Emanations of the Philosophy of Life Instinct I am a Hindu, a Brahmin, a vegetarian and all for animal rights. Yet my first and instinctive reaction when I heard about the beef ban in Maharashtra was one of dismay. I wondered where this disquiet arose from. Having examined it for a few days my provisional […]
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Emanations of the Philosophy of Life Instinct Philosophy is a subject I have long been interested in but not given enough time for a full and proper study. In the last year or so of trying to do something about it by reading the great philosophers, one thing that stood out is how they found
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It came late to me but has been totally worth it. Before I started meditating there was hardly any guarantee how I would react to people and situations. Or I should admit there was a guarantee I would most likely respond in the wrong way. Fear, selfishness, envy, jealousy, anger, irritation, greed, self-pity….there was no
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Techniques and tips from my experience. Meditating is hard. It is not a natural trait of ours. While we are awake, the brain naturally keeps thinking, at some level. I have been attempting to achieve a thoughtless state in my daily morning meditation. I am currently meditating for only 8 minutes. Even that is a
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Empty? Focused on something? Filled with light? July 15 2014 When I started meditating I assumed that the aim is to achieve a state of thoughtlessness. However, I know that there are allusions in many places to meditators achieving nirvana, or realising some tremendous and fundamental truth through meditation. If we don’t take the word
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The value of meditation 16 June 2014 I started meditating recently and have been asking myself — What is the value of meditation? In looking for an answer, I considered the possibilities in the usual 4 areas of our composition and came up with the following. Emotional Intellectual Spiritual Physical Or, As I meditate, I
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Rare states of bliss to savour and recall One day I was walking along on a footpath next to a green field. The trees were in bloom, the air was clear, and it was peaceful all around, with hardly any people to be seen. I was feeling fit in body, and there was nothing on
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Happiness for ourself and those we love is in our hands Without practical action, there can only be a false bliss or false Ananda. Many respected people are writing and teaching us how to become aware of and control one’s mind and thoughts to be happy. They point out that we can’t always control the
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