Nandita Kochar Marcel Proust was an early 20th-century French writer behind what is officially the longest novel in the world: À la recherche du temps perdu (In Search of Lost Time) – which has 12,67,069 words in it. The text was published in French in 7 volumes, spanning over 14 years. And was immediately hailed […]
Category Archives: Applied Philosophy
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Some people view life as a battleground; if they don’t win, they leave the field with an extremely disheartened face and maintain this attitude until they win again. Others see life as an adventure where each day brings new opportunities to help the self grow. We all have our varying understanding of life. And most […]
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I remember, a few years ago, Madhya Pradesh High Court had ordered the Jabalpur Municipal Corporation to take care of this Maulshree tree, now known as Osho’s enlightenment tree. After the proper care and beautification, now the whole garden looks so majestic. After the Enlightenment, Osho started sharing the fragrance of enlightenment in Jabalpur itself, his friends started organising […]
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Maybe at some point in the day, you find yourself gazing at the clouds beyond the curtains or slowly sipping onto your tea or brushing your hands against the soft fur of your pet or noticing the texture of what you are wearing or relishing the taste of what is over your tongue. And at […]
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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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Some people view life as a battleground; if they don’t win, they leave the field with an extremely disheartened face and maintain this attitude until they win again. Others see life as an adventure where each day brings new opportunities to help the self grow. We all have our varying understanding of life. And most […]
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One, if given a choice, would any day prefer a date with a stranger over a presentation or holding hands with his/her lover at the movies over a board of members meeting. We all know and admire the highs and ecstasy of love and we all detest the dullness and tedious nature of our work. […]
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When was the last time someone put aside everything to listen to you?
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Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari Why will you celebrate Holi? Is it just another chance for mundane, superficial, ‘unconscious fun’, lacking in its true spirit of pure, unadulterated, limitless joy? Is it going to be just another excuse for a break from routine life? Or is it going to be a celebration of our true Nature? Whether this […]
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According to Jain Philosophy, each naya or point of view represents only one of the infinite aspects possessed by a thing from which we may attempt to describe it. When any such partial view is mistaken for the absolute truth, we have a fallacy.