Thought of the day
short write ups containing insights relating to the present
No body has a small problem
It must be clear that everyone has a problem of some kind. I chided my mother over the fact that the characters in movies and serials always face one problem or another. It just seems their life is a series of problems. Truly a serial is watchable because problems Occur. That they are ridiculous is…
Paradox of goodness
When people are good and fair how can there be unhappiness, chaos and misery? But this is highly possible when this goodness and fairness is taken to extreme. It thus follows that even evil and injustice practiced in moderation can make people happy and stable. So we must be balanced in order to be happy….
Power corrupts
Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Being a King or Ceo is a tough yes but staying wise in that position is still tougher. The power that comes with that position is deafening and blinding. Great empires that had potential to become greater or even just to stay great failed because the king was…
Election day in Nepal
We as a population have matured. First of all the election that was envisioned six months back has become a reality today. It goes on to prove we dont live in a nation without people at the helm who have authority and power to execute visions. This election is more than constitution assembly but it…
Older Wiser
Of this there is no doubt that with age people mature. Some come Closer to happiness and ultimate enlightenment. Some will degrade. Ageing is such a treacherous path. l have Seen So many old men making unwise choices. I wonder why? Such decisions leave them weak lonely and failures. Older wiser means making life choices…
Transformation in The concept of asram
Wearing a dhoti that is orange or white, living in an asram or monastery, using Vocabulary from scriptures, not being directly involved in earning money and depending on others: this lifestyle of the one aspiring enlightenment or liberation is outdated. It made sense in the past but now , not only doesnt it work but…
Control over life
For those of us who are working on unchartered grounds having a sense of control over life is a luxury. But if one works hard enough and wisely enough factors beyond one’s control begin to make sense, become measurable and eventually these factors can be manipulated to bring desired result. At that time it’s an…
A new myth, a correct myth
Taking my spiritual life together with my material life, I realize how fortunate I am compared to people who are illusioned into thinking wearing attire of mythical yogis and speaking vocabulary of scriptures, will propel them to mass following in the 21st century. Today the world is divided like never before in thought and belief….
Asaram Bapu: something is not right
l grew up watching the enlightening discourses of asaram bapu. Then l grew tired of hearing the same logics and l stopped listening to him. He comes on TV and l see he had lost his initial charm. l guessed it was the old age. Then came one scandal after the other. l still refused…
Doubts
I made peace with myself after many days. I was struggling with doubts inside myself about what I was doing and was it good or bad. I’m coming to an end of my job. l found the answer to many questions in my long meditation today. Such doubts come regularly in one’s life. Then like…