By Arun Sehgal

Working for a higher goal with a focus on action rather than the results is how Arun Sehgal dealt with around two hundred personnel who had received the pink slip due to a multinational company's acquisition. As the Head of Human Resources, he unfolds the events and describes how his team transformed a potentially traumatic experience into a smooth transition simply by working for a sublime cause, which helped unleash their full potential. He shares this inspiring story, which led to an award-winning HR Practice with Meera Nair....

By Sanjay Bhartiya

Karma Yoga emphasizes the path of right action, defined by selfless work performed with a sense of service and without attachment to the outcomes. This article explores two key aspects of Karma Yoga: the inevitability of action and the purification of the mind through right action. It highlights that living beings are in constant action, and attempting to escape it is futile....

By Dhiraj Malik

In Vedanta, the concept of ishwara, often equated with God, is both nuanced and sophisticated. Most religious philosophies depict God as an all-powerful, all-knowing being who creates this universe and dispenses justice. Vedanta presents a more intricate view....

By Deepraj Dutta

Philosophers over the ages have asked themselves the question, “Who am I?”. They came up with answers that they passed on to their students, which later resulted in the development of the various philosophical schools of thought. The language that these masters used depended largely on their geography, culture and their scholastic tradition....

By Dr Janki Santoke

Thanks to the work of our dedicated journal team, we have yet another reading treat with us. Some food for thought from Deepraj Dutta who compares Vedanta and Sufi thoughts, Meera Nair who gives an excellent example of Karma Yoga with Arun Sehgal's experience and Sanjay Bharatiya who helps with the theory of karma yoga. There is a self-paced course on the Secret of Effective Work on the Vedanta Wisdom Trust website, if you would like to delve some more into Karma Yoga....

By Janki Santoke, Ph.D

In Dr. Janki Santoke’s The Happiness Guarantee: 2. The Attitudes of Happiness, it is asserted that joy can transform into sorrow when indulgence is not tempered by regulation. The author emphasises that true enjoyment derives from a disciplined and mindful engagement with pleasures. Intellect must guide the desires of the mind, balancing both indulgence and abstinence....