What is Sanatan Dharma?Like all words from Sanskrut, the meaning is explained in the term itself: Sanatan means “that which is always so: from forever, until forever”Dharma means “the path of righteousness” Sanatan Dharma is a set of principles...
The Indian Way of Doing Business, part 1 THE INDIAN WAY: This part is a great introduction to difference in the philosophies of the West and India when it comes to business, and indeed, all of life. The West tries to do everything linearly, in a black and white, boxed...
We, the people from the land of Bharat, have a rich and wonderful heritage. Let us start with the name of our land. Bharat means, in Sanskrut, “one who is engaged in the search of knowledge”. It also means “one who carries or maintains fire”....
Today is Buddha Purnima, the anniversary of the full moon day when Prince Siddhartha achieved enlightenment to become Gautam Buddha, one of the greatest Masters to ever walk the Earth. It is not the day of his birth that is remembered, nor the day of his wedding, nor...
We have been seeing some posts along these lines on WhatsApp and social media these days: “Temples have closed their doors on us at the time of crisis; it is doctors who are out there saving lives, so they are the real God.””Don’t donate to...
At one point in my life, I was quite a “fast-er”. I fasted on Thursdays for two decades. I also fasted on Saturdays for some time, and I fasted on Mondays in the month of Shravan (a month in the lunar Hindu calendar dedicated to Lord Shiva, which usually...
