Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Thank You-Telecom services.
#day 52 of the lockdown. I have attended two zoom meetings, conducted 2 two zoom sessions and attended 2 family zoom meet ups. Not bad at all. If find that most of my work can be conducted without me zooming around the town. It’s not just me, it’s a whole lot of people who have…
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Zoomnastics — The lockdown life
Its 50 days of lock-down, and that is a neural pathway has already been formed. Yours sincerely has been weaned away from the familiar charging points of 91springboards, Ram Bhavan and mango meadow. Life has we know it might change I’m not sure, but once upon a time a bike went zooming by. We used…
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viveka chudamani-Results.
#vivekachudamani, #pointstoponder, #Adishankaracharya Verse-13. This time I was in Kurukshetra, Guruji told me don’t squander your energies in trying to get your in-laws approval it has not happened in 30yrs, it is not likely to happen now. He went on to explain if I performed actions with the aim to get my in-laws approval not…
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SUKTO
Growing up in a campus has its own advantage, we get exposed to various cultures and cuisines without actually venturing into those territories. The palate develops its own preferences. One of my favourite is a dish made by my Malayali friend’s mother she called it “Eshtew” eventually we figured it was stew, well that is…
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Flyways — The Avian Routeplanner.
It’s Time For Nature~ world Migratory Bird Day. Bhasa in his Swapna Vasavadutta looks at the flying migratory swans and the thought that occurred to me when we were rehearsing this dialogue was, “Thank God not all species are forced to have passports and visa to experience Lands.” There is something very romantic about the…
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Viveka Chudamani The teacher and the Adept.
Viveka chudamani. (8-7) Last week at the Drepung Loseling Monastery we practised compassion. The concept was to view our thoughts and actions, without judgement or attachment. This is very close to Yogarudha, mentioned in the Bhagwat Gita. A state where a person is not attached either to the objects, or to the action. This is…
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