Category Archives: Applied Philosophy

Is There A Difference Between Non-Attachment & Detachment?

Nandita Kochar Yes, there most definitely is. Detachment means distancing oneself from the world due to a lack of interest. Detachment finds its home in aloofness. It’s a form of escapism, the kind that causes suffering in the end.  Non-attachment is a practice of mindfulness and being wholly in the present. It’s also not letting […]

How Did French Philosopher Sartre Want Us To View Art? (I)

Jean-Paul Sartre was a French philosopher, writer and political activist, and one of the central figures in 20th Century French philosophy. He is best known as the main figurehead of the Existential movement. In his writing, ‘The Work of Art’, Sartre first establishes clearly that he does not wish to deal with the problem of […]

Pass the outer wall with awareness to enter the inner sanctum of conciseness

Khajuraho

Builders of the temples of Khajuraho and Konark believed that as long as the outer wall held a fascination for you, you could not enter the inner sanctum. So first, you should satisfy your curiosity with the outer walls, you should meditate on the naked figures. The day you found that  those walls no longer […]

Can You Stop Your Uncomfortable Thoughts With This Technique?

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is based on the premise that it is an individual’s distorted thoughts and subsequent beliefs about an event that results in emotional and behavioural consequences, as opposed to the event in itself. The A-B-C model under CBT explains this: activating event -> belief -> consequences. Thus, by focussing on beliefs and changing […]