With the riotous pace and requests of current life, many of us feel over-worked. We often feel like there is no sufficient time in the day to complete everything. Our anxiety and tiredness make us ...

 'Bauddha Dharma' or Buddhism is translated as the 'Religion of the Buddha' or the 'Way of Buddha'. In order words, it means following the teachings of the enlightened one. Founded in the ...

  “If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts, happiness follows them like a never-departing shadow.”  Buddha We all are searching different things in life to find our share of happiness. ...

Some ancient cultures  believed that many spirits and divine beings inhabited the world around them, and that humans could establish a rapport with these beings. This kind of spiritual practice is ...

Blame it on the high-stress levels associated with the TV industry or simply matters of faith, but an increasing number of telly stars are now finding solace in Buddhism. Indeed, Buddhism has made an ...

At the peak of its power, Rome ruled more than 45 million people across Europe, North Africa and Asia. Its army was the most powerful in the world, and as it conquered more land, Rome grew from a ...

Chakras are the centers in our bodies in which energy flows through. The word chakra is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘wheel’, and they are traditionally pictured in paintings as 7 different coloured lotus ...

Does size matter when it comes to our brain? One of the biggest myths regarding the brain is that larger brain is always better. But, have you ever given a thought about those who are at the end of ...

  “Love and kindness are the universal language of all creation.”  ― Debasish Mridha As more and more languages become extinct every year – an estimated 20 languages per year – the question ...

Mudra or Mudras are hand gestures or positions often depicted in Buddhist art and used in practice to evoke a particular state of mind. The most significant mudras (Sanskrit, “seal” or “sign”) are ...

Most of us have heard of the ‘Shaolin’, including those who have little interest in martial arts. Legends state that besides the Northern Shaolin Temple, there was also a Southern Shaolin Temple in ...

Russian babushka Agafia, whose family fled civilization nearly a century ago, was born in the wilderness of the deep Siberian taiga. Agafia is the only living person of a family of the 'Old ...

Have you ever wondered why alcohol is called “spirits”? The word spirit may refer to either a human soul, an intelligent creature with no physical body (demons or angels), the Third Person of the ...

Jewelry is certainly an important part of every modern society. But have you ever thought that wearing a piece of jewelry may have some spiritual effect on your personality? Most of the precious gems ...

Everyone is entitled to feel secure and comfortable  in their homes. It probably never crosses your mind that some of the products you bring into your home on a regular basis contain cancer-causing ...