Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • World Food Day

    World Food Day

    It’s the world food day. The theme of the year is grow, nourish and sustain together. Covid took from us the false food security that we all had. Suddenly there was lack not of food but of distribution so that made it so. After that came the locust attack the worst one in the past…

  • In a Box with no hinges, key or lid a golden treasure is hid.

    In a Box with no hinges, key or lid a golden treasure is hid.

    On world Egg day . #WEggDay #worldeggday

  • Just Show UP

    Cartons, cartons …more cartons…still more cartons… I’ve had enough and I though the prompt on Indispire is the best thing to take break. You know writing is always cathartic. Somehow the flow of words on paper seems take away the necrosis caused by the various stressors over the past month and half.   Here goes,…

  • Summing up the qualities of an Adept.

    Summing up the qualities of an Adept.

    Mandamadhyama rupapi vairagya smadina Prasadena guroh seyam pravrdda suyatephalam IIVC-28II Half hearted and mediocre aspirations in a seeker may also bear fruits as the grace of a Guru increases its merit and by the means of renunciation, calmness and so on. A mediocre person might get elevated by being exposed to a guru. A guru…

  • Sayonara My Friend.

    Sayonara My Friend.

    As I enter the International centre Goa expecting to be hailed with, “hi, sexy” But no, more yesterday on world friendship day our Lord in heaven called forth one of the few friends I have. I don’t know how to say goodbye to someone who you love, and took for granted. I don’t know a…

  • Mumuksutva

    Mumuksutva

    Mumuksutva – VivekaChudamani 27 Sri Adi Shankaracharya talks of three essential qualities for self realization. Discriminating capacity to separate real from the unreal. The capacity to detach ourselves from the attachment to the result. Calmness, self control inner peace forbearance. He then talks of another quality Mumuksutva which the acharya calls a s the true…

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