Yama and Niyama are the first two limbs of the AshtangaYoga propounded by the sage Patanjali in his famous treatiseYoga Sutras. Other limbs comprise Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi. The first two Yama and Niyama are considered the foundation of Yogic and spiritual life. The subsequent stages of Yoga can’t be successfully mastered without following these Yama and Niyama. It is the beauty of Yogic tradition that evolution is dependent upon human efforts. Patanjali has listed ..

  By VIJAY PHANSHIKAR : Global India of today, thus, is proving to be a spiritual entity that facilitates a two-way flow of people -- in and out without any psychological or pseudo-moral inhibitions of doing something right or not so right ..

 By DR BHUSHAN KUMAR UPADHYAYA   Recently I had an opportunity to attend a discourse by Swami Gyanavatsalananda of the Swaminarayan sect at Nagpur. The theme of the discourse was ‘How to Become a Genius?’ The Swami outlined very..

  By ARATHI MENON & NIKHIL SAHU   The November 24, 2024 Hitavada Insight MELANGE I LIFESTYLE I ENTERTAINMENT ■ Mail us your feedback at [email protected] SUNDAY T he forest officials of Uttar Pradesh’s Bahra..

Q. My daughter is nine-and-half years old and is very intelligent in studies and other activities. Recently what is bothering me is her nature. She answers back, fights for small issues, makes a fuss for food and ignores me. I stay away from home in another city for my work and my wife and child live with her parents. I am often getting complaints about her behavior and am feeling worried. My wife is not much worried and says it is normal. But I am not taking it so easily. I want her to grow up ..

Personality is however the most important topic of western psychology. It is defined as a unique model of thoughts, emotions and behaviour. Every personality has its own special characteristics. The traits of one personality differ from the traits of other personality types. Based upon the scale of traits, Myers and Briggs formulated a personality indicator which is very popular in the field of psychology. According to the indicator, a personality is either introvert or extrovert. There are sixteen ..

Meera Chandrasekhar left India in 1975 to study in the United States, driven by her passion for experimental physics. Dr. Kattesh Katti arrived in 1990 and eventually became a pioneer in nanotechnology and nano-medicine. Vineet Singh arrived 27 years ago to expand his research in microbiology. All came to America on student visas, embarked on journeys that took them through Missouri, and made their mark on America’s scientific landscape. And today, more and more young people hope to do the same. A ..

  By SUJOY DHAR :  It was only last year that Kolkata’s trams celebrated 150 years of their rollercoaster journey in the eastern metropolis. For decades the city’s signature streetcars were fighting a grim survival battle despit..

Q. Lately I’ve been struggling with overwhelming feelings, difficulty sleeping and trouble concentrating due to work pressure. I enjoy my work, but I am unable to set necessary boundaries for myself. I keep feeling like if I don't go out of the way to do something, I'm not giving my 100%. And later, I end up falling sick even though I know I should have a work life balance. How do I deal with this? Please guide. Ans. This happens when you are trying hard to prove something to others and trying to ..

Catapults To Cameras, a 40 minute film produced by Roundglass Sustain (a philanthropic education platform) is making waves documenting the transformation of five boys – aged 7 to 10 years, who were persuaded to exchange their slings or catapults (used for hunting birds and small animals) for cameras to photograph animals in their wild habitats. The real life success story is from Jhargram, a district in the southern West Bengal, says Meghna Banerjee, co-founder and executive director of Human and ..

My neighbor, a 40-year-old combat veteran, who has been experiencing flashbacks, nightmares, and severe anxiety following her military service. She avoids situationsthatremindherof thetraumaandfeelsconstantly on edge. She also struggles with feelings of guilt and hyper vigilance. The problem is that she is staying alone and has nobody to be there for her the whole time. How can I help her..

Kancha Sherpa was barely 20 years old when he became a part of the climbing team that accompanied Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, the first people to summit Mount Everest, on May 29, 1953. Today, at 92, Kancha is the last living member of that team. From his home in Namche village in Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality, Kancha watches hordes of mountaineers and trekkers making their way to the world’s tallest peak. The May 1953 expedition he was part of had opened the doors of Mount Everest ..

I received requests from many friends and acquaintances to write on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. In the first part, I will introduce the first chapter of Patanjal Yoga Sutra. Divided into four chapters, the first chapter named Samadhi Pada or the part dealing with the highest state of consciousness, contains fifty one Sutras or aphorisms. Patanjali has introduced Yoga as Anushasanam meaning a disciplined code of conduct -Sutra (1:1) He is defining Yoga as Chittavrittinirodha or the control of the ..

