Spirituality

Temple visits, meditating at cave and more: Tracing PM Narendra Modi’s spiritual journey

Donning traditional attire, Narendra Modi offered prayers at Parvati Kund in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh district on Thursday. From his famous cave visit in 2019 to praying at shrines, the Indian PM often gives us a glimpse of his devout side

Pitra Moksha Amavasya: How life is a continuum that neither begins with birth nor ends with death

This year, the Mahalaya Amavasya, or Pitra Moksha Amavasya, is on Saturday, 14 October. This is when the portal to our ancestors becomes available

Explained: Why people fast for Ramzan, Lent and other holy days

Fasting across religions is practiced for a wide range of reasons that include spiritual purification and self-discipline. Here is a quick look at fasting as an act of faith

Right Word | How Srila Prabhupada, the founder of ISKCON, built a global spiritual movement from nothing

It’s ironical that while millions of devotees across the world are carrying forward their spiritual journey under the aegis of ISKCON, the story of its founder — AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada — is yet to reach most of the people in his own country

Book Review: Gauranga Das' The Art of Focus captivates readers with endearing simplicity

The Art of Focus, published by Penguin Ananda, contains practical, accessible wisdom that would benefit anyone who engages seriously.

As an atheist, why I'm running scared of the God-fearing lot during the coronavirus pandemic

After massive swarms of locusts hit Gurgaon and parts of Delhi last month, in the middle of the pandemic, I couldn’t stop myself from going down this rabbit-hole, despite being an atheist all my adult life: what if there really is a God?

Auroville, 50 years on: Story behind India’s ‘utopia’ ignores the contribution, oppression of Tamil locals

Historian Jessica Namakkal presents a side of the Auroville story that has been systematically erased – that of the contribution of the Tamil locals to building the township.

Ranveer Singh, Sandhguru converse about football, entertainment and purpose of life at IIM Bangalore

"When you realise that the physical will not take you anywhere, you become spiritual," Sadhguru said to Ranveer Singh in their conversation.

Jaggi Vasudev on notebandi, nationalism and why he stands behind Narendra Modi

Jaggi Vasudev is known for speaking his mind on a wide range of issues. That's just what he did in this interview with Firstpost, holding forth on everything from spiritual wellbeing, to nationalism, and the government's demonetisation drive.

Imran Khan, drugs, pirs, sex and mosquitoes: Reham Khan's book releases in the UK, is leaked everywhere else

Journalist, film producer and former wife of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, Reham Khan has been threatening to publish her 'tell-all' for a while now