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Category: Philosophy for Everyday Life
Only an Afternoon Away
“One is just an afternoon away from liberation.”
The Desire to be Loved and the Ability to Love — Atwood Vs. Dostoevsky and Buddhism
The tension between the desire to be loved and the need for personal freedom is rooted in the idea that … More
“Tell them I’ve had a wonderful life.”
Just before losing consciousness at his doctor’s home in Cambridge, the Austrian-British philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein told the doctor’s wife: “Tell … More
Seeing Through Prarabdha
You think I am bound Held tight in the grip of destiny Fated to be as I am and will … More
“You are the world”–J. Krishnamurti
Claude Explicates: The sentence appears across five decades of Krishnamurti’s talks. It shows up as “you are the world, and … More
Hegel and the CJP’s Jantar Mantar Protests in Delhi
I asked Claude, “Regarding the recent CJP protests at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, please comment on it in the context … More
Valuing the lives of others? Self-sacrifice? Ah, well, who knows what’s right, what’s wrong
Freedom
The Problem with Indian Liberal Intellectuals Today
To be sure, given that Indian civilization is an ancient one, perhaps the most ancient, it stands to reason that … More
