http://www.indiantvtoday.com About what's on your idiot box Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:46:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/power-of-meditation-brahma-kumaris/2012/01/20/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/power-of-meditation-brahma-kumaris/2012/01/20/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 06:16:06 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=15676 The most important journey you can take is the journey within. This is a journey to the truth of who you really are. This is the place, just beyond every day consciousness, where spiritual empowerment begins. Spiritual power gives you the power to choose creative thinking rather than automated thinking, response rather than reaction, peace, [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/power-of-meditation-brahma-kumaris/2012/01/20/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/rajyogini-dadi-janki-ji-on-the-occasion-of-peace-of-mind-the-great-brahmakumaris/2012/01/20/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/rajyogini-dadi-janki-ji-on-the-occasion-of-peace-of-mind-the-great-brahmakumaris/2012/01/20/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:21:44 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=15668 Everyone, whether young or old, remembers many things in life. We even remember that which is not essential for us and that which gives us sorrow. For a human being to remember is something natural and automatic. It is essential in life to define what is essential for us to remember and what we don’t [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/rajyogini-dadi-janki-ji-on-the-occasion-of-peace-of-mind-the-great-brahmakumaris/2012/01/20/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/music-it-connects-us-all/2012/01/14/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/music-it-connects-us-all/2012/01/14/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:05:51 +0000 pattysherry http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=15560 Written by: Patty Sherry The melody of that certain song plays;  in that very moment I am transported in time and space, to that special moment with that special someone, and I feel that feeling. Once again I am connected. Music…it has that power to connect us all. It can evoke so much within you! [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/music-it-connects-us-all/2012/01/14/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/how-to-balance-being-brutal-and-gentle-with-the-word-love/2011/12/11/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/how-to-balance-being-brutal-and-gentle-with-the-word-love/2011/12/11/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:26:37 +0000 pattysherry http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=15279   How To Balance Being Brutal and Gentle with the word LOVE by Patty Sherry The above link is a 10 minute talk I gave in New Jersey. Using the word LOVE I talk about how you can balance being brutal and gentle in all of your relationships and with yourself. This talk is a [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/how-to-balance-being-brutal-and-gentle-with-the-word-love/2011/12/11/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/non-material-gifts-for-the-12-days-of-christmas/2011/12/11/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/non-material-gifts-for-the-12-days-of-christmas/2011/12/11/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2011 14:41:37 +0000 pattysherry http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=15269 If you are wondering what to give or get for your true love for Christmas, I’ve made a non-material list ( to the tune of the 12Days of Christmas song) to help keep that flame of love and connection burning. written by Patty Sherry On the 1st day of Christmas my true love gave to [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/non-material-gifts-for-the-12-days-of-christmas/2011/12/11/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/swami-agnivesh-boycotted-by-his-saffron-clan-due-to-his-bigg-boss-5-stint/2011/11/15/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/swami-agnivesh-boycotted-by-his-saffron-clan-due-to-his-bigg-boss-5-stint/2011/11/15/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:11:23 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=14929 Slamming Swami Agnivesh for participating in reality show Bigg Boss, Arya Samaj has said that his act has hurt the sentiments of the entire saffron clan. The organisation has even announced his boycott over the issue. Agnivesh entered the Bigg Boss house on Tuesday night and said he will use the show as a medium to [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/swami-agnivesh-boycotted-by-his-saffron-clan-due-to-his-bigg-boss-5-stint/2011/11/15/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/my-brutally-gentle-approach-to-life/2011/11/02/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/my-brutally-gentle-approach-to-life/2011/11/02/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:53:33 +0000 pattysherry http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=14353 written by Patty Sherry You have to be brutal enough to to be really honest with yourself, gentle enoughto be OK with what you discover… I’m brutally honest with myself in my exploration of the polarities of me. I’m willing to look at those parts you might consider dark, those sides you might not admire [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/my-brutally-gentle-approach-to-life/2011/11/02/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/what-stops-you-from-living-your-dreams/2011/09/26/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/what-stops-you-from-living-your-dreams/2011/09/26/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:32:42 +0000 pattysherry http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13926 written by Patty Sherry People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel that they don’t deserve them, or that they’ll be unable to achieve them. – page 130, The Alchemist Don’t we all have dreams? I’ve been thinking about some of my own dreams lately. I found myself thumbing through The [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/what-stops-you-from-living-your-dreams/2011/09/26/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/just-go-with-the-flow/2011/09/23/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/just-go-with-the-flow/2011/09/23/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:20:05 +0000 pattysherry http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13893 Written by Patty Sherry Woke at 3:30 am to my own voice saying, “Patty, get up and type” and I have learned not to fight these late night/early morning rambles. I could choose to stay under the covers, try to go back to sleep, but I know this little whisper I hear urging me to [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/just-go-with-the-flow/2011/09/23/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/its-time-for-a-personal-revolution/2011/09/19/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/its-time-for-a-personal-revolution/2011/09/19/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:49:15 +0000 pattysherry http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13864 written by Patty Sherry The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You trade in your sense for an act. You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask. There can’t be any large-scale revolution until there’s [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/its-time-for-a-personal-revolution/2011/09/19/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/love-or-fear-what-do-you-choose/2011/09/01/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/love-or-fear-what-do-you-choose/2011/09/01/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:30:37 +0000 pattysherry http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13709 written by Patty Sherry   I like to think that I’m a lover not a fighter but it really made me think Love or Fear? What do I choose? and the truth is every moment is a choice with equal probability….. Love or fear? Not always so clear. I watched a video of NYC subway [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/love-or-fear-what-do-you-choose/2011/09/01/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/i-am-a-spiritual-girl-who-is-human-and-more/2011/08/24/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/i-am-a-spiritual-girl-who-is-human-and-more/2011/08/24/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:08:03 +0000 pattysherry http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13691 I’m A Spiritual Girl Who Is Human and More…. I’m making my way through life. Discovering. I am perfect. I am imperfection. Sometimes I am full of LOVE Sometimes I am full of FEAR Sometimes I see the brilliance and that gift of gold in my experience. Sometimes I shout out, “What the hell?” Sometimes [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/i-am-a-spiritual-girl-who-is-human-and-more/2011/08/24/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/finding-your-independence/2011/07/30/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/finding-your-independence/2011/07/30/#comments Sat, 30 Jul 2011 05:15:09 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13636 By Patty Sherry Independence is really about connection. The belief tends to be however, that to be independent, you need to separate yourself from someone or something. I’ve often associated independence with freedom. Depending on anyone felt in a way like bondage and I didn’t like that. If I couldn’t feel free with the people [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/finding-your-independence/2011/07/30/feed/ 1 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/%e2%80%9cyou-say-you%e2%80%99ve-lost-your-self-confidence%e2%80%9d/2011/07/10/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/%e2%80%9cyou-say-you%e2%80%99ve-lost-your-self-confidence%e2%80%9d/2011/07/10/#comments Sun, 10 Jul 2011 03:14:11 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13190 By Patty Sherry After viewing my “You Are Enough” video, a friend questioned why I had made it. Repeating my own words back to me he probed, “You say you lost your self confidence? Really?” The very tone of his question sparked me to reflect further on the subject. I lost my self confidence? Where [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/%e2%80%9cyou-say-you%e2%80%99ve-lost-your-self-confidence%e2%80%9d/2011/07/10/feed/ 1 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/benefits-of-ashtanga-yoga/2011/05/24/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/benefits-of-ashtanga-yoga/2011/05/24/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 06:37:11 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=13107 By Janifer Anderson In the Sanskrit language, Ashtanga refers to eight steps of yoga and thus, Ashtanga yoga refers to any or all the eight limbs or steps of yoga. conjointly referred to as the ability yoga, the ashtanga yoga is that the Indian name given to the branch of yoga developed and populated by [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/benefits-of-ashtanga-yoga/2011/05/24/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/awakening/2011/05/15/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/awakening/2011/05/15/#comments