Art and Science Of Life

We met Abhimanyu, a few days back at Chandigarh. He is brilliant, having clarity of mind and working on few abstract projects in mathematics though he is doing his Electrical Engineering. He had so much of commitment for the research that he started missing out on taking care of his body, which resulted into a lean frame and very low body weight.  He is a bright engineering student, devoted to his research. We discussed with him and advised on taking care of his health but like any other youth … he continued the way he was doing. He was using all the energy generated in the body in directing it to the brain for thinking and analyzing. This was actually fascinating for him and he was expecting desired results from his work.  To me, this is an attitude of a devotee but as elders we need to guide and bring such talents to a state of balance as they have very high potential that could contribute big to the society. The challenge of these people is that ...

This year Teej was on Aug 13, 2018 It took 130 years to get Teej – the third day of Waxing Lunar phase to fall on a Monday in Hindu Shravan month. The second important aspect is that it was on third Monday of Shravan month. Any one, who understands the importance of Shravan will understand that Monday’s are most important in this Indian calendar month. So, we call this third day of waxing moon as Teej in Sanskrit. This is the third Nitya of Shrikul as per Shri Vidya tradition.  Teej also means ‘the third’. It also signifies the three together in a harmony. These three represent acts of Generation, Operation and Destruction. So, when these three are in harmony, it’s Teej. Teej is a universal event, that influenes us greatly and positively. In this period of rainy season, when we have upset stomach and feeling depressed… Teej comes as a boon and turns it into a celebration. The seeds start germination and starts coming out of earth. Even our ideas/ desir...

By Amit Saxena     It was early in the night and he suddenly got up sweating. He had slept late last evening after coming back from his office. He was all alone in the house as he left his family at parental place and came alone to his place of service. It was a village level posting so there was not much to do in evenings, additionally it was a tiring day for him so he slept a bit early. He was feeling uneasy, so he got up from the bed and started walking in his room. It was mid night…..he stopped walking and thought of attempting to sleep again so got into his bed. As he was tired, it didn’t take long for him to fall asleep. Sometime later, he again stood up sweating. He was disturbed; he had again seen the same dream that left him so much uneasy that he couldn’t sleep again…. entire night passed like that. Next day was again a fully loaded day and he couldn’t manage to have a nap during the day. He returned back to his room in the evening, when Sarpanc...