Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • sound of music.

    sounds of assurance

  • the mobile Konkan trash can

    why can’t we indians have a little civic responsibility.

  • to eternity.

    would i choose immortality? Live for ever? Parashuram of Hindu mythology, or Ashwathama of Hindu mythology would be great people to ask opinions from. Anyway I do not think it is a great idea to live with this body for ever can you imagine, muscle wasting,organ degeneration, Alzheimer and god knows what! After all I…

  • Words I Live By

    ಪ್ಲಿನ್ಕ್ಯ್ ನನ್ನ "ಮೋಟೋ " ತಿಳಿಯ ಬಯಸುತಿದೆ, ಮೊಟೋವನ್ನು ಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಕೆ ಹೇಗೆ ಅನುವಾದಿಸಲಿ? ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ಆನ್ಲೈನ್ ಶಬ್ದಕೋಷ ಓದಿದರೆ — ಧ್ಯೆಯೇ, ಆದರ್ಶ, ಜೀವಾನ್ದುದ್ದೇಶ ಎಂದು ಸಾರುತಿದೆ, ಜೀವನ್ದ್ದುಶ ಇವೆಲ್ಲ ಬಹಳ ದೊಡ್ಡದೊಡ್ಡ ಶಬ್ದಗಳು, ನನ್ನ್ಗೆನೋ ಮೋಟೋ ಅಂದರೆ ಈ ಸನ್ನಿವೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿದ್ದಾಂತವೆಂದು ತೋರುತಿದೆ, ಏನೆ ಇರಲಿ ಧ್ಯೆಯೇನೋ ಸಿದ್ದನ್ತವೋ ನನ್ನತನವನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸ್ಕೊಂದು ಅನ್ಯರೊಡನೆ ಬಾಳುವುದು ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿರುತದೆ ಅಲ್ಲವ? ನಿನ್ನ ನೀನು ಮರೆತರೇನು ಸುಖವಿದೆ? ತನ್ನತನವ ಮರೆತರೇನು ಸುಖವಿದೆ?

  • ruled by…

    words i live by What is my motto in life? I don’t really know. Somehow I always felt motto to a certain extent reflects our ambition and our goals. When that in itself is not clear what would my motto be? Yes it could be to discover what my goal is—I don’t even have to…

  • Food to die for.

    my last meal curd rice (2) If it was the last meal for the rest of my life what would it be? bisebele bath and curd rice of course. bisibele bath is a traditional south Indian rice casserole cooked with equal volume of rice and lentil, spices are added. with advent of vegetable fads "English…

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