Acharya Mahaprajna

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Spiritual practice

Why is it believed that spiritual practice is possible only within traditionally accepted limits and not outside them?

28 April 2010, 15:27 IST

Spiritual practice

28 April 2010, 15:27 IST

Philosophy of Anekanta

The philosophy of Anekanta propounded by Lord Mahavira 2,608 year back is now recognised as the philosophy of co-existence.

14 April 2010, 16:52 IST

Philosophy of Anekanta

14 April 2010, 16:52 IST

Lost in a sea of identities

To understand society, we must first understand the individual. He who knows one, knows all; and he who knows all, alone knows one, Mahavira would say.

24 March 2010, 15:06 IST

Lost in a sea of identities

24 March 2010, 15:06 IST

Health and happiness

The cause of illness does not lie only in the body but also in an unhealthy mind...

17 February 2010, 18:21 IST

Health and happiness

17 February 2010, 18:21 IST

Tolerance is hallmark of being religious

The first criterion of a religious person is tolerance - the capacity to put up with a particular situation.

03 February 2010, 16:52 IST

Tolerance is hallmark of being religious

03 February 2010, 16:52 IST

Question troubling the intellect

I have been a student of philosophy; I used to think that without it truth could not be known. Having read both eastern and western philosophy, I am convinced that it is nothing more than an intellectual exercise. It cannot be denied that it is only through intelligence that man's development can take place.

20 January 2010, 15:57 IST

Question troubling the intellect

20 January 2010, 15:57 IST

Spiritual path of progress

Man is a living being endowed with a mind, and thinking is a function of the mind...

06 January 2010, 16:08 IST

Spiritual path of progress

06 January 2010, 16:08 IST

Lost in a sea of identities

To understand society, we must first understand the individual. He who knows one, knows all; and he who knows all, alone knows one, Mahavira would say.

23 December 2009, 15:33 IST

Lost in a sea of identities

23 December 2009, 15:33 IST

Purity of conscious

The drop and the ocean have been related since ancient times...

09 December 2009, 16:03 IST

Purity of conscious

09 December 2009, 16:03 IST

Self-control provides security

Bhagwan Mahavira and Buddha spoke of the value of self-control in the same language: Control your arms, legs, speech, sense organs and mind.

25 November 2009, 16:54 IST

Self-control provides security

25 November 2009, 16:54 IST