Category

Psychology

Theseus-adjusting-Procrustes

In part two of his essay, Shanti concludes after his deliberations with Procrustes that “Everyone of us is a unique expression of ‘Existence’.”

Tamar bridge

“The perfect expression of art may be in worlds beyond, but it is gratifying one may not need to go so far to seek it,” expounds Anugyan in this essay.

Hypocrisy

Antar Marc has a look at hypocrisy, an expression that describes much of what can be seen wide-spread in this time of crisis.

Buddhacop

It’s time to police the police with an inner education that checks reactions like anger, fear, violence and suppressed hatred. New contributor Rona Ramesh offers her perspective on a quiet form of police brutality.

Lao Tzu Gate, Osho Ashram India

Marc looks into the phenomenon of nostalgia and what triggers it… and is it a reality, is it a dream, an illusion?

Marc comes across corruption on his first trip to India, and in this essay, he explains the various practices that are intimately related to dishonesty or criminal activity to acquire illicit benefit.

Edwin Smith Papyrus Feat

Marc provides a deeper look into the history of psychology: “Psychology today is the science of behaviour and mind and includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, as well as feeling and thought.”

Incarnation Feat

Every incarnation is wide open to total fulfilment in whatever form it can be experienced, and this is what every child’s caretaker must be aware of, writes Bhagawati.

Hands with light Feat

Iam Saums states, “The universe, our soul, intuition, heart, mind and body are all essential aspects of our existence. Our consciousness emanates from the entirety of our being.”

Mexican clay figurines Feat

In this essay, Marc explores the meanings of intimate relationships people find themselves in and adds Osho’s insight to all relationships but in particular, the ultimate intimacy between master and disciple.

Earth Feat

Bhagawati writes about the implications of the race to Moon and Mars undertaken by the USA, Russia and China, and shows Osho’s incredible insight into the status quo.

Sales

Bhagawati writes on the importance of recognizing one’s true needs and to clearly see how society creates smokescreens and fuels false material needs to continue to enslave the people.

Antique watch

An essay by Marc about the oldest questions asked by mankind: who created the universe, why was the world created, is there a design?

eye of a storm

Our experience of social reality is becoming progressively intense… When we are being in the moment, we begin to calm our inner storm, states Iam Saums.

Indian Ocean

Humanity’s way of life has become lethal to itself and nature, writes Iam Saums. He also insists that we are not victims of our circumstances but have extraordinary opportunities for transformation.

Gossiping

In these times of fake news, gossip and chatter on Twitter and Facebook I am reminded of what Osho said on gossip in the ‘good old commune times’, writes Marc.

graffiti: woman with many eyes

Prof. V. Santhakumar tries to fathom the origins of this, for women, very uncomfortable trait of Indian culture, that does not seem to die off even after years of modernisation and growth of the middle classes.

Decisions

To be or not to be, to act or not to act, to re-act or not to re-act; those are questions for all of us. Marc delves into the topic of decision-making.

Colour wheel

In this three-part series, Kaiyum clarifies widespread confusion about the difference between feelings and emotions.
Part 3: Expanding on the one key feeling and some additional themes around the heart and Truth.

Emotions and Feelings

In this three-part series, Kaiyum clarifies widespread confusion about the difference between feelings and emotions.
Part 2: More facets of the subject of feelings and emotions that make it even more colourful!

Feelings

In this three-part series, Kaiyum clarifies widespread confusion about the difference between feelings and emotions.
Part 1: Providing the essential answer about the part played by the Mind.