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Caste, Varna, and the Slow Death of Dharma

Few subjects invite as much heat and as little honest inquiry as caste. It gets defended reflexively by some and condemned reflexively by others, and both reflexes tend to skip the more interesting — and more useful — question: how

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Alcohol and the Quiet Erosion of Emotional Range

We tend to measure alcohol’s harm by its loudest signs — the hangover, the slurred word, the regretted message sent at midnight. Because light and moderate drinking rarely produces these signs, we file it under “harmless,” even “healthy in moderation.”

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Getting Beyond Duality

Transcending Duality One of the biggest sources of confusion in spirituality today is reductionism—the tendency to compress something vast, layered, and nuanced into a single slogan. This is where things begin to go wrong. A profound teaching that was meant

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Understanding the Three Gunas Sattva, Rajas and Tamas

Understanding the Three Gunas: Sattva, Rajas and Tamas The concept of the three gunas – sattva, rajas and tamas – offers a unique perspective on understanding human qualities and behaviors. Similar to how modern psychology categorizes personalities into types, the

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Introduction to spirituality

Introduction to spirituality Let us begin by understanding its relevance to an individual. Why would an individual take up to its study and practice? Why Spirituality? You have to take the trouble of going through the trouble (of incorporating spirituality

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