Sun, 15 May 2011 14:09:55 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=12770 By Kimberly Badgett “GET UP.” I opened my eyes, cringing at the sight of Barbara Rothstein staring down at me with furious indignation. Someone must have ratted me out, I thought to myself. I sheepishly reached for my clothes which were scattered across the couch, and guiltily nudged Gary, my best friend-with-benefits to wake up. [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/awakening/2011/05/15/feed/ 1 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/katy-perry%e2%80%99s-rising-interest-in-mediation/2011/05/09/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/katy-perry%e2%80%99s-rising-interest-in-mediation/2011/05/09/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 16:21:41 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=12894 Hindus have welcomed American singer-songwriter-actress Katy Perry’s (Teenage Dream) increasing interest in meditation.In the June issue of Vanity Fair magazine, which will hit newsstands on May five, Perry (Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson), 26, tells Vanity Fair contributing editor Lisa Robinson: “Russell (husband English actor-comedian Russell Brand) is into Hinduism…He meditates in the morning and the evening; [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/katy-perry%e2%80%99s-rising-interest-in-mediation/2011/05/09/feed/ 1 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/a-painless-life/2011/05/05/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/a-painless-life/2011/05/05/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 12:47:31 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=12652 By Danielle Boonstra Here’s something I know for sure is true: when I am not doing what is in alignment with my talents and values I experience pain. Sometimes it’s a dull ache in my gut and other times it’s a full-out tornado in my chest making me weep, tearing me up. And I think: [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/a-painless-life/2011/05/05/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/i-just-decided-i-rule/2011/04/30/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/i-just-decided-i-rule/2011/04/30/#comments Sat, 30 Apr 2011 12:45:17 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=12650 By Danielle Boonstra No one decides what I am worth except me because everyone else’s decision will be based on mine. I set the bar. I give the vibes. I, in essence, write the cheque. And I never used to have to think about that. I had a job; I got paid twice a month. [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/i-just-decided-i-rule/2011/04/30/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/cleansing/2011/04/21/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/cleansing/2011/04/21/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 04:29:49 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=12459 By Kim Badgett I’m sorry I never told you that I don’t like you very much. I’m sorry that I never said you seem really shallow and inconsiderate. I’m sorry I just nodded along while listening to your delusional tales of grandeur, giving you the impression that I actually believed any of what you were [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/cleansing/2011/04/21/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/dalai-lama-second-among-100-most-influential-spiritual-leaders/2011/04/06/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/dalai-lama-second-among-100-most-influential-spiritual-leaders/2011/04/06/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 14:12:31 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=12307 Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is the second most influential spiritual leader of the world, according to London-based magazine Watkins Review.The list of the 100 most influential spiritual leaders of the world published by Watkins Review has chosen the Dalai Lama as the second most spiritually influential living person, said the Dalai Lama’s office [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/dalai-lama-second-among-100-most-influential-spiritual-leaders/2011/04/06/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/conversation-with-an-atheist/2011/03/26/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/conversation-with-an-atheist/2011/03/26/#comments Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:49:32 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=12013 by Carol Bender Thanks Les for the suggestions. I will read the books you suggested. I don’t rely on books alone to make up my mind. hmmmm interesting way of putting it – making up one’s mind. I appreciate the time you have put into this discussion. The only atheists I know personally lose me [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/conversation-with-an-atheist/2011/03/26/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/rose-bushes-in-heaven/2011/03/12/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/rose-bushes-in-heaven/2011/03/12/#comments Sat, 12 Mar 2011 09:45:19 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=11821 by Sarah Golding Whenever there was some drama, some sacrifice, suffering etc my mum, God bless her, would always say: “Oh well, there’s another rose bush in heaven” Meaning that because of the pain and suffering endured she would be rewarded by a rose bush when she got up there, mum thought that by the [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/rose-bushes-in-heaven/2011/03/12/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/suresh-oberoi-back-on-small-screen-with-spiritual-show/2011/02/03/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/suresh-oberoi-back-on-small-screen-with-spiritual-show/2011/02/03/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 13:50:24 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=11247 Suresh Oberoi, who is returning to the small screen with a new spiritual show, will be seen doling out advice on leading a better life. ‘Happiness Unlimited’ is an English series where the actor will be seen giving tips on how several problems in life can be solved through spirituality. The 28-episode series on Aastha [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/suresh-oberoi-back-on-small-screen-with-spiritual-show/2011/02/03/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/%e2%80%9cheartfelt-apology-from-all-involved%e2%80%9d-in-jim-carrey%e2%80%99s-mockery-of-hindu-lord-ganesh/2011/01/24/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/%e2%80%9cheartfelt-apology-from-all-involved%e2%80%9d-in-jim-carrey%e2%80%99s-mockery-of-hindu-lord-ganesh/2011/01/24/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:22:06 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=10992 Buddhists have also come out in support of upset Hindus and want “heartfelt apology from all involved” in the mocking of Hindu Lord Ganesh in NBC’s Saturday Night Live (SNL) skit featuring actor-comedian Jim Carrey.Buddhist Minister ‘Jikai’ Phil Bryan, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said: “Television producers and filmmakers, in such powerful mediums, [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/%e2%80%9cheartfelt-apology-from-all-involved%e2%80%9d-in-jim-carrey%e2%80%99s-mockery-of-hindu-lord-ganesh/2011/01/24/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/addis-ababa-ethiopia-%e2%80%93-week-three/2010/12/29/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/addis-ababa-ethiopia-%e2%80%93-week-three/2010/12/29/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:02:47 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=10650 by Holly Robertson Merry Christmas! I hope that everyone had a fun and memorable holiday. Next up is New Years Eve so let’s start making our New Year’s Resolutions. I love New Year’s Resolutions. If you just put a little thought and ambition into it and have some backbone throughout the year, the possibilities are [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/addis-ababa-ethiopia-%e2%80%93-week-three/2010/12/29/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/the-power-of-gratitude/2010/11/24/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/the-power-of-gratitude/2010/11/24/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 05:47:01 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=10172 By Susan  Stackpole “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” ~ Anonymous ~ ? ~ ? ~ ? ~ ? ~ ? Thank You.  Merci (French).  Efharisto (Greek).  Mahalo (Hawaiian).  Grazie (Italian). Click here to learn to say “Thank You” in other languages. ? ~ ? ~ [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/the-power-of-gratitude/2010/11/24/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/art-of-living-to-attempt-breaking-guinness-record-in-cooking-5000-veg-dishes-to-be-served-veg/2010/11/01/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/art-of-living-to-attempt-breaking-guinness-record-in-cooking-5000-veg-dishes-to-be-served-veg/2010/11/01/#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 10:14:28 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=9979 The Art of Living Foundation (ALF), founded by spiritual Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Maharaj, would be attempting to break Guinness Book world record by cooking highest number of vegetarian food items by an organisation using community kitchens on November 2.”We at the ALF believe just like prayer helps us connect spiritually with the Supreme [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/art-of-living-to-attempt-breaking-guinness-record-in-cooking-5000-veg-dishes-to-be-served-veg/2010/11/01/feed/ 2 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/lauren-booth-tony-blairs-sister-in-law-on-a-new-spiritual-journey/2010/10/25/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/lauren-booth-tony-blairs-sister-in-law-on-a-new-spiritual-journey/2010/10/25/#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 04:46:31 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=9862 Lauren Booth (Tony Blair’s sister-in-law) has embraced Islam. Tony Blair’s sister-in-law converted to Islam after having a ‘holy experience’ in Iran. Broadcaster and journalist Lauren Booth, 43 – Cherie Blair’s half-sister – said she now wears a hijab … whenever she leaves her home, prays five times a day and visits her local mosque ‘when I can’. She decided [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/lauren-booth-tony-blairs-sister-in-law-on-a-new-spiritual-journey/2010/10/25/feed/ 0 http://www.indiantvtoday.com/transcendental-meditation-helps-fight-depression/2010/06/23/ http://www.indiantvtoday.com/transcendental-meditation-helps-fight-depression/2010/06/23/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:55:45 +0000 Ragini http://www.indiantvtoday.com/?p=8473 Transcendental Meditation, a stress-busting technique, may help reduce symptoms of depression, according to two new studies. The studies will be presented at the 31st Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine in Seattle, Washington April 9th, 2010. The studies, conducted at Charles Drew University in Los Angeles and University of Hawaii in Kohala included [...]]]> http://www.indiantvtoday.com/transcendental-meditation-helps-fight-depression/2010/06/23/feed/ 1