I am rereading a book that I purchased, I think, more than 30 years ago. The book in question is The Conquest of Happiness by Bertrand Russell. Russell was one of my favourite authors in my teenage years and early 20s. And this book above shaped the decisions which I took at various points in […]
Category Archives: Self Help
From Sex to Superconsciousness
I was a firebrand when I was a youth, ever ready to act and speak in controversial ways. Now I think I have moved to the opposite extreme and do not generally say anything which might offend someone. I am not sure that this is entirely a good thing but nobody stays young and fearless […]
How to live life fearlessly
One of the main foundations of Buddhist philosophy and teaching is that life is suffering. The Buddha said: There is this Noble Truth of suffering: Birth is suffering, aging is suffering, sickness is suffering, death is suffering… The Buddha goes on to say that there is the Noble Truth of the origin of suffering, the […]
Use setbacks – Carpe Diem
The Chinese have a culture that is significantly different from Western Civilization and also from India to a very large extent. Their script is completely different from that of western cultures. It is logographic which means that their symbols represent a word or a part of a word. English, Hindi and other languages use a […]
Have you felt a lack of Zest for Life? Here’s the Reason
All people – sooner or later – get a sense of the transitoriness and hollowness of life. If you are young and you experience this then a short-term cure is to seek a life satisfying to instinct. Get married, have kids spend 25 or more years supporting and caring for your family. I am not […]
How to Succeed in Business
So you have decided that you want to be an entrepreneur. Congratulations!! But do you know that out of every 100 businesses that are formed only 10 will be in existence after the initial five years and out of these remaining 10 only one will still be in existence after the next 5 years. So […]
Want to be a Genius like Einstein? Here’s how …
I am not sure if this is widely known but it is possible to train oneself to become a genius in any field through Eastern Meditation practices. Here is a story illustrating this point: A herdsman in a village used to take his herd of cows to graze in the fields daily. He used to […]
What would Einstein do if he had an hour to solve a problem and his life depended on it
The answer to the above according to Einstein’s own words is: ” If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I know the proper question, I could solve the problem in less […]
A Hodgepodge of Thoughts
One of the first things you learn about writing articles for a blog is that you should pick only one topic and know what you want to write about. But this article will break the rules. I am writing whatever is in the top of my head right now. So here goes: Experience is a […]