Excerpts from the book ‘Ignited Minds‘ Written By A.P.J. Abdul Kalamji Another girl in all seriousness asked, ‘Every day we read in the newspaper or hear our parents talk about atankvadis (terrorists). Who are they? Do they belong to our country?’ This question really shocked me. I myself was searching for an answer. They are [...]
(Published in journal 'Sadhana', November 18, 1989) Spirituality has never believed in racism. A person from the highest or lowest class could be a monk in ancient India. The monk Shakya Muni brought the hidden elements of the Vedas to the limelight. Not only did he propagate his religion all over the world but he [...]
Procrastination has become the most dreadful of psychological disease that is swallowing the potential of humanity. The sooner one realises the ill effects of it, the better. Our procrastination may not hurt us too much in the initial stages, but what one will be deprived of the long run is huge. This may be better [...]
What is self-esteem? A child has either high self-esteem or low self-esteem. Self-esteem is what the child thinks about himself subconsciously. Self-esteem is the ‘self-talk’ going on in the child subconsciously (without him or her knowing about it). What is the inner voice telling the child? It can be positive (‘anything is possible’) or negative [...]
Fortification Our social unity, national integrity, the lines dividing the untouchables from the rest of the society and the impregnable walls that heads of reli- gious sects build around themselves are matters of grave concern. Rakshabandhan has the potential to emerge as the solution to this grave problem. The festival which binds brothers and sisters [...]
(Published in Sadhana, August 24, 1985) Festivals can be envisioned as the very energy of the social life. All over the world, festivals are central to the lives of people, perhaps more so for us Indians. In the land of Bharat, festivals are not merely limited to being expressions of personal joy or means of [...]
(At the Dedication Ceremony of Sokhada Village rebuilt with the support of GNFC. Rajkot, April 20, 2002) the earthquake 26th on January 2001 had ruined the whole state. The whole world was worried about our state. Those who had lost everything were completely at sea about how to get out of this mess. However, it [...]
There are three kinds of fishes in the sea. One that gets caught in the fishing net and even aware that it is trapped Second is the one that gets caught on the net, makes a few attempts to escape, and then give up. Third is the one that is aware that it is trapped [...]
Central St at Madras, diff people, some came to see their friends off, some to travel, festive look. Young gentleman in a first class compartment, he looked out a vivacious lady bewitchingly beautiful, in silken finery alluring smile, graceful elegant cynosure of attraction, boarded in the young man's compartment, speechless wonder the man wondered weather [...]
When on a raw juice diet some juices can be drunk every 3-4 hours. One can thus take juices 5-6 times a day. One can start with 2 pints and go upto 8 pints a day. The juice diet can continue upto 30-40 days without tiny ill-effects. But adequate rest should be ensured during this [...]
