Spirituality In Practice

Author: sipractce

  • It is a wonderful chance to do something meaningful – again!

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    Yes, the Chicago Cubs are going to the World Series, the ultimate in professional baseball play off. The Cubs have not been to the WS in the past 71 years and have not won a WS Championship for the past 107 Years! That is more than four generations of Cubs deprived of the joy. They…

  • On overcoming the fear of death

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    Katie Donovan and Dalton Prager — like Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters, the teenagers in the 2014 film — fell in love even though they knew the other could die at any time. The real-life couple also shared a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis. Adding to their drama was the fact that Katie’s doctors had…

  • Untying a knot.

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    The word used to describe a challenge or difficulty in Tamil language is “Chikkal”, which translates into a knot. If you reflect upon it, that is a very appropriate metaphor. Like a rope that winds itself into a knot or a set of incessant interconnected loops, we tend to get wound up in our intellectual,…

  • India – Independence Day

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    August 15th is celebrated as the Indian Independence day each year. Our greetings on this special occasion to all the Indians and the well-wishers of India. This gives us an opportunity for solemn reflection on “what is independence?” and “why should we celebrate independence?” We start with a bit of Google search. An Independence Day…

  • Old age and caring for the elders

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    IIT – Madras is a prestigious academic institution located at the heart of Chennai, India. It is amazing to see such a sprawling campus built in an area which might have been a forest at one time. The suburban growth around the campus has made it a green oasis in a heavily populated urban metropolis.…

  • Big dog; little dog

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    This week I was sitting in a park in the town center of Puerto Varas, Chile on a beautiful Fall day. The southern hemisphere sees the fall season when we in the northern hemisphere enter the spring. Puerto Varas is a small town on the shores of lake El llanquihue (pronounced Jong-Ki-Way) with the majestic…

  • Reflections on the meaning of Time – A visit to Humpi

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      pdf file for more pictures     Humpi During my recent travel to India I had the opportunity to visit Humpi, a historic place in the northern part of Karnataka state. It was truly a marvelous experience, a journey into the past. Humpi was the capital city during the rule of Krishnadeva Raya. His Vijayanagar Empire…

  • Overcoming the “Drum major instinct”

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    Dr. Martin Luther king Jr. has delivered many powerful sermons as pastor at the Ebenezer Baptist Church. One of these sermons was delivered on February 4, 1968.  In this sermon Dr. King states, “Deep down within all of us is an instinct. It is kind of drum major instinct – a desire to be out…

  • Year-end reflections – what we can learn from Nature?

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    As the year draws to a close it is always a time of reflection, to take stock of what has been accomplished, what can be planned for the future, expectations full filled and desires unmet? This year-end is particularly difficult because of the concerns due to acts of terror across the globe, the recent floods…

  • Thanksgiving Prayer -2015

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    Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, speaking to German state broadcaster Deutsche Welle, said in reaction to the Paris attack:            “People want to lead a peaceful life. The terrorists are short-sighted, and this is one of the causes of rampant suicide bombings. We cannot solve this problem only through prayers. I am a Buddhist…