By Devaki Parthsarathy Many people ask me why I am so happy all the time. For a bright and chirpy “Good Morning” I receive a rather dejected, “So what’s so good about this morning?” or “Can I have the happy pill you’re on?” or “In a couple of days it will be a good morning […]
By Devaki Parthsarathy Half a century, five decades, fifty years”¦and life, by now, has most certainly left its imprints on me. Do I exude grace or resentment? Probably a little bit of both. What I do know is this process we call “life”, with its finely woven blend of struggle and ease, has […]
By Kanaka Ramakrishna What is in a name? A rose would smell the same by any other name. Once the name is given to an object, the association is inevitable. ”˜Rama’ is not just a name. It has deep significance, its own glory, power and strength. As soon as the name is mentoned, the […]
Kushwant Singh (2 February 1915 – 20 March 2014) was an Indian columnist, novelist, writer and a journalist. Excerpts from Kushwant Singh’s book: ‘The Low-down on life, death & most things in-between.” Penguin Death is rarely spoken about in our homes. I wonder why. Especially when each of us knows that death has to come, […]
Women with endometriosis will now have better access to information and support with new resources from one of Australia’s leading not-for-profit health organisations for women. Jean Hailes for Women’s Health has released four new resources that will help women and health professionals recognise, diagnose and manage one of women’s most common but widely misunderstood medical […]
Vipassana Meditators who have benefited from this ancient art of observing life and cleansing old samskaras creating an environment in the devotee of ”˜anichha’ that is equanimity, stand up by it with total conviction. In ancient language of ”˜Pali’ Vipassana means ”˜to see things as they really are’. It is a technique of self-discovery which […]
A three-day International Conference presented by Vedanta Centre, Sydney and S-VYASA University of Yoga Sciences, Bengaluru, India is being held in the University of Western Sydney from October 1-3, 2016. It is part of the Festival of India being celebrated September – November 2016. It is being organized […]
By Dr Sunder Das There are many expressions in the English language, which relate to the eyes, like ”˜apple of one’s eye’, ”˜an eyesore’, ”˜see eye to eye’, ”˜give the eye’ and so on. Out of all the anatomical references current in day-to-day conversation, the eye seems to be mentioned four times as frequently as […]
The Consulate General of India, Sydney organized a Curtain Raiser for the International Day of Yoga 2016 today with the Opera House and Harbour Bridge providing an idyllic backdrop. Participation was drawn from several leading yoga schools of Sydney. Yoga Guru Govindaraju Venkataraman demonstrated various […]
Sydneysiders at Madhvi Mohindra’s ‘Healing with Ragas’ workshop By Rekha Rajvanshi Music not only entertains us, it lifts our mood, reduces anxiety, raises motivation and helps combat insomnia and depression. A recent study by Stanford University shows that depressed patients gain self-esteem and their mood improves after music […]