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The spiritual path, however, teaches us to be patient and to abandon our life’s cares into God’s hands and by surrendering to him, trust him that as a loving father he would turn everything to our advantage. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Que Sera Sera - Whatever will be, will be

The reason many people run to such soothsayers is simply because as human beings we are not given the gift and power to know the future.

06 Jun 2019 12:08 AM

When you take a journey around the world to go to the next house, many people never make it. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Every human being is seeking spirituality, their original nature

If you want to go to the house next door — if you know the geography of the place, it will be very simple.

04 Jun 2019 12:05 AM

Mystic Mantra: Always say yes to the new - Stay open to new opportunities

To live dangerously is the only way to live — to live dangerously is the right way to live.

03 Jun 2019 1:26 AM

The sound of soulful music, including its resonant cadence, is a fitting idiomatic expression to illuminate the point — it is based on the groundwork of awe complemented by variability and also versatility. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Why we all need a soulful ear

Most philosophers uphold certain essential distinctions between our world and our ability to know “oneself”.

01 Jun 2019 6:42 AM

The spiritual path is twofold. We achieve inner enlightenment and peace for ourselves. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Meditation for inner and outer peace

We may not be able to change our life or eliminate its problems, but through meditation we can look at it differently.

31 May 2019 12:05 AM

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

Mystic Mantra: Embrace the grace - Sing a song of love

The day the watchfulness becomes the host, it remains 24 hours with you.

27 May 2019 12:50 AM

I believe that walking the spiritual path is nothing but reversing this deeply human tendency of catering to “me, mine and myself” and turning towards God. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: ‘He must increase, I must decrease!’

Psychologist Edward Edinger in his book Ego and Archetype states “infants have an implicit assumption of deity”.

23 May 2019 12:28 AM

If you are in access, you will live in absolute ecstasy and capability. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Can one live life minus God?

Well into the 22nd century, a group of scientists decided to go and meet God.

21 May 2019 7:19 AM

Mystic Mantra: Hate cannot dispel hate, love dispels hate

If you hate somebody, you are creating hate in that person’s heart for yourself.

20 May 2019 12:10 AM

It was suggested, and rightly so, for a long time, that repulsive emotions have their own unique significance in our life. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: The fuzzy logic of our emotions

The web of science proposes a different “take” on the whole canvas of emotions.

18 May 2019 12:10 AM

Rather than seek their own happiness, most parents sacrifice their utmost and experience joy when their children imbibe virtues and emerge victorious in life.

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

One gets liberated from all the bondages and breaks the cycle of birth, death and rebirth. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: The purpose of life - Realise your true self

A lot of people tread on the spiritual path, but again get stuck at certain stages of spirituality.

14 May 2019 5:43 AM

People need to understand that it is not prayer which makes the difference — it is being prayerful as a quality and not as an act that makes the difference.

Mystic Mantra: A true prayer

It is time we realised that looking to God will not help until we look at our own foolishness.

11 May 2019 1:11 AM

The beauty of the air is that we all breathe at the same time and yet there is no competition.

Mystic Mantra: Enrichment - Between our outer & inner lives

Deep within, each one knows what to do, but when it comes to action, we hold back.

10 May 2019 12:45 AM

Mystic Mantra: God’s promises are not hollow

The Bible acknowledges that there would indeed be times of pain and darkness.

09 May 2019 12:11 AM

The idea of happiness is not a human universal that applies across all times and all cultures, but something that remains fluid through the eons.

Mystic Mantra: Why we should let go of our attachments

Gloom sets in when our conscience is stained by desires and impressions of worldliness.

08 May 2019 12:25 AM

The pain and suffering of humans and animals is because of their karma. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: The tree is the being closest to God - Why?

The greater the sacrifice, the more is your glow, and the sooner you are seen by the divine.

07 May 2019 1:32 AM

Mystic Mantra: Get recycled with meditation

Meditators and yogis are rumoured to be healthy and fit for a longer time than the non-meditators.

06 May 2019 12:36 AM

The holy month of Ramazan is an opportune time not only to keep fasts, but also to fill hearts with mercy and compassion and hands with generosity. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Ramazan - The month of mercy

Ramazan offers an opportunity to emulate the glorious social characteristics of the Prophet (pbuh).

04 May 2019 12:45 AM

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