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Materialism vs Spiritualism

Posted on February 22, 2011 by gokulmuthu

Many people who proclaim to be materialists are actually spiritual if the surface of their logic is scratched a bit. Materialism can be defined as the position that there exists nothing but matter. Physical matter (including field, energy, etc) is … Continue reading →

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Circle of Life

Posted on February 21, 2011 by gokulmuthu

My wife is very interested in gardening. She has all kinds of flowering plants around the house. I love hibiscuses. She has several varieties of hibiscuses of different shapes, colors and sizes. I always wonder at the magic of water, … Continue reading →

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Consumer vs Contributor

Posted on January 1, 2011 by gokulmuthu

Happy New Year !!! I got a lot of greetings on all possible communication media like email, SMS, facebook, etc. The most popular greeting was “Wish you a happy and prosperous New Year”. In fact, I too wished a few … Continue reading →

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Monastic Rules for the Layman

Posted on December 29, 2010 by gokulmuthu

(This article got published in the August 2012 issue of Vedanta Kesari, a monthly English journal published from Ramakrishna Math, Chennai.) All monastic orders of all religions follow the three cardinal rules – poverty, chastity and humility. These directly correspond … Continue reading →

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Is God Compassionate?

Posted on December 13, 2010 by gokulmuthu

I got a mail from a friend with a question: I was once a theist and after a prolonged period of open-minded inquiry I was able to give up theism and became agnostic. Ever since then I was wobbling between … Continue reading →

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