This is going to be a short article but I think it is very relevant and insightful. The question is, ”Why is it that people never learn?” I am going to answer the question based on what I myself have experienced. I know that doing what I recommend will produce results – in other words […]
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How can we die with the calm dignity of Socrates?
The conventional view about death and dying is that it is a great misfortune and a great suffering. The Buddha mentions death as being a great suffering that no one can avoid and he exhorts us to seek Nirvana so that we can be free of the continued cycle of birth, death, rebirth and suffering. […]
Looking upon Death as an Adventure
This is the second of a few articles on death and the fear of death. I hope what I have to say will give comfort to those who – like me – are no longer young. I also think that there are practices that will help us deal with the fear of death and who […]
Are You Afraid of Dying…Then Read This
I would like to write some articles on the subject of death. I know that this topic makes a lot of people uncomfortable so if you like you can skip my later articles on this subject and only go through what I am posting today. Who knows, you might be better served by not reading […]
Why do we suffer
This is an attempt to respond to the most basic of all questions: “Why do sentient beings suffer? Or why is there evil in this world?” Surely if God was omnipotent and filled with love and compassion, he could have created a universe in which sentient beings were always happy and did not have to […]
Creative Thinking to deal with COVID19
I’ll start by saying that I have no creative solutions to COVID19 but I can offer a couple of brainstorming tips on how to go about being creative. In Zen Buddhism the following statement is almost a truism. It goes like this: “If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything, it is […]
How to save yourself from Financial Ruin
In this blog post I will do nothing more than to point you to two of my answers to questions on the website Quora. These answers contain tips which will guide a person to business success. More importantly it will help you decide whether to go into business or not. This might save you a […]
When should youngsters first have sex
I hesitated for some time before writing this article. The prudish attitude of people in India to the subject of sex is well known. But I think I have something worthwhile to say and who knows possibly someone in the situation where they have to decide on this question posed in the headline may be […]
Where to invest in the age of COVID19
I’ll start by saying that my view (as stated below) is not that of an expert and I would love to be proved wrong by scientists finding a cure for COVID19. But here are the facts relating to the virus as best I understand them. COVID19 is a sort of flu and is a viral […]
My 2 cents on the Coronavirus
Here are my 2 cents on the Corona virus. I am not sure how much you will like what I have written but it is likely to be a different perspective from what you will find elsewhere. I’ll start with a WhatsApp conversation with my niece a couple of days ago. The link is to […]