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Philosophy was once alive


by Pranay Sanklecha I was searching for meaning and purpose so I became an academic philosopher. Reader, you might guess … More

Academia, Philosophy, Western Philosophy, What ails philosophy

Casteism In Modern India


00:00:00 – Intro 00:03:06 – Prerna’s ground work 00:16:04 – Why certain castes convert ? 00:22:26 – Caste Construct 00:29:20 … More

Caste, Caste in India, Casteism, Jati, Varna

Buddha’s Four Noble Truths


(Excerpts from What the Buddha Taught by Walpola Rahula, Second and enlarged edition, 1974, New York: Grove Press) The heart … More

Buddha, Buddha's Four Noble Truths, Buddhism, Dukkha, Eightfold Path, Four Noble Truths, Nirvana, No Self, Suffering, The Five Aggregates, Trishna

Moderate Muslims are Now Speaking Up


Lubna Zaidi, a British Muslim, speaking with Arif Hussain Theruvath, an Indian Ex-Muslim

Islam, Islamic Extremism, Muslims, Quran, Religious Extremism

Caste System and Caste Reservations in India – 5 Short Videos


Reality of Caste Reservation | Dhruv Rathee ft. ‪@mohak_mangal – Did Caste Reservations destroy India? | Dhruv Rathee ft. ‪@mohak_mangal … More

Caste, Caste in Idnia, Caste Reservations, Caste System, Casteism, Cste System in India, Reservations

Liberalism As a Way of Life


“Instead of distancing ourselves from mainstream liberal culture, I suggest that fulfillment and purpose can be found by delving deeper … More

Liberalism

Is Hindutva a Form of Islamophobia?


Hindutva Hindutva, a political ideology first enunciated by Veer Savarkar in 1923 in a book by that very name, is … More

BJP, Hindu, Hindutva, Ijtihad, Islam, Islamophobia, Muslims, Political ideology, Quran, RSS, Veer Savarkar

How I Overcame Anxiety and Depression – And You Can Too!


I know you cannot wait for me to reveal the secrets of overcoming anxiety and depression. I will not keep … More

Acceptance, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, Anxiety, Depression, Living in the Now, Living in the Present, Radical acceptance

My Path to the Truth


I try to live my life with the following understanding forming the backdrop from which I do whatever I do:

Advaita Vedanta, Consciousness, Consciousness (Awareness), Ego, Ignorance, Sense of Doership, Truth

Who Listens? Who Understands?


Writers and artists come and goTalking of love, peace and justiceThe world carries on unmindfullyLost in its own obsessive concernsHardly … More

Art, Artists, Poem, Poetry, Writers, Writing

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