I walk with you and onYou, Walt Whitman, just as youPromised I would, I walkOn the bladesOf your century’sLeaves of grassAnd there I find youWhere you

Walking on the Grass  with Walt Whitman

Harmony and Simplicity

INGA MARIE RAMCKE shares her joyful approach to educating children through storytelling, puppetry, and hands-on exploration of the natural world. In t

Story, Play, and Wonder

How Sacred Geometry Connects the Cosmos,Human Creation, and the BodyTattoo artist DILLON FORTE explores sacred geometry—from the golden ratio in natur

Patterns of the Infinite

Start, Then Refine.

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A Poet’s Prayer to Rumi/Dogen's Life Work Blows Out the Window

ALANDA GREENE writes about fear, self-doubt, and what it means to claim one’s voice.It’s not as if I haven’t faced challenges. Climbing a mountain alo

Solo with Voices

The Myth You Make

ART ESSAYANUJA CHANDRAMOULI and the journey of transformation through mythology—profile by PURNIMA RAMAKRISHNAN.“Life is like driving a car. You have 

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BRINDA MILLER tells VANESSA PATEL how her eclectic approach to art mirrors her approach to life and civic leadership.Vanessa Patel: Brinda, your art p

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Life as Mixed Media

Letting Go to Create

ART ESSAYArtist KARLA SACHSE in conversation with VANESSA PATEL about paper, politics, and the body as a vessel for memory.Looking through your catalo

What the Hands See

The Heart of Creativity

ELIZABETH DENLEY reflects on grace, transmission, and creativity, revealing how grace lies at the heart of inspiration and insight.Do you sometimes fe

Grace is the Creative Spark

ICHAK ADIZES argues that love—rooted in mutual trust and respect—is the primal force of creation and growth.According to physics, time and space began

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Gifts and Graces

Life's Sacred Trust

Infinite Creativity

An Art Therapist’s PerspectiveVANESSA PATEL speaks with art therapist SANGEETAPRASAD about how creative expression becomes a language for what’s diffi

Healing Journeys

SARALA UPADHYA reflects on the profound experience of confinement—from astronauts stranded on the International Space Station to our own yearning for 

Creating a New World

Fiona Neary describes a dinner at Daaji’s home in India, where meditation under the stars and stories in the garden create a lasting memory that conti

At Home with Daaji

Nothing is Lost

JEMINA WATSTEIN shares how art can be both therapeutic and transformative for Third Culture Kids, individuals who live in multiple places over their f

Third Culture Kids

Weaving the Essence of NatureANANYA PATEL profiles textile artist DARSHINI PATEL, exploring her meditative weaving process and the nature-inspired tex

Rooted in Thread

Observation

AMELIE SU offers a blessing to her friend.In the serenity, I feel a love that is everywhere.It comes from the sky and from the earth.I am not searchin

Prayer - from meditation

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Art is an honest medium

BHAVNA KHEMLANI writes about digital detox and the constant need for stimulation. We need to unplug to destress and reconnect.The soft hum of conversa

Unplugging to reconnect

Elements of the practice

May’s Artist at Heartfulness Magazine is NEERAJ PATEL. We learn about his approach and career through this spotlight by ANANYA PATEL.Neeraj Patel is a

Frameworks of fluidity

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Music is a spiritual experience

Houseplant wisdom

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A PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAYRAJESH MENON is a nature photographer and artist based in Delhi, who travels to some of the most beautiful and remote parts of Ind

Explore India’s wildlife through the lens of photographer Rajesh Menon.

Birds of India

The final achievement

SIMONNE HOLM shares an approach to eating that will reduce inflammation and nourish your body, and shares 5 simple recipes to help you do it! You’ll s

Healthy Plant-Based Recipes to Energize Your Day

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There is only one of you

ATTACHMENT“Attachment to views is the greatest impediment to the spiritual path.”—Thich Nhat HanhBENEVOLENT MASTERTo find one’s Master in a life is a 

Embrace love, humility, and meditation for spiritual growth.

Meditation: An art essay

BHAVNA KHEMLANI is a lecturer at the Bangkok School of Management, a wellness coach, and the co-leader of the Bangkok Women’s Writers Group. Here, Bha

Explore environmental wellness, Heartfulness, and poetry to inspire eco-friendly mindfulness.

Seven of us

SULOCHANA SANTHOSH is a young and inspired writer who reminds us of the need to care for our ocean and the environment in general. What are you doing 

Join us in embracing Heartfulness and environmental sustainability for a better future.

Once upon a Saturday

Nothing lasts forever

A course of action

The author, CHITRA BANERJEE DIVAKARUNI, is interviewed here by TARA KHANDELWAL and MICHELLE D'COSTA about her books on mythology, like The Palace of I

Meeting phenomenal women

Reaching hearts

BRIAN BARNETT shares his thoughts on the creative process and how it relates to spirituality.I have often wondered about the connection between spirit

Creativity and spirituality

JOSH BULRISS shares his tips for staying positive in settings where negativity prevails. They are especially useful in the workplace, where tensions s

6 ways to stay positive

Facing our wounds

CHRISTIAN MACKETANZ offers us an insight into how an artist creates a peaceful work of art, and how true peace goes beyond that possibility.The instru

The instruments of art

Make peace with your enemy

Under the TreesSaratoga Springs, New York, 2024FIONA NEARYFinding JoySaratoga Springs, New York, 2024FIONA NEARYMay Their Innocence and Joy Continue t

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Explore the story and mission of 615Chutney in Nashville.

