I am sorry to keep writing blogs that relate to how I was victimized. But the blog is about my insights and experiences and this is what I have experienced and what I have learnt from my experiences. Please bear with me. I am a private citizen who has never at any time been in […]
Monthly Archives: October 2023
The problem of Uttar Pradesh
I will start by stating two facts. The first is that I don’t have a social circle and so I am driven to seek company from the watchmen (the security staff) of my housing society in Mumbai. They are not exactly friends. I don’t think of them as such but they are more than just […]
When You Are Treated Badly
I am sorry for revisiting this topic. It happens to be a particular favorite of mine; a teaching that I try – sometimes ineffectively but sincerely – to apply as I go through the day. Judge not that you be not judged – that says it all. The rest of this blog is basically just […]
See the Scorpion Pit for what it is
My psychiatrist cautioned me against spirituality when I last met her. She said that too much spirituality is not good if you want to lead an ordinary, conventional life and be respected by society. I can see her point of view now. I am reading Rumi and here are a couple of quotes that – […]
How and why to read Philosophy
Some of you may be wondering why I spend so much time reading books. What is my motive? Until just recently my motive could be summarized by this teaching of the Dhammapada: We are what we think,All that we are arises with our thoughts,With our thoughts we make the world,So speak or act with a […]
Read this before buying a Kindle
If you enjoy reading and are thinking of buying a Kindle here are some reasons for and against. The first point I want to make is that you do not need to buy a Kindle device to read Kindle ebooks. Kindle software is made available – at no cost – by Amazon which enables you […]
Syriana
Have you seen the movie Syriana. It stars George Clooney and Matt Damon. I watched it on TV and it is now available on Prime Video but you have to rent it for Rs 119/-. It is a thought provoking movie and gives a certain amount of sympathy to the Arab jihadis who are conducting […]
Take the Good with the Bad
The point I want to make in this article is that right and wrong, good and bad are joined at the hip. You can no more separate the good from the bad as you can have a right without a left. I’ll start with a quote from the Taoist masters: When everyone recognises beauty as […]