I have been doing Buddhist meditation for more than 20 years now with some degree of persistence and sincerity at least. So it has taken a very long time to turn the corner and master what is really important. To analyze why it has taken me so long: I was just slow on the uptake. […]
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The Importance of Humility
Google gave me the following meaning of the word Humility: the quality of not thinking that you are better than other people But I think humility in the Indian context has another meaning. It means (I think): the denial or abasement of oneself. The above is the meaning of self abnegation. Forget the abasement bit. […]
Why I am happy to be a Recluse
The meaning of the word recluse is: a person who lives alone and who maintains very little contact with other people or society OR a religious person who lives a life away from other people and society Both meanings apply to me to some extent. I have little contact with people and I take spirituality […]
What I have gained from books I did not understand
I used to do a lot of mindless reading when I was young. Mindless reading meaning: Much of this was pure escapism. I did not want to face up to the demons within me. I had psychological issues and lacked friends and company and so kept compulsively busy reading and walking. Now you may think […]
How Philosophy saved me 34K
I’ll start by telling the story of how I lost about Rs 2.5K just yesterday. I was surfing on Google search and the topic of my search was books and reading. Google AI recommended a mobile app Bookly. It said that this app would help organise my reading. Organize my reading means this: I want […]
A Message to Daniil Medvedev
Those of you who do not follow tennis – Daniil Medvedev is a Russian tennis player. He is currently ranked 13th in the world and has won the US Open. He is a charismatic character and somewhat controversial and modern tennis needs charismatic sportspersons. Otherwise today we have Sinner and Alcaraz dominating men’s tennis to […]
What does being Mature mean?
Some time ago a casual acquaintance hinted to me that though I was no longer young I was still immature. I forget the exact words but that is not important. What does being mature mean? I looked up the dictionary and this is what I got: to become more developed mentally and emotionally and behave […]
Death and Enlightenment
The following is a writeup I decided to publish. It is meant for my reference and not for the reading public. So don’t be surprised if you cannot make head of tail of what is written below. You need a background in Vedanta to be able to understand. This writeup is about adequacy and limitlessness. […]
Why I am saying no to Business
If you are thinking of going into business for yourself read this first. You should find it interesting and useful. The following are the reasons why I am saying no to business. I am going to read this blog every time I feel tempted to pull out my credit card and buy another Internet marketing […]
How to change your Mindset
I know of a way to change your mindset but it is hard and difficult. I have done it myself. I was young and I had a tiger’s drive. I did something that may be thought of as completely impossible – I changed my nature. This is not something that I can do now at […]