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Muslims


“Every time your BP rises when you remember the Muslims, just think about Sahir Ludhianvi.”

Ignorance, Indian Muslims, Islam, Multiculturalism, Muslims, Prejudice, Quran, Religion, Sahir Ludhianvi, Terrorism

“Leisure is the mother of philosophy”


The phrase “Leisure is the mother of philosophy” means that deep thought, wisdom, and profound questions arise not from constant … More

Aristotle, Contemplation, Creativity, Hobbes, Ideas, Intellectual flourishing, Introspection, Leisure, Originality, Philosophy

Living for Others


I am pretty much self-sufficient unto myself, physically (for the most part, unless I am struck with some debilitating illness), … More

Aristotle, Books, Compassion, Empathy, Ethics, Happiness, history, Love, Others, Philosophy, social animal, Social Self, Society

We Are Not The Doers, So No Regret and No Blame


A relative wrote: The answer to all the regrets is to live in the present moment which is the only … More

Accusing others, Blaming others, Consciousness, Enemies, God, Hinduism, Living in the Now, Living in the Present, Meditation, Mindfulness, Philosophy, Pride, Regrets about the past, Religion, Resentment, Self-blame, Sense of Doership, Spirituality, We are not the doers

Practicing Gita in Kurukshetra


Understand that “the cause of suffering is desire”. This understanding will quieten the mind 24/7, which is what meditation is … More

Bhagavad Gita, Buddha's second noble truth, Desire, Karma, Karma Bhoomi, Karma Yoga, Kurukshetra, Life as a Battlefield, Meditation, Mind, Nishkama Karma, Suffering, Theory of karma

On Watching “Bhay: The Gaurav Tiwari Mystery”


I stop watching it midwayIn Episode 1, Season 1Yes, there may be ghosts Of whatever kindAren’t they just another kind … More

Bhay, Cosmos, Eris & Eros, Gaurav Tiwari Mystery, Ghosts, God, leela, Nama-rupa, Names and forms, Poem, Poetry, World

Religion, Democracy & Constitution in India


Conflict, Culture, Democracy in India, Equality, Freedom of expression, Hinduism, India, Indian Constitution, Justice, Liberty & Fraternity, Morals, Religion

Virtue & Vice


“Do not be fooled by virtue into pride in oneself or praising of others, and by vice into regret in … More

Blame, Blemishes, God, Mistakes, Praise, Pride, Regret, Sense of Doership, Shortcomings, Vice, Virtue

Mother Knows Best


Rama should have consulted his mother Kausalya when he heard about his father Dasharatha’s varam to Kaikeyi. Kausalya would have … More

Dasharatha, kausalya, Rama, Ramayana

Climate Disaster: A Spiritual Crisis


‘I’m not feeling well.’ Your feelings are carbon. No other species is responsible for the climate disaster. We are. Why? … More

Acharya Prashant, Climate Change, Climate Change as spiritual crisis, Global Warming

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