Archive for June 2009

Power Of Mantra Japa

Jun 1st, 2009 | By Editor Upanishabd | Category: Science-Spirituality

When we continuously chant a mantra or do japa, every matter, it is believed, evolves — from the smallest DNA strand in our body to the great continents on planet Earth.



Touch Wood

Jun 1st, 2009 | By Editor Upanishabd | Category: Life-Culture

Decks are dime-a-dozen — and, they are, quite simply, one practical and lively asset for anyone. No wonder, they are so well loved… Yet, the true magnificence of a deck, in its all-decked-up glory, depends on the materials used, besides craftsmanship and maintenance.



Get Wired To Success

Jun 1st, 2009 | By Editor Upanishabd | Category: Beyond The Psyche

You too can attain what great people have achieved — if only you take care to stand out in your quest for knowledge, wisdom, and excellence.



Wisdom In The Age Of Hope

Jun 1st, 2009 | By Editor Upanishabd | Category: Quintessence

More than ever before, we are today flooded with urgent moral questions — and, like our society, we are in conflict with ourselves. Yet, in the shade of this exigency, there is also hope.

It is, however, ironical that the complexity of contemporary life does not yield itself to one-dimensional, prescribed solutions beloved of movies and soap operas. It confronts the moral reason and imagination with new challenges.

Is there, then, a way of coping with them? Perhaps. We should begin by taking a journey into the past, and consult the ancient traditions of wisdom — the Upanishads, the Gnostic scriptures etc., — that offer us the highest standards to sustain and also guide us.



Nectar In Stone

Jun 1st, 2009 | By Editor Upanishabd | Category: Looking Glass

Sacred stones, like rivers, plants, the sky, the Earth and other natural elements, have been considered holy since time immemorial.



How Not Why?

Jun 1st, 2009 | By Editor Upanishabd | Category: Poetry

When “why” of “how” stimulates our mind towards half-baked theories on the origin of mankind.



Gift Of The Tyagi

Jun 1st, 2009 | By Editor Upanishabd | Category: Business-Spirituality

Gift-giving, in its purest form, which is more satisfying for the giver, happens to be an expression of all that is noble in us.



The Colourfree Party

Jun 1st, 2009 | By Editor Upanishabd | Category: Children's Upanishabd

It was Mo’s birthday. She was going to be having a party after school.



Naughty Betty Beetle

Jun 1st, 2009 | By Editor Upanishabd | Category: Children's Upanishabd

Half-way up the plant Betty, the beetle, tried to go back down — but, oh, dear, she couldn’t move!



Everyone’s Creative

Jun 1st, 2009 | By Editor Upanishabd | Category: Editor's Upanishabd

Creative people differ from one another in a range of ways, all the same, but in one respect they seem to be unanimous: they all love what they do.