As the executive committee chair of Amsterdam South East, a district with almost 95.000 inhabitants and 170 nationalities and cultures, I welcome the festival of Holi! Since my childhood I have been celebrating this festival with its vibrant colors. The ritual starts by lighting up the bonfire one day before the day of Holi. My […]
Spiritualiteit & Samenleving
Vipassanā: A Journey from Mundanity to Transcendence
No other event in humanity’s recent past has so starkly and glaringly brought out the uncertainties of human life as the current pandemic. Philosophers tell us that the coronavirus could be a warning that humanity is deviating from the path of nature. Medical practitioners, scholars, and social activists, all urge us to lead a life […]
Hinduism and SDGs
Of the 17 goals the UN member states have adopted, goal 16: peace, justice and strong institutions stands central. To achieve world peace, one needs to attain peace at societal and individual levels. Since societies are gatherings of individuals, it is individual peace that manifests into the various other levels of peace in the world. […]
News and Updates
Prof. dr. Sharda Nandram has been appointed as Professor of Business & Spirituality at Nyenrode Business University. The OMRISE team is delighted to share that Prof. Dr. Sharda Nandram has been appointed Professor of Business & Spirituality at Nyenrode Business University. Prof. Sharda Nandram will accept her position in public by delivering a speech. The […]
Aankondiging: Nieuwe cursussen
“If I were asked to define the Hindu creed, I should simply say:Search after truth through non-violent means. A man may not believe in God and still call himself a Hindu. Hinduism is a relentless pursuit after truth… Hinduism is the religion of truth. Truth is God. Denial of God we have known. Denial of […]
Aankondiging: oproep tot het indienen van artikelen
Submissions are invited for articles for our next issue (Issue10) Theme – Yoga, Ayurveda and Society With support from several authors and well-wishers, OMRISE magazine is in its 10th edition. We take this opportunity to invite you to write in the upcoming OMRISE Issue in June, 2022 on Yoga, Ayurveda and Society. Every year in […]
WOORD VAN DE REDACTIE : Spiritualiteit, management en samenleving, nummer 8 - spiritualiteit voor bedrijf en samenleving
Dear all, We are delighted to share the 8th issue of OM RISE Magazine with you. For this issue, the theme is Spirituality for Business and Society. Spirituality is a broad concept embraced by many with different principles, practices and rituals. The path to spirituality generally starts by recognising that something is greater and beyond […]
Heelheid van ‘zijn’ op de werkplek
Organizations have a legacy of de-personalizing their employees – seeing them as “resources,” “number of hands.” They are often stripped of their identity and become a “Worker”, “an employee”, “Manager”, “a member of the Sales force.” The history can be traced back to industrialization. The unintended effect of this is that organizations are often stuck […]
Guthi: een inheemse socioculturele praktijk in Nepal
Introduction In the age old history of Nepal, ‘Guthi’ derived from the Sanskrit word ‘Goṣṭhī (गोष्ठी) means gathering or meeting of cow-herders (gopalas). It is a traditional socio-cultural and economic institution working for the socio-economic benefit of the Newar community. History The term ‘Guthi’ was first found in an inscription (shilalekh) at Pashupati dated 1403 […]
Waar sociale rechtvaardigheid en spiritualiteit elkaar ontmoeten
“We, members of the human race, have clustered ourselves into groups that perceive each other as enemies, each with their own sets of values, rules, and regulations, with different degrees of spiritual awareness, and divergent perspectives on the essence of life. The common flaw of each “tribe,” however, is their failure to implement the “oneness” […]
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