Published in The Speaking Tree, page 4 (print edition), dated Nov 18, 2018 https://www.speakingtree.in/article/a-drop-reveals-the-ocean ALKA NIGAM writes of an eight-year-old Adi Shankara’s six-verse poem, the Atma Shatakam that encapsulates Advaita philosophy Shankara’s short poem consisting of six melodious lyrics is a magical gem radiating with the entire divine spectrum of Advaita […]
Adhyatma: A Way to Self Realization
Speaking Tree, Times of India: July 1, 2018 https://www.speakingtree.in/article/precious-teachings SHRIMADBHAGWAT GITA, a unique dialogue between God Shri Krishna and His disciple Arjuna, contains the quintessence of Hindu thought. Arjuna is the eternal sadhak in us, ignorant about his raison dˆetre. In the battle of life, he asks the creator of the universe seated in […]
What Is In a Name?
“What is in a name?” said Shakespeare, “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” The famous bard could not be wrong. Call Laxmi Niwas* Mittal by any other name and he would be as rich. But it is amazing that the connotation and denotation of his name merge […]
Poets At Work
When we talk about poets we have a picture of a delicate man having long hair with a paper and pen sitting near a brook, oblivious of the humdrum of pulsating world, waiting patiently for the divine Muse to visit him. Possessing a finer sensibility, they are born not made. Socrates speaking about his impressions […]
The New Women Poets
http://www.differenttruths.com/gender/the-new-women-poets/ I don’t mind dying Ritually, since I always rise again But I should have liked a little more blood To show they are taking me seriously (U.A. Fanthrope) Not very long ago expressing his opinion about Charlotte’s literary activities, Robert Southey – ten years before the publication of Jane Eyre – had […]
The Bible: A Book Of Hope
Christmas is around the corner. The festivities of Christmas have painted the world in rainbow colors. The cord that binds the large sea of the population of Christians in one religious thread is The Bible. The reason the Bible is such an amazingly all -time popular book is that it takes the whole humanity in […]
Are We Still In Kaliyuga?
IN SEARCH OF THE CRADLE OF CIVILIZATION scholars acknowledge the impressive accomplishments of ancient civilizations of Anatolia, Egypt, Meso- America, Tibet and Central Asia but consider the Indus valley civilization to be the oldest continuous and living tradition. A section of the oldest Vedic literature written by an archetypal god- man Manu deals with the […]
Modern Problem Ancient Solution
Blog by Alka Nigam at SpeakingTree.in https://www.speakingtree.in/blog/environment-680465 In hoary Vedas one of the peace prayers is for the various aspects of Nature apotheosizing the powers of air, water, earth, sky, fire and vegetation.** It encompasses the ancient wisdom of our saints that recognizes and salutes their vast, unlimited powers. People of India having immense faith […]
I Had A Dream
We all dream. Sometimes the dreams are happy and they thrill us, sooth us or simply leave us with a sense of mysterious inexplicable joy. My dream that I had sometime ago was nightmarish and so full of life that I still feel the goose bumps when I am reminded of it. Nay the fact […]
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