her experience walking the Buddhist ...