I have read a number of books on spirituality including Osho, Aldous Huxley and books published by the Ramakrishna Math. Here are some of the common teachings. All is a manifestation of the Divine. Two noteworthy Buddhist teachings are This very body the Buddha and This very mind the Buddha. These are either Mahayana or […]
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On Religious Faith
This article is on faith – in particular religious faith. I spoke to a friend a couple of days back regarding this topic. He is a mature and well educated person and has seen the world. He said that in his opinion more people have died because of God than because of Satan. He felt […]
Shortening the Learning Curve
A friend of mine who reads this blog met me and offered this criticism. He said that most of my posts are based on what I have read in books and there is not much original content here. If people are interested in these subjects then they can read the books for themselves, my friend […]
Lessons from Marlon Sanders
I am finally getting serious about earning to support myself. I contacted a marketing guru that I know of and whom I have done business with earlier. His name is Marlon Sanders and he was kind enough to give me advice. He also sent me a free copy of a PDF that he sells online. […]
Should the Doctrine of Karma be taught in Schools?
There is a sentence in the classic work, Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon which describes the use of spirituality and religion in preserving law and order. The sentence is as follows: The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman world, were all considered by the people, as equally […]
Why is it that People never Learn
Why is it that people never learn? I came across this sentence in a very popular bestseller titled Shogun written by James Clavell. I read the book about 30 years ago and was interested in learning about Japanese culture – in particular the culture of the Japanese Samurai warriors. Well I certainly got my money’s […]
How Marconi discovered Radio Waves
There is a story of how the inventor Guglielmo Marconi discovered radio waves. He developed, demonstrated and marketed the first successful long-distance wireless telegraph and in 1901 broadcast the first transatlantic radio signal. Today we cannot live our day to day routine lives without making use of Marconi’s invention. Everything from the Internet to TV […]
How to quit Smoking
I have been a confirmed smoker and nicotine addict for more than 30 years. But on June 21st this year I smoked my last cigarette. Counting today it has been 82 days since I quit smoking. So how was I able to finally quit? This is the question I will answer in this article. In […]
A Revolutionary Philosophical Concept
I have been taking an interest in philosophy, spirituality and meditation for some years now. But only recently in all my reading did I come across a concept which is as revolutionary as it is basic. The concept is – drumroll please – Self Mortification. The middle class upbringing that most of us have had […]
More Comments on the Caste System
The material for this article has been sourced for most part on the book on the Mahabharata by Gurcharan Das – The Difficulty of being Good. I have taken such points as struck me as relevant to our day to day lives and will discuss them here. The first point I would like to make […]