September 2009
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“I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies;...”
– Aristotle
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Material Nature of the Human Mind
ABC Nightline program had another thought provoking debate part of the Face-off series which was centered around the Seventh Commandment “Thou shall not commit adultery”. It posed the quintessential question - “Are we born to cheat?” to it’s guest panel and a large audience. The debate touched various aspects of God and morality as per the teachings of the Bible and...
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Is Buddha relevant in the mordern world?
As I was pondering the relevance of Buddha and his Buddhist principles in the modern world we live in, some interesting questions surfaced:
Do desiring and acquiring make us happy?
Does large-scale political change really address human suffering?
Many books have been written about Gautama Budhha and Buddhism, many debates have been made, and many essays written on this subject, but the...
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Be intoxicated with Krishna consciousness
…and awaken the divine self within. So what are the reasons that drive people towards artificial intoxicants and chemicals, when they could be seeking pleasure in spiritual consciousness of Krishna.
Take shelter - People take shelter of artificial intoxication as they try to decrease their pains and troubles by forgetting them as they drown themselves in the intoxicated state. This way of...
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Indian citizens have most money in Swiss Bank...
India has more than a billion citizens and is poor in per capita income terms compared to the rest of the world, but can you believe that Indians have the most money in Swiss bank accounts - all black money.
Read the last paragraph in the report published in The Economic Times, says that 1.4 trillion dollars worth of Indian black money was lying in the Swiss banks as of in 2006.
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Do you trust your mind or your spirit?
Deepak Chopra says:
“I don’t trust my mind, but I do trust my spirit which is beyond my mind. My mind is full of contradictions, and paradoxes, and definitions, and labels, and judgments, and good, and evil, I don’t trust my mind at all, but I do trust my spirit which is beyond all of us.”
Watch the video clip here for the above words in the broader context.
The...
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“Capitalism is socialism for the self.”
– Michael Moore, the famed documentary filimmaker in his new movie ‘Capitalism: A Love Story’ has attacked Wall Street and the American capitalist free-market system, saying it only benefits the top 1% in terms of wealth on top of the pyramid, leaving the bottom 95% disadvantaged. He goes...
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