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Do We Really Have a Choice? The Definitive Answer on Free Will.
Emanations of the Philosophy of Life Instinct I am excited to release this article imperfectly, as I have the answer to one of the most troublesome aspects of life — Free Will. I’ll write better versions later, but the breakthrough is here. This topic is not easy, although I’ve kept it simple. But it’s good to think about
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Sunbeams in an Old Cloth Mill
Part of your wisdom portfolio Read it aloud, my friend. Savour it slowly, come sit with me. Sunbeams in an Old Cloth Mill Left my car in a weedy cobbled lane,By a crumbling derelict cotton mill,It loomed cavernous coolly inviting,In a forgotten yesteryear Bombay. Waiting alone inside for someone late,I sink back on a cot by
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Standing in the Open Door of a Train Watching the Countryside (a poem)
Part of your wisdom portfolio A poem in variable meter and semi-free verse. Written in the spirit of not being bound by strict convention. To be read aloud, as always. Standing in the Open Door of a Train, Watching the Countryside Roll By India, ages ago.First Class bogie,Teen me. Leaning against the open steel door,Long
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Simply Extraordinary (a poem)
Part of your wisdom portfolio In the style of a Shakespearean sonnet. Recite it aloud! Simply Extraordinary I see how I often complicate things,In the quagmire of thoughts, I lose the plot;Too many options and layers and rings,I second-guess myself into a knot. Behold the Taj’s effortless beauty,A pyramid’s unadorned impress;The lucid strength of Relativity,The
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The 3 Minute 3 Part Meditation that Works Beautifully!
Mind and body matters For a long time, I meditated for about 15 minutes. I thought it was sort of the minimum one needs to do to get its benefits. But I also do yoga for my back before meditating, so the overall time was on the high side, in my view. So I started
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2 Easy Steps to Save Your Child from Digital Addiction & Filth
Life lessons It was ‘Open Day’ at our son’s school last week, where we get to see his results and meet his teachers. His 9th Standard class teacher said he was well-behaved and doing well in his studies. I mentioned that, as we had discussed last Open Day, I had further restricted his mobile phone
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Why Do You Write?
On Language and Writing Last week I couldn’t publish a new story by the end of the week as I usually do. I told myself to be cool and that it didn’t matter if I missed a week or two. My internal voice started objecting, so I asked it a question again, which I ask
I Find These Ten Words Beautiful. How about you?
For the love of English I’ve been into English since my school days. In recent years I’ve studied the art and craft of writing as I’ve written blogs, essays and books. It has to do as much with the right words as good sentences. And etymology, the origin of words, has been an abiding interest.
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