About Turtles on the world turtle day
An Homage to the Turtle.
The ideal student — Viveka Chudamani.
Just there is an ideal teacher here is an ideal student who is qualified to receive the knowledge. Adhikara namasaste phalasiddirvirsesatah Upaya desakaladyah santyasminsaha karih – 6-14 The ultimate quest of a spiritual endeavour depends on the quality of the seeker, the role of the time and place is but secondary. The word adhikari is …
VivekaChudamani, of rituals.
Viveka chudamani 8-13 Arthasya niscaya desto vicarena hitokotih Na snanena na danena pranaya mastena neither sacred baths nor any amount of charity or any pranayama gives us the knowledge of the self. The knowledge of the self is possible only when we send our thoughts along the rails of arguments laid down by salutary advice of …
Revisiting Darwinism.
Once upon a time in the 1980’s Indira Rao our biology teacher spoke taught us about Charles Darwin, and the theory of natural evolution. Like all good students I totally deleted it from my memory the after 12.30pm April 8th 1980, as that was the day we finished out biology exam. Somewhere in the later …
Why Gratitude is So Necessary
“She was never there when I needed her.” “Everyday it was roti sabzi,  in the lunch box, or for dinner. I had to throw sever tantrums for her to give me cakes or biscuits.” Swara’s complaints about her mother went on. Swara only seem to see the lack...lack of time that her mother gave her. …
When Journaling looses charm
I am sitting at Mango meadows sipping my coffee between patients. Sometimes it is quite an insight. this morning I had a patient who has messed up his life for the past 40yrs and wants a cure in 40mnts. I realize we are so comfortable in the default habits that we have created for ourselves …
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