In Hinduism, there’s a concept of renouncing the world and taking ‘sanyas’ or refuge in a forest or an ashram and living an ascetic life. This practice started with Buddha’s abdication of his ‘Raj-Dharma’ (Royal duties) and ‘Grihasthi-Dharma (Householder’s duties). This concept of ‘sanyas’ causes an unnatural divide between those seeking spiritual evolution and others […]
Heliotherapy means healing through the sun’s rays. Today, some people avoid the sun, use sun-block, shades and umbrellas to actually block out this most beneficial therapy which was known to ancient civilizations. Getting direct sunlight on your body during the right time of day benefits all your joints. It’s free vitamin D given by Mother […]
Once in a while, Meherbai’s Mandli held a musical evening. Every Mandli member contributed to it. Sometimes, it was an instrumental evening which was always dominated by Hormasji-harmonium and his brother Zubin-Xylophone. They were the male stars always accompanied by their respective wives, Temina-Tabla and Mani-Mandoline! These four rock-stars were away on a tour of […]
Meherbai’s Mandli met on Father’s Day at her spacious house. Meherbai had ordered Whiskey Burgers, Fish Tikkas and Honey Chicken from her club; beer was kept chilled and for deserts, she had slabs of Jack Daniel liquor chocolates which she had broken into pieces and arranged artistically on a huge Bakarat -crystal dish. Banoo Batak: What […]
I’ll start with the good news – our minds and spirits never ever grow old; they are ageless, timeless and endless. Our spiritual qualities include kindness, friendliness, humility, gratitude, goodwill, peace, harmony and love. If you generate these qualities in daily life, you’ll always remain young. Those who believe that life is a mere cycle […]
Have you ever wondered why one person is sad and another happy? Why one is joyous and prosperous while another is depressed and poor? Why one has a beautiful, luxurious home while another lives in the slum? Why is one a great success while another, a failure in life? Why is one man a genius and another […]
According to Hindu philosophy, ‘Sat-Yug’ was a long period of truth, honesty and beauty. Later ages, like the ‘Treta-Yug’ and the ‘Dwapar-Yug’, were a mixture of good and evil. ‘Kal-Yug’ marks the evil age, when man’s consciousness sinks to an all-time low. This Yug or age is followed by total destruction (Prayala) and renewal to […]
Meherbai’s Mandli reads Parsi Times every week, from cover to cover chipi-chipi-ney and hold discussions on its various topics. A couple of weeks ago, they read a rather provocative article on why some women prefer dogs to men in the famous ‘Pet Puja’ column, and this is how the discussion went… PT Article: ‘A Study says that […]
Meherbai’s Mandli reads Parsi Times every week, from cover to cover chipi-chipi-ney and hold discussions on its various topics. A couple of weeks ago, they read a rather provocative article on why some women prefer dogs to men in the famous ‘Pet Puja’ column, and this is how the discussion went… PT Article: ‘A Study says that […]
Every death is a loss and grief for the ones left behind. If an old person dies, it can be seen as completeness of that life, but the death of any child is untimely, tragic and heartrending. Life had barely begun and seemed to hold so much promise for the child and its family and then […]
In keeping with tradition, Meherbai’s Mandli met for their annual Mango-party at Meherbai’s house. As elections were in the air, everyone felt like saying something about it. Meherbai placed a huge bowl of chilled, diced mangoes and another of mango ice-cream, along with mango cheese cakes and milk-shakes for the Mandli. She loved feeding her […]