Just as the Sun — the eye of the entire world is not tainted by the perceptual and external impurities, so worldly sorrows do not taint the Atman in all beings; it transcends. As per Advaita philosophy, whenever we hear the word Atman, we should attribute it to ourselves. As a student of the Advaita school of…
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao The sage Kutsa, born of the illustrious lineage of Angirasa, raises his voice in solemn invocation to Indra through the majestic metres of Jagati and Tristubh, as preserved in the sacred hymns of the Rigveda. In the serene stillness of penance, where the seers pursue excellence with unwavering discipline, the atmosphere becomes…
Śrī Kṛṣṇa, as the spiritual master, displayed a natural patience and understanding that equaled his intellectual daring, and he readily dispelled every doubt that arose in Arjuna’s mind. Yet he chose to go deeper, to burn the very seed of doubt, which is the greatest impediment to noble action. No mortal birth, he taught, is…
Sri Sorakayala Swamy Temple is located in Narayanavanam, near Puttur in Andhra Pradesh. It is about 35 km from Tirupati and lies close to the famous Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy Temple. The temple is easily accessible by road and is usually visited along with other temples in the Narayanavanam region, which is historically important in the…
Kolkata: Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, who defeated outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in her Bhabanipur seat while retaining Nandigram in one of Bengal’s most politically significant electoral victories, on Wednesday said he would vacate one of the two constituencies within 10 days, leaving the final decision on which seat to retain to the party’s…
Chennai: Police arrested a 35-year-old TVK functionary on charges of sexually harassing a minor girl in the city, police said on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Dinesh alias ‘Pambu’ Dinesh, is a resident of Kasimedu and serves as a local office-bearer of TVK. According to police, the incident took place on April 23 when a…
Hyderabad: In a significant development, the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has received approval from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to conduct the proposed TG20 league as scheduled. HCA Secretary Jeevan Reddy informed affiliated club secretaries through an official communication on the association’s group, stating that the much-anticipated tournament has secured the…
Chandigarh: Terming the twin blasts in Amritsar and Jalandhar “minor”, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday targeted the BJP and said this was how the party was preparing for the upcoming assembly elections in the state. Two blasts occurred on Tuesday night, one outside the Border Security Force’s Punjab Frontier headquarters in Jalandhar at…
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday backed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s decision not to quit after her defeat in the assembly polls, calling it a part of her protest against the Centre and the Election Commission of India. The Opposition NCP (SP) also came out in support of Trinamool Congress…
New Delhi: India and Vietnam on Wednesday elevated their ties to an enhanced comprehensive strategic partnership and set a USD 25 billion annual trade target by 2030 as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vietnamese President To Lam held talks focusing on expanding bilateral ties in areas of trade, defence, and critical minerals in the face…
