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Toxic Comfort
Watched ” The Last Man on Tower ” today. A wonderful movie and equally beautiful acting by Manoj Bajpayee. The film shows human relationships in their most naked form. It shows how greed takes over years of relationships and how… Continue reading
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Down the Memory Lane
I don’t know why, but I was down memory lane today. While looking at the horoscopes, I tried to figure out why past memories feel so strong. In our daily lives, we operate on two different levels. First, we experience… Continue reading
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Who Observes in Meditation?
Once I presented a paper on Vipassana at Delhi University, and someone asked me, “Who is the observer?” “Who is doing Vipassana?” and “When the instructions are being given by Goenka ji, who is listening to them and doing what… Continue reading
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Are Strong Minds driven by Love?
I watched the movie Grah Pravesh, starring accomplished actors like Sharmila Tagore and Sanjeev Kumar, a few days ago. They have a son, and the husband goes to the office every day. It so happens that at the office he… Continue reading
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Jugaad Mindset
When we drive on a road, where at any moment somebody may come from the opposite side in a tractor or bullock cart at very high speed; what safety precautions can one really take except singing Hanuman Chalisa? When we… Continue reading
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Guddu Ki Mummy
From the mother in Aradhana to the mother in Mirzapur! What a deterioration in a mother’s character. Just watch the lowest form first: “Guddu ki Mummy”. What is important to her? Her terror in society’s eyes. Her dominance. Because when… Continue reading
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Denial of Reality
People believed the Sun revolved around the Earth for thousands of years. The internet says that although the ancient Greek astronomer Aristarchus of Samos first proposed the idea in the 3rd century BCE, people continued to believe the Sun revolved… Continue reading
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दिल के ख़ुश रखने को ‘ग़ालिब’ ये ख़याल अच्छा है
We take the body for granted. I had a severe stomach infection and visited the doctor. The doctor tried to determine the cause of the disease by asking about the symptoms and medical history. They gave me some antibiotics to… Continue reading
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Mount Stupid
Children go to school to learn different subjects. Some pick up quickly, while some learn slowly. However, school has a place for everybody. There are extra classes for those who take more time to pick things up. There is no… Continue reading
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Happiness is not a “seeking”
What is the purpose of a spiritual journey? To seek peace? To seek happiness? Who is seeking peace and happiness? Obviously, somebody who is not at peace or happy. Who is that? But we were not seeking peace and happiness… Continue reading
