Vipul Agarwal
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All we “Know” may just be a Story Cooked by our Brain
A newborn child, until around 6 months of age, cannot talk or walk. Then magic unfolds. The child learns to say maa or paa. He starts rolling, and soon starts crawling. Where does he get these skills? Do the parents… Continue reading
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Are we really free to make Choices?
Who am I? The sum total of my thought process and my body. Tall or short, fat or thin, intelligent or dumb, extrovert or introvert, helpful or not- all these attributes define us. We are the sum total of our… Continue reading
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Three Fundamental Emotions
All of us have three predominant emotions: fear, the pursuit of pleasure, and ambition. Fear is the strongest emotion. If we are afraid, we can’t think of pleasure or ambition. If a doctor tells us that we have a terminal… Continue reading
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What is Love?
“I Love You” is one of the most frequently spoken sentences. I wonder, between “I” and “You”, where love comes from. If “I” and “You” are like two solid rocks, love is like air. How will the two solid rocks… Continue reading
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The Hidden Cost of the Pursuit of Pleasure
When we see something profound, what is the first thing that comes to mind? When we see somebody devoting his life to the well-being of the children on the street; when we see somebody giving away his life while saving… Continue reading
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Ye Dil Maange More
Why does Raavan want Sita? Raavan has everything. He has a vey beautiful and intelligent wife. He has all the wealth of the world. In fact, his entire city is made of gold. He has all the knowledge. He has… Continue reading
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Are Winners and Losers equally trapped?
I wonder why the most intelligent, as well as the most ordinary, brains get trapped in the play of ego? Intelligent people outsmart those around them. Since childhood, they get special treatment. Somehow they want to retain that “special treatment”… Continue reading
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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