Have you ever met some people who navigate through their lives so easily as compared to others who struggle at every single point? Martin Seligman, the father of positive psychology, has spent decades of research trying to find out the secret of the former group of people. The secret: They are optimists! Seligman refers to […]
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Ramakrishna Paramahansa was an Indian Hindu mystic and saint in the nineteenth century Bengal. Swami Vivekananda was an Indian Hindu monk and a chief disciple of Ramakrishna. Once Ramakrishna attained enlightenment, his focus on Vivekananda grew even more since he saw the latter as a means to spread his message around the world; he saw […]
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Let’s get to it right away! 1. Sometimes your therapist will piss you off There will be times when you’ll be sitting there with your puppy eyes, hoping that your therapist gives you the answer to the question but he/she won’t because they want you to come up with it on your own. And those […]
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Whenever a sexual revolution takes place in a country, the idea of sexual liberation emerges – to be able to have sex with whoever one wants (with consent of course) and with less embarrassment or shame. With such a movement, as one group emerges free, another group doesn’t. This group is of people who do […]
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When we hear that a couple lives 3000 kms away or 11 time zones apart, our first instinct to offer sympathy. But have we ever considered the benefits this couple is going to reap because of this very long distance relationship? Let’s look at a few of them: 1. For the relationship to work, both […]
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Have you ever wondered whether there is a difference between non-attachment and complete detachment? You are not the only one. Many philosophers, spiritual leaders, artists have wondered the same. Yes, there is a difference. And in this article, we’ll be exploring the same! Detachment means distancing oneself from the world due to a lack of […]
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Friendship is based on a relationship between two or more people. Friendliness, on the other hand, is not based on a relationship. Infact, it has nothing to do with anyone else. Rather, friendliness is a wholesome inner quality. You can be friendly with your own self when no one is around. Friendship needs someone to […]
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An extremely essential part of Hindu Itihasa, the epic of Ramayana penned down by Valmiki continues to touch the hearts of almost everyone who reads it, to this very day. Who doesn’t remember the days when the roads would go deserted in India to see the very first televised version of this great story! So […]
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Many of us are waking up with thoughts of the world falling apart, with most countries all across the globe struggling to control the spread of COVID-19. At a time like this, it is important for us to remember the following words from a popular American nursery rhyme: “Little drops of water Little grains of […]
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In a better arranged society, we would not only celebrate the lawyers and the doctors but also those who have the ability to soothe, to reassure their fellow beings in times of crisis or fear that their feelings are valid and that there is light at the end of the tunnel, provided one shows the […]