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Francis Gonsalves is a professor of theology. He can be contacted at fragons@gmail.com

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg attended the Friday For Future rally in Berlin, Germany. (Photo: AP)

Mystic Mantra: Greta Thunberg 'walks the talk' on climate change

She's what medicos call someone with special needsâ€ suffering from learning disabilities.

19 Sept 2019 1:32 AM IST

Today, on Teachers Day, lets be glad and grateful for unforgettable teachers who taught us not how to make a living, but how to live.

Mystic Mantra: Thanks a million, dear teachers!

The qualities that I've admired in my teachers can be summarised with the alphabets of the word: T-E-A-C-H-E-R.

5 Sept 2019 3:44 AM IST

Mystic Mantra: 'To err is human, to forgive, divine'

Sins, wrongdoings and crimes weigh heavily on one's conscience.

22 Aug 2019 1:42 AM IST

Yoga is the journey from A to B. A, is where you are, B is the finality. Guru, is someone, who has already walked that path and has the experience of finality. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: How ignorant we are of indigenous wisdom

We know many -logiesâ€ but are often ignorant of the do-or-die down-to-earth wisdom of indigenous peoples.

9 Aug 2019 12:12 AM IST

Christians believe that at each ones birth, God gifts him/her a guardian angel , that accompanies, protects, and eventually leads each one to ones creator. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Saint James, who became lesser, yet greater

One would normally expect masters to choose disciples who are highly intelligent, charismatic and qualified.

25 July 2019 12:46 AM IST

May the population explosion trigger implosions within us destroying greed and selfishness.

Mystic Mantra: Support the weakest of our global family

The population explosion can either be seen as an insuperable problem, or as a God-gifted prospect.

11 July 2019 7:09 AM IST

Jesus life was marked by deep sensitivity towards everyone around him.

Mystic Mantra: The boundless love from Jesus' heart

Many religious traditions see the heart as the fount of loving, feeling and doing.

28 Jun 2019 6:30 AM IST

God never works singlehandedly; but invites people to give God a hand, so to say, to bring to fruition Gods plans.

Mystic Mantra: Saint Anthony, whose tongue was priceless

Saint Anthony is famous worldwide for the recovery of lost articles. Many believers pray to him for lost articles.

13 Jun 2019 3:36 AM IST

She is revered for the many voices she heard, which she believed were spiritual promptings to follow God. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mystic Mantra: Build your own ark

Another Frenchman of our times, Jean Vanier, was born on September 10, 1928. As a youth, he joined the Navy.

30 May 2019 6:35 AM IST

Consultant psychiatrist and founder of The Free Mind Initiative, Dr Alpes Panchal relates happiness with philosophical as well as psychological elements.

Mystic Mantra: The joys of family

Happiness is feeling good with one's own success, achievements and being loved and accepted by others.

15 May 2019 12:09 AM IST

Though the cross of Christ is the most popular symbol of Christianity, it ironically signifies not tragedy but triumph, not death but new life.

Mystic Mantra: Razed, yet arisen

Sad as it may seem, these images strikingly capture the essence of Easter and Christianity.

2 May 2019 1:27 AM IST

Christians believe that at each ones birth, God gifts him/her a guardian angel , that accompanies, protects, and eventually leads each one to ones creator. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Cross examinations

Christianity is sometimes seen as a sad, perhaps even sadistic, religion because of the cross.

19 April 2019 2:20 AM IST