There was an ancient Chinese philosopher named Lao Tse (Meaning literally "Old Master"). It was said for him that he was born old. Now it may sound unreal at first how can a person be born old but if you look around yourself in India you can get a hang of how people can be … Continue reading India’s problem…
Does karma really exist? How does it work?
Most people understand Karma entirely wrong. Let us first understand whats the common misconception or definition of the philosophy of Karma. It goes like this… Someone killed a man. He will be killed by someone either shortly or maybe in some near future. Someone stole my money. He will get his assets stolen too. because … Continue reading Does karma really exist? How does it work?
Somehow I lost my burning desire toward studying or motivation for my goal. How can I regain it?
You can never ‘regain’ it. I can only laugh at how naive you are. Don't get offended we all are when it comes to life. Anyways, motivation is bullshit. You can't do shit in your life with motivation. And if you require constant outer motivation to do something it's time you give up on it. … Continue reading Somehow I lost my burning desire toward studying or motivation for my goal. How can I regain it?
Trust your gut…Or should you?
Don’t blindly trust your gut. People often say trust your gut feeling, trust your heart but I tell you from my and many others’ experience that your intuitions are not always right and could land you into trouble sooner or later. A great historical example I have is- Aristotle, the great Greek philosopher around 340bc … Continue reading Trust your gut…Or should you?
Some similarities between Mahabharata and Ramayana
Since there is no specifics mentioned I would like to tell you few people who lived at both the times- Ram/Krishna- As they were avatars of Lord Vishnu. No explanation required there I suppose. Mayasura - In Ramayan he built his capital and called it Maya Rashtra. Mayasura is mentioned in Uttar-kãņḍa. In the Mahabharata, Sabha Parva 2:3, … Continue reading Some similarities between Mahabharata and Ramayana
Avoid getting into these psychological traps in life!!!
Always try to be fully aware of these psychological phenomenon while making a decision. By this you can make efficient decisions and also you can exploit these vulnerability to your advantage if you know how its done. This will take your complete 10 minutes but will be very useful for rest of your life. 1) … Continue reading Avoid getting into these psychological traps in life!!!
Why is today’s generation less happy as compared to previous one even though provided with much more facility in comparison to them?
Because we ‘use people’ and ‘love commodities’. When it should be the otherwise.We have forgotten what it feels like to be satisfied.We expect people to ‘understand’ us when we don’t really understand ourselves. Today we want to be this person tomorrow we want to be that person.We take relations synonymous to boundaries.Our friendship is based … Continue reading Why is today’s generation less happy as compared to previous one even though provided with much more facility in comparison to them?
A very fascinating teaching of Hinduism…
There are four yugas(Era) widely accepted in Hinduism. They are :1. Satya yug2. Treta yug3. Dwapara yug and4. Kali yug In Satya yug, the fight was between two worlds (Devalok and Asura lok). Asura lok being the evil, was an entirely a different WORLD. In Treta yug, the fight was between Lord Rama and Ravana. Both rulers from two different COUNTRIES. In Dwapara … Continue reading A very fascinating teaching of Hinduism…
How can I be happy every day, at least once per day?
According to Tal Ben-Shahar in his book Happier(pic credits from youtube however), in order to be truly happy we need to have a sense of purpose, but that should not clash with the small things we find pleasure doing in our day to day lives. Happiness and success are not two different things. Sounds too … Continue reading How can I be happy every day, at least once per day?
An ugly truth of life…
There are always bad people waiting to take advantage of the righteousness and helpfulness of good people. This is the ugly truth of life. That good people are too good to protect themselves or teach bad people the right lessons! When I was in first year of my college there was a guy in my … Continue reading An ugly truth of life…
Shashank Shukla 