by Uma Majmudar You may naturally wonder, what does spirituality have to do with the Coronavirus crisis? How are the two related, if related at all? Isn’t this monstrous virus with its global grip a subject of medical/scientific research and resolution? And shouldn’t...
By Sofía Puerta Webber Illustration by Olga Kolomydtseva Chapter 1 A Friendship Begins When the Shiwido legend was first told to us, something strange was happening in the world. Humans were unable to hug each other, chocolate was scarce in the...
contributed by Swami Yogeshananda, from notes he sent to us. Swami Madhavananda had come to New York City to be operated on for a benign brain tumor. Swami Yogeshananda, “on loan” from from the San Francisco Vedanta Society, served as his attendant during...
Two by Katherine C. I am a Butterfly I am a butterflyBreaking free from her cocoon All restraints removedFreedom now my cloak The breath of GodUnder meSurrounding meFilling meCarrying me Higher and higherAs I spread my wingsAnd flutter within the skyOf my...
by M. Ram Murty When we hear the word “creativity”, most of us invariably think of some form of art work, like painting, music or literary work. In this modern technological age, we may perhaps add scientific innovation to this list. But my central thesis...
by Katherine C. Photo by Michael Herren This yearning—is it in my heart? (Yes) Or is it something else? (No) It burns—strongly—ever more strongly. Who but You, Lord, could quench this burning in my heart? Who but You could still the turmoil felt deep within?...
