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Yogananda in his bestselling “Autobiography of a Yogi” talks about visiting the saint he calls Master Mahasaya. He was referring to Mahendranath Gupta, otherwise known simply as “M” and the author of “The Gospel Of Ramakrishna”. Here is one version … Continue reading →

Catalina Escobar is from a well-to-do business family in Bogota, Columbia. She did her undergraduate degree in the US and participated in the study-abroad program to spend a semester in Japan. Soon she came to adopt the values of discipline … Continue reading →

When Hayden Carlo was pulled over for an expired registration sticker he was down on his luck. He had been struggling to support his wife and two children. He told the officer he had no excuse for having an expired … Continue reading →

With my 47th b-day fast approaching & 26 years of cardiac nursing under my belt, I found I had not learned to take care of myself. The rigors of caring for thousands of patients with a wide variety of critical … Continue reading →

Dancer Alokananda Roy visited a jail for the first time in 2007. She was invited by the Inspector General of Prisons, who was in the process of ushering in reforms in the jail. He wanted Alokananda to see if she … Continue reading →