One of India’s most iconic and influential spiritual personalities – Swami Vivekananda – born as Narendranath Dutta, was a disciple of Ramakrishna Paramhamsa, an ardent devotee of Goddess Kali. Representing India at the Parliament of the World’s Religions on September 11, 1893 at the Art Institute of Chicago, Swami Vivekananda, began his speech by addressing the audience as “Sisters and brothers of America!” His words echoed compassion and universal brotherhood. […]

The debate between free will and destiny stems out of ignorance. According to Ramana Maharishi- ‘The only freedom man has is to strive for and acquire jnana’ (knowledge). Through knowledge comes free will. The freedom to either accept your destiny (prarabdha) or to struggle with it, leading to further entanglements. People are always looking to ‘change’ their destiny. Omar Khayyam, the Persian sufi saint has said- ‘The moving finger writes […]