Jaidev and his Geet Govind...
Meera S. Sashital speaks about Jaidev, the eminent Sanskrit poet. Jaidev was a celebrated Sanskrit poet as well as a saint. He was the son of Narayan Sastri and Kamalabai who were pious Brahmins. He...
View ArticleChaitanya Mahaprabhu: The evangelist of Bengal
At the age of 25, he renounced his home and gave up teaching, became a sanyasi and took up the new name of ‘Chaitanya’, writes MEERA S. SASHITAL. Engrossed in singing his kirtans and unmindful of his...
View ArticleAbdur Rahim Khan Khanan: The renowned poet of Akbar’s darbar
“Khan Khanan” was a title conferred on him by Akbar in appreciation of the great services he had done to the king and his empire, writes MEERA S. SASHITAL. Akbar’s reign was a golden period for Hindi...
View ArticleWhat is Yoga?
The state of Yoga is an experience and in this experience you are one with everything and every being. You lose your separate identity, writes VILOO H. ADAJANIA. Yoga is a Sanskrit word. There is no...
View ArticleChandidas: The Great Vaishnava Poet
The bond between Chandidas and Rami was pure, spiritual love, divine and spotless by which they realised Lord Krishna, writes MEERA S. SASHITAL. One of the greatest Vaishnava poets of Bengal was...
View ArticlePanchtantra and Vishnu Sharma
Through the wisdom of its fables the ‘Panchatantra’ offers a vision of ourselves, warts and all in so doing, it makes us aware of the fact that solutions lie within ourselves, writes MEERA S. SASHITAL....
View ArticleBasaveshwara: The first lyricist of Karnataka
He was the first to bring lyricism into Kannada literature and to convey his teachings, he wrote poems in simple Kannada known as ‘Vachanas’, writes MEERA S. SASHITAL. Basaveshwara from his childhood...
View ArticleKanak Das: The Harijan Saint
The experience which Kanak Das has gone through is possible only for a person who has conquered his baser emotions and has control over his mind, writes MEERA S. SASHITAL. Harijan community has been...
View ArticleThe cosmic dance called life…
Overflowing peace and esoteric ecstasy are to be found in this perfect equilibrium in the vision of the infinite amidst finitude as per divine design, says RUBY LILAOWALA. Today, science affirms that...
View ArticleRaskhan: The poet devotee of Lord Krishna
Raskhan’s initiation under Vithalnathji had great effect on him. He turned out to be one of the leading devotees of his period and his verses were on every devotee’s lips, writes MEERA S. SASHITAL...
View ArticleFarid the mystic poet and saint
Farid had to his credit 500 poems which dealt with spiritual uplift of oneself through prayers and good conduct, writes MEERA S. SASHITAL. One of the key figures of Sufi period was Baba Sheikh Farid or...
View ArticlePurandara Das: The poet saint of Karnataka
Purandara’s devotion to God is unfathomable. He attaches greater importance to the name of God than even to God himself, writes MEERA S. SASHITAL. Purandara Das the renowned poet saint hailed from...
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Panini, the great grammarian
Panini was one of the most inventive and original people who helped in the development of knowledge of Sanskrit grammar, MEERA S. SASHITAL. Sanskrit literature came into existence with the formation of...
View ArticleSurdas Saint-singer and Poet
Surdas could express his devotion through his talented voice and poetry unsurpassed by anyone, writes MEERA S. SASHITAL. The sect which Vallabhacharya founded came to be known as ‘pushtimarg’. Love for...
View ArticleThe Wisdom of Allowing Things to Happen
The Master allows things to happen. She shapes events as they come. She steps out of the way and lets the Tao speak for itself. ~The Daodejing Leo Babauta says surprises are good, if we accept that...
View ArticleSaint Dadu Dayal, the integrator
Among the religious reformers and saint-poets who may have sprung from Kabir, Dadu’s name comes the foremost. Dadu was cotton cleaner by profession. He was born in 1544 in Ahmedabad of Brahmin parents...
View ArticleVallabhacharya, founder of the Vaishnavite cult
To Vallabhacharya, the main source of inspiration for flowering devotion and Bhakti towards Krishna was Bhagavata, writes MEERA S. SASHITAL. Vallabhacharya was the founder of the Vaishnavite cult. The...
View ArticleHidden power of the mind and the role of hypnosis
By hypnosis you can uncover the contents of your subconscious mind which helps you to heal miraculously and stay healthy, writes VILOO H. ADAJANIA. Human awareness has three levels: the conscious mind,...
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Asvaghosa, the philosopher-poet
Though Asvaghosa initially was a strict opponent of Buddhism he finally became one of the most noted disciple of Buddhism and preacher of Buddhism, writes MEERA S. SASHITAL. Asvaghosa was an Indian...
View ArticleSri Ramanuja and his Visishtadvaitavada
Ramanuja’s Visishtadvaita believed in the existence of a God with attributes whereas the Advaita School regarded God as the only Reality and the rest of manifestation as unreal and impermanent, writes...
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