[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Photo essay by RAJESH MENON from the national parks of India. I was born in the land of elephants, Kerala. Not a festival goes by without the elephants decorated in their full attire. When I became big enough, I came to know that my grandfather was the manager of the local zoo. I had... View Article

For CONNIE GROGAN, Heartfulness and Christianity are compatible. She shares something of her own journey exploring the treasure we call the heart. I grew up in the Christian faith. I am grateful for this upbringing. The teachings of Christ are of love, compassion, humility and faith, and they are qualities that stem from the heart,... View Article

LAKSHMI ARAVIND ponders over ways to remove the negative habit of complaining, and comes up with a good solution. I would like to share something beautiful I learnt from my teacher. The teaching was not by words, but was perceived through the eyes of the heart and in the silence of the mind. About a... View Article

Stillness indicates depth. Strength. Focus. Stillness has potential waiting to be expressed. Think of the stillness of a piano maestro before a performance. Or how an Olympic sprinter is so still just before the gun fires. Stillness is so vital to human endeavor, yet so difficult for most of us to achieve. In Heartfulness meditation,... View Article

THÉOPHILE L’ANCIEN shares some practical wisdom about love. Theophile the Younger Tell me more about meditation. What should one do after meditating? Theophile the Elder We should never abruptly cut meditation. When surfacing from the depths of the heart, we are delighted by the spiritual atmosphere. It is made ours by our consciousness. Integrate it quietly,... View Article

To be grateful is the greatest of all attitudes. It opens up so much peace, harmony and happiness and positively affects individuals, families, workplace and communities. Grateful people are more consistent in their behavior and hence approachable. They emanate a vibration and live in a frequency that propagates harmony in and around them. With this... View Article