Imagine having your class, calm and attentive, under the cool shade of a large sycamore tree where you enjoy the natural light of the afternoon sun and a cooling breeze that makes the leaves dance. This was a regular day at school in ancient India. The primary teaching method of this simple yet sophisticated system was the oral tradition where the children would orally memorise Vedic hymns and mantras to protect their original tone and the magical pronunciation of the Vedic texts. Yet chanting, repetition ..

A fruit absorbs nutrients from its parent tree to grow and ripen. It then gets detached from the tree to start its own journey. The journey to freedom from the parent tree involves different actions to finally becoming a tree itself. An immature fruit, on the other hand, needs to be attached to the parent tree till it ripens. A ripe fruit shouldn't lure the immature fruit to leave the tree, as it is not yet ready to start an independent journey. It would perish if it doesn't spend time to get the ..

Neeraj Chopra has accumulated a global fan club for his one-and-done style, most dramatically showcased at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics when he turned his back on the javelin while it was still in full flight and raised both arms in certitude and celebration. Through his career, Chopra’s best throws have come in the early rounds but in Paris, his first, third, fourth, fifth and sixth throws were all fouls. His only clean throw, the second, was an 89.45m effort -- good enough for silver, but not good enough ..

T HERE have been a number of cases of cyber crimes where victims were confined to their rooms or some hotels for days and weeks together by cyber criminals. In one high profile case of cyber fraud both the husband and wife were asked to stay in separate rooms of a hotel and not to talk to each other without the permission of these cyber crooks. Such confinement has been given the name of digital arrest by the experts. It has become a common modus operandi these days by cyber criminals. When we ..

It is generally believed that psychiatry is a modern subject and a gift of the western science. But history tells that India has had a very comprehensive description and remedial prescription about mental health since very ancient times. The Indian traditions have used two words in this context - Adhi and Vyadhi. Adhi refers to all types of mental illness, while Vyadhi indicates physical diseases. The Ayurveda, Yoga and Indian philosophical systems have devised numerous ways to identify and treat ..

Studies have found that interest in Philosophy has declined substantially all over the globe including India. In so many universities and academia the departments of Philosophy have been either closed or merged with other faculties like Religious Studies or Political Science. This decline is attributed to the dominance of science and related subjects which are more experiment oriented and seem to be instantly useful to day to day life. Both the east and west have got very ancient and robust philosophical ..

●“Nawaz Sharif visited China to obtain support for a cease fire. Later, prompted by Musharraf, he met US President Clinton in Washington DC on 4 July. That morning, Tiger Hill had been captured before their meeting was held. Nawaz Sharif requested Clinton to intervene or persuade India to pull back troops from the remaining areas on our side. Our operations, however continued. By 10 July, Pakistanis had been evicted from most of Batalik and Ras, and some areas of Kaksar. In Mushkoh, 50 Para ..

S anskrit has got a very rich and long tradition of linguistic philosophy. In his book Studies in Sanskrit Grammar, the famous linguist and Indologist of Pennsylvanian university, George Cardona has outlined the great historical and stupendous work done in the Indian subcontinent by the Indian scholars of ancient time. Starting from Panini, Katyayana, Patanjali and Bhartrihari, George Cardona has analysed the linguistic philosophy of Sanskrit in a very detailed manner. Since the Rigvedic time Indian ..

   By DR BHUSHAN KUMAR UPADHYAYA   Recent studies in neuroscience are telling that the body has its own deep wisdom and it works independently. This bodily wisdom has evolved through millennia. It is the intelligence of the b..

Y oga envisages that Prana or vital energy flows in the entire body. There are numerous Nadis or channels through which vital energy flows in the human body. Free flow of vital energy ensures good physical and mental health. Any blockage in the flow of energy causes ailments. These blockages take place in forms of impurities and toxins in the body. So it is mandatory to remove these impurities to restore and nurture health. The concept of Ayurvedic medicine is also based upon it. Hence both Yoga ..

Human life is an intricate interplay of the flowing energies in the forms of thoughts, feelings and behaviours.As our thoughts are, so we feel. Similarly, our behavioural patterns give rise to the corresponding feelings. So feelings are totally dependent upon either thoughts or behaviour or both. Thoughts may be positive, negative or neutral. Positive thoughts are the genesis of good feelings. On the contrary, negative thought waves make us feel sad. Neutral thoughts have no emotional charge. So they ..

 By DR BHUSHAN KUMAR UPADHYAYA : One of the boons of the modern time is the increased longevity of human beings. Factors facilitating longevity are mainly better nutrition. advanced healthcare, sanitation, economic growth, poverty reduction, etc..