My understanding of philosophies
Edit: I forgot when I started this article… it must have been sometime in mid-September, but things got so hectic with work and life that I was literally sapped by the drudgery. And then, my son suddenly decided to arrive in to this world a week early. There is no finding time after that,...
Sip More »
This article is in continuation of the Practical Spirituality: The regulative principles, in case you have missed it, read it HERE It has been several months, since I got any time to sit down and type an article. It seems like it was just yesterday that I started going on my trips, but a...
Sip More »
Everything in this universe, except for the Supreme Lord, has to follow rules and perform the prescribed duties. But Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita that though he is not bound by any rules, he still executes his duties so as to set an example to all the souls. BG 3.22: O son of...
Sip More »
I tried to complete this article thrice before, but somehow or the other it didn’t turn up in a way I wanted. I have rewritten this article thrice. And yet I am not satisfied with the outcome. It just makes me wonder if my current disposition is so bad, because of all the traveling...
Sip More »
(Fair warning: This series of article was born after some pretty nasty incidents that were reported in the news over the last couple of months. This would be of the very direct and no-holds barred kind of series. By the way, all opinions expressed in the articles are mine and my own.) I am...
Sip More »
Purpose of Life So, here we are. Another year has passed as per the Gregorian calendar. Even as I started for home on Dec 31st evening from office, around 6:30PM, the grounds within the campus had been converted in to an ‘open-air’ ‘fun’ ‘party floor’. Laser lights, fog effects and ear-drum blasting music,...
Sip More »
Ancient Wisdom, Modern relevance – Kali Yuga gaining I did not find a more suitable title for this article than the one given. All this while, I had attempted to present the teachings of Bhagavad Gita in a concise manner so that even a person with no prior knowledge can get interested in the...
Sip More »
Role of faith in Science In my last article, we had seen what Krishna’s instructions on the caste system were. And there was an interesting set of comments from Mr. Hari, which prompted me to put up this article together in short notice (I was working on a more elaborate article and had updated...
Sip More »
Ancient Wisdom, Modern relevance – Caste System as it should have been In my last article, we had seen the basic essence of Lord Krishna’s instructions through Srimad Bhagavad Gita. Going forward, I will attempt to present the views from the perspective of Vedic teachings on some of the issues that we have been...
Sip More »
Ancient Wisdom, Modern relevance – Perfection of Yoga In my last article, I had addressed the details on who can be a Guru and how to identify a bonafide spiritual master. In the article before that, we saw Lord Krishna addressing Arjuna’s despondent pleas. Instead of going through a chapter-wise discussion as I...
Sip More »
Recent Comments