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A Mind Free of the “Me” — J. Krishnamurti


Jiddu Krishnamurti viewed self-centredness as the core of human conflict, sorrow, and isolation, driven by a “me”—a construct of thought, … More

Choiceless Awareness, I-Me-Mine, J. Krishnamurti, Life, Loneliness, Mind, Self-centerdness, Selfishness, Selflessness, Suffering

On the Question of Self-Interest


It is a logical truism that everything we do, we do it for the sake of “our own” happiness (despite … More

Altruism, Amartya Sen, Ayn Rand, Egoism, Enlightened egoism, Gurjada Appa rao, Happiness, Living for others, Philanthropy, Rational Fools, Self-interest, Selfishness, Selflessness

The Rational-Economic Man


This world is a rotten placeIts redeeming features fewLove also always asks this“What’s in it for me?”Scarce are the resourcesVery … More

Economics, Love, Poem, Poetry, Rational, Selfishness, World
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