Serving smiles: from heart to table

Food is love

On May 14, 2024, at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, DAAJI was interviewed by GUILA CLARA KESSOUS, the UNESCO Artist for Peace, and Ambassador fo

Expressing the inexpressible

LESLIE BLAIR shares the profound nature of a dream, which she almost missed. How often do we receive these gifts without realizing it?The dream caught

Dream choir

With color and shape

KUMARESH RAJAGOPALAN performed at the Global Spirituality Mahotsav, along with Shankar Mahadevan and Shashank Subramanyam, and here he speaks about mu

Explore how music unites us beyond words and belief.

The mysteries of music

Music brings us together

ARYAAN ARORA is a young actor, musician, and composer. He was interviewed by PRAGYA MISHRA during the Global Spirituality Mahotsav on the impact of me

Become your own influence

SIDDHARTH KAK is an Indian documentary maker, television producer, and presenter, best known as the producer and presenter of Surabhi. Here, he is int

Discover Siddharth Kak's journey in storytelling & culture.

When a bird sings, do you analyze it? 

The creative process

JEMINA WATSTEIN has taught art all over the world, including Thailand, Germany, and the United States. She encourages all her students, and now us, to

3 activities to calm the mind

VICTOR KANNAN recently visited the Inner Peace Museum at Kanha Shanti Vanam, and invites us inside its doors to feel the calmness that inner peace bri

Inner peace museum

What is art?

BO JOHNSON is interviewed by SURAJ SEHGAL about being a stand-up comedian, the humanity behind humor, and the nerves around how it will be received. H

Being funny

The light within

KATHLEEN SCARBORO shares her journey as an artist, explaining why she has chosen the subjects that are so dear to her heart. In December 2023, she ope

Thoughts about painting india

Sharing the soul

JOSH BULRISS is the professional photographer behind The Buddha Project, an initiative capturing unique Buddha imagery across the world. In this photo

Discover Buddha's diverse depictions in art worldwide.

The diverse faces of the Buddha

Creative power

The enemy of creativity

PAPIGUY from Montpellier reminds us that we have a lot to learn about generosity from the natural world around us, in this case from a very beloved el

Explore the story of Mana, a generous elephant with wisdom.

Mana the elephant

JOSH BULRISS is a traveling photographer. Before heading to Thailand for the Buddha Project, he had no idea that he would find a soul mate for his tra

How the Buddha brought us together

6 Questions with Tanya ManiktalaTANYA MANIKTALA is an award-winning Indian actress. We asked Tanya about the people, places, and things that help her 

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Fascinating life

SIDDHARTHA V. SHAH has been promoting art as a means of community engagement and social responsibility throughout his professional career. Recently he

Art, healing, and slowing down

Try slowing down

LIU JIANMIN is a Heartfulness practitioner and calligrapher. He has taken a quote of FEI XIAO TONG (1910-2005), one of the founders of Chinese sociolo

Liu Jianmin blends Heartfulness with running script calligraphy.

The beauty of nature and spirituality

The light in the heart

Students' Contributions From The Heartfulness Learning CenterArtwork by AVIYUKTArtwork by HARSHA R

Peace - students' contributions

Thoughtless presence

The Womanifesto collective came together in Bangkok in the late 1990s to fulfill the need for an inclusive, creative, and open-ended art platform for 

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Womanifesto

POOJA KINI shares one of her simple superfood salads to brighten up your Monday and give you a burst of nutrients.Sometimes, ordering delivery can see

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Value food and cheer

AN ART ESSAYJASMEE MUDGAL reflects on her love for Rumi, the much-loved 13th-century Persian poet.Rumi’s poetry has always touched my heart. Every lin

Mudgal’s artwork inspired by Rumi’s deep, mystical poetry.

Rumi

From your soul

CHRISTIAN MACKETANZ is an artist and Professor of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts, Dresden, Germany. He shares his love of Nature and creativity,

Creativity and art

FIONA NEARY is passionate about creating introspective spaces to share with others through painting, photography, music, and conversation. She and her

A fun exercise: Tree of life

Your unfolding life

A closed book

SIMONNE HOLM is the founder of the Alkaline Institute and is dedicated to helping people to thrive on their health journey through creative food proje

Healing Soup

GRANT SNIDER began drawing and writing before he knew what he was doing. His comics have appeared in The New York Times Book Review,The Kansas City St

Comic Joy




  Chef VIJAY SAHU has cooked his way from India to Australia, and across
  Thailand, New York, and now Dallas, TX.Here he shares his thoughts on
  

10 tips for heartful cooking

POOJA KINI shares her experience and tips for setting intentions and caring for your health on a daily basis. She also shares a great recipe for a qui

Interest, intention, and a yummy breakfast

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        Ma, to have a window seat, but thi

Commitment train

Commitment

JOEL CROSS, aka A Soul Called Joel, is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter. He grew up singing gospel songs with his seven siblings. In 2022, he rele

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