Category: epiphany
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Viveka Chudamani ~17
Vivekono viraktasya samadiguna salinah Mumksoreva hi brahmaijnasayogyatamah VC-17 The verse essentially deals with who is qualified for the quest of the supreme. The ability to discriminate, detachment qualities of calmness and also a burning desire for liberation. The first quality being viveka often we equate viveka to knowledge and confuse information with knowledge. But…
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Viveka Chudamani #19
Most of the eastern philosophy talks about similar things – the Bodhicitta is about doing a task without being attached to the result. That is neither elated with the win or self condemning on failure. The Bhagavata Gita talks of “yogasta kurukarmani, na phaleshu kada chana.” Do what you have to do without being attached…
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Blocks on the journey.
#VivekaChudamani -18 Often as we walk on the path of self awareness, and discovery we have reversals. The tendency is to go into self blame, but the blocks in the spiritual journey is usually due to blocks within. It often reflects in the world outside. This is where #compassion comes to play. Slowly focus on…
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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…
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No Regrets
May 1997 Kasturba Medical College Prof.Dr.S.N.Rao looked at the x-ray, he sighed deeply “70% tissue infiltration. Grade 2” was his diagnosis. The four faces before him resigned. There was no moaning or why me happening here. It was acceptance of a situation. Dr.Rao had just diagnosed cerebral tumor in my 74yr. Old grandmother. “actually we…
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To the Scribe Tribe
walking down the memory lane with Indiblogger.
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