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 […]
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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 […]
The Right thing for the Wrong Reasons
This article deals with my reasons for taking spirituality seriously. There are right reasons and wrong reasons for spirituality. I suppose the right reasons involve loving God and wanting union with him as also loving your neighbour and wishing him well and wanting to serve him. I am supposing all this because I don’t know. […]
Save your kids from Disaster
I suppose all people of a certain age have contemplated suicide at some point in their lives. Or been tempted by drinks or drugs. Much of the distress and upset which causes such drastic action is fear of public opinion. Public opinion – if it turns against you – can make life really miserable. I […]
Letting go of the “I”
I think my last blog has excited some comments in my housing society. Not that this is anything new. I mentioned the above two paras because I need to let go of the whole drama that I have played out in my life. The whole business of being victimized and ostracised and so forth. It […]
I need some Friends
Just a couple of hours ago one gentleman living in my society building greeted me. What is so unusual about this you might ask? It is unusual for me as I am used to being shunned and ignored. I will not dwell again on my being victimized. I have written more than enough on the […]
Dealing with Difficult People
Everyone meets people who don’t like them and whom they don’t like.What should be done to deal with unpleasant people and social situations? According to me the answer lies in three parts: Point three involves exposing yourself to constructive role models and learning from them. This article is about points one and two and it […]