You are always a student
Ustad Zakir Hussain Zakir Hussain is a famous Indian musician and tabla player who has been awarded many honors and accolades for his contributions to the field of music. He is known for his solo performances as well as his…
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Zebra
Darkness and light One and None Yin and Yang Collapse of Dualities Harmony of Opposites
The Big Five Animals of Africa
Leopard
Difference between Leopard, Cheetah and Jaguar
The Big Three Land Animals
Camel
Ship of the Desert
You and I are not we, but ONE
Compassion is a verb “No amount of prayer or meditation can do what helping others can do.” ~ Meher Baba In this thought-provoking quote, Meher Baba challenges us to look beyond traditional spiritual practices and consider the transformative power of…
The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in
finding something to live for Fyodor Dostoevsky Fyodor Dostoevsky was a Russian novelist, essayist, and journalist who is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers of all time. His works explore the psychological, social, and spiritual aspects of human…
Embrace the profound truth that the ultimate journey lies within
Rainer Maria Rilke Rainer Maria Rilke was an Austrian poet and novelist who lived from 1875 to 1926. He is widely recognized as a significant writer in the German language, known for his expressive and mystical poetry. Some of his…
Collecting seeds makes me happy
Lahiri bai Lahari Bai is a Baiga woman from Madhya Pradesh who has been preserving and reviving the millet varieties of her tribe for the past decade. She runs a seed bank and a vault from her home, where she…
Don’t aim at success
—the more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side-effect of one’s…
All battles are first won or lost in the mind
Joan of Arc Joan of Arc was a young peasant girl who believed that God had chosen her to lead France to victory against England in the Hundred Years’ War. She convinced the crown prince Charles of Valois to let…
Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me,
as is ever so on the road Jack Kerouac Jack Kerouac was an American novelist and poet who, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, was a pioneer of the Beat Generation³. He is best known for his novel On…
We are all star stuff
Carl Sagan Carl Sagan was an American astronomer and science writer who popularized science and advocated for the search for extraterrestrial life. He wrote many books, such as The Dragons of Eden and Contact, and narrated the TV series Cosmos.…
When I do not know who I am, I serve you
and When I do know who I am, You and I are one Goswami Tulsidas, the 16th century Saint who has mesmerised the world with his devotion for Rama, as demonstrated in his retelling of the Ramayana. Hanuman Chalisa is…
What you have learned is a handful of sand
what you haven’t learned is the size of the world Tamil Poet Kambar best known for his epic Ramavataram or Kambanramayanam
There is no deity powerful than time
Maharishi Valmiki, the author of Ramayana
Your name is my life. Your feet is my refuge.
Bhakta Ramadasu or Bhadrachala Ramadasu
The one who rose above himself for others
Lord Rama Harmony, Peace and Righteousness Personified
Sapta Puri
Sapta puri are seven holy cities in India that are considered to be the most sacred places for Hindus. They are believed to grant liberation from the cycle of birth and death to those who visit them. ¹² The names…
Royal Stag
Rhinoceros
Robustness, Solitude, Gentleness, Creativity, Stillness
The sun, the moon and planets are the cause of bondage and liberation of the soul
Varahamihira, author of Brihat Samhita
Doodling
What is doodle art? It is a fun and creative way to express oneself and can be done by anyone, regardless of artistic talent. There are no set rules of aesthetics here, so don’t worry about making mistakes or creating…
If you have some power, your job is to empower somebody else
Toni Morrison You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down She is a friend of my mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me…
Story of Silicon
Do you know all our mobiles and electronic devices run on Silicon? Silicon is the second most abundant element on Earth second only to oxygen. However, have you wondered how Silicon reached from the Earth to our devices? What is…
If you don’t like someone’s story write your own
Nigerian Author and Prolific thinker Chinua Achebe. Things fall apart is his most popular work. “We cannot trample upon the humanity of others without devaluing our own. The Igbo, always practical, put it concretely in their proverb Onye ji onye…
Never stop learning
Because life never stops teaching
Power corrupts
only those who do not deserve to be in power
Makara
Mythical Semi-Aquatic creature with trunk of the elephant, jaws of the crocodile, ears of the mouse or ape, extruding teeth of wild swine, scales of a fish, the tail plume of the peacock and feet of the lion. Makara is…
12 Rashis
Rashi Characteristics Significance Mesha (Aries) Energetic, courageous, confident, enthusiastic Represents new beginnings, leadership, and pioneering spirit Vrishabha (Taurus) Reliable, patient, practical, devoted Symbolizes stability, security, and material comfort Mithuna (Gemini) Adaptable, curious, communicative, witty Associated with duality, versatility, and intellectual…
Temple architecture
Connection to Chakras According to some sources, there is a symbolic and scientific link between the structure of a Hindu temple and the human body. The temple is seen as a representation of the body of the Supreme Being, as…
Six Shastras
The six shastras, or Vedangas, are the auxiliary texts that explain the proper interpretation and application of the Vedas, the sacred scriptures of Hinduism. They are as follows:
The present is the only thing that has no end
Erwin Schrodinger Consciousness is absolutely fundamental. It cannot be accounted for in terms of anything else
Balance and Harmony
Hippopotamus
Hanuman and Surya
Hanuman ji prayed to Sunadev to become a teacher According to a narrative, it is said that when Hanuman ji grew up a little older than childhood, his parents i.e. Anjani and Kesari sent them to Surya Dev, so that…
Cane and Abel
The story of Cain and Abel is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 4. It tells the story of the first murder in human history, when Cain, the elder brother and a farmer, killed Abel, the younger brother and…
Reality that can be put in words is never reality itself
Werner Heisenberg and his Uncertainty Principle Only a few know, how much one must know to know how little one knows. What we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning.
The end of all learning is to know God
John Milton
Music comes from my heart
Singer Hariharan