Lal Mashal

The show of Pride

Once Muslim Saint Rabia was sitting with some saints and discussing on spiritual matters. At the same time, Hasan Basri came there and said,” Come! Let us discuss on spiritual matters on the lake’s water. It was said that Hasan had the power to walk on water. Rabia could conjecture that Hasan wished to show off that very power. She replied,” Read more [...]

Disentangle yourself!

Friends! We are the weavers of our own destiny. We have made our lives pitiful by becoming puppets at the hands of our own weaknesses and shortcomings. But we can overcome these with the help of our own conscience and perceptions. But, for this we need to go through a mental reformation. This mental reformation is the main foundation of a new era which Read more [...]

Always perform your best

We must try to invest our entire capability in whatever venture we accept. Be it a petty household chore, a job pertaining to our profession or a project relating to the welfare of the society where we do not expect any sort of return or favor. Once we perform the task assigned to us with utmost care, attention and diligence, we expect to see that Read more [...]

The Pleasure of sharing

This is an excerpt of India's famous freedom fighter Balgangadhar Tilak when he was barely an eight year old child. One day Tilak was playing in his courtyard with his best friend. While playing the boys became hungry so he went inside the house to get something to eat. His mother gave him two pieces of sweets and instructed him to eat the bigger piece Read more [...]

Life is a drama

Friends! We must live life as if it is an enactment or a play and we are nothing but mere performers on a stage.  This is exactly thinking like Saints who spend their lives as puppets at the hands of the Ultimate. Gatey was a very famous actor of Germany. With the passing years he had gained a lot of experience and got so engrossed in his work that Read more [...]

Swastika – A Symbol of Auspiciousness and Well being

Om Swasti N~indro Vadhdasravah, Swasti Nah Pusa  Visvavedah | Swasti Nastaksryo~arstanemih, Swasti No Baspatirdadhatu  || This sacred hymn of the Yajurveda is a  swastivacana  -  a  prayer, an ardent aspiration, for the highest good and wellbeing of all beings, of everything, of  the whole universe…. Heart-felt chanting of this hymn is an Read more [...]