Ever since I can remember I have loved reading books. I have more than 500 books in my library at home. Add another 80 odd Kindle books and there is enough material to keep me busy for one lifetime at least. These are the books that I am yet to read. Add an indefinite number […]
Author Archives: nikhilmg
Osho’s Main Mistakes
I remember reading my first Osho book in the German library in Mumbai almost 30 years ago. From then on I have bought and read many Osho books. I do not accept him as a Guru but read his books for inspiration and entertainment. Osho had a certain understanding that cannot be found only through […]
Be Happy that you are Miserable
Why on earth should you be happy that you are miserable? For two reasons – firstly it is because of suffering that you think of God and try to free yourself of the ego that is causing you to suffer. The second reason is that life is suffering in any case according to Buddhism so […]
How to Stop Brooding and be Happy
There was a time in my life when I was young when I used to brood a lot when I suffered some injustice or was treated badly. This is not I think all that uncommon. Lots of people do just that. And they make life miserable for themselves in the process. I am speaking from […]
The Most Important Quality in Life
Ok. I would like you to answer this question. In spirituality, in relationships, in your career and in your life more generally speaking which is the most important quality to have? Is it love as was stressed by Jesus? Is it strength and courage as was stressed by Friedrich Nietzsche, Zarathustra and the Spartans? Is […]
On Risking your Neck
Indian culture until I was about 40 years old was shaped and warped by the threat of communal violence. A link to an article where I discussed this is below: I would like to state that as a result of this threat kids and young men in India were taught that the highest good was […]
Why AI is Essential
There are some articles being published in the press regularly regarding the dangers of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Two articles that I read are linked to below. I hope you will be able to read them as you may require to buy a subscription to the Times of India in order to do so. If you […]
How to Choose a Niche
Today’s training I’m going to dig into the topic, the concern, the issue of trying to choose a niche if you’re just getting started. I think for most of you, it’s trying to choose an angle within your niche. We could call that a sub-niche, we could call that an angle, or a deeper angle […]
I have a cure for Insanity
Now you may be wondering what I mean by this headline. I mean this – there is a form of insanity or mental illness for which I have the cure. I was suffering from this type of mental illness myself till I was about 25 years old and then I finally did something about it. […]
The Debt I Owe Bertrand Russell
For those of you who haven’t heard of Bertrand Russell the following few sentences will suffice. He was a great mathematician and one of the greatest philosophers of modern times. And what can I say about his family. Will Durant writes in The Story of Philosophy: For he belongs to the Russells, one of the […]