Author Archives: gokulmuthu

Essence of Self-help Books

Posted on July 7, 2018 by gokulmuthu

Self-help books are those that tell you how to be a better person. These focus more on inner development than on external material success. This is the core topic of the scriptures of many religions of the world and the … Continue reading →

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Essential Bhagavad Gita

Posted on May 10, 2018 by gokulmuthu

(An edited version of this article was published in the November 2018 issue of Vedanta Kesari, the monthly magazine published from Ramakrishna Math, Chennai.) Bhagavad Gita provides a philosophy and a way of life based on the philosophy. It summarizes … Continue reading →

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Relationship Management – The Gita Way

Posted on March 23, 2018 by gokulmuthu

(An edited version of this article was published in July 2024 issue of Vedanta Kesari, a monthly magazine of Sri Ramakrishna Math, published from Chennai.) There are several relationships that we are involved in. The Gita classifies them as three … Continue reading →

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Solving the Caste Problem

Posted on January 14, 2018 by gokulmuthu

Caste in its current form is a horrible, irrelevant, inhuman and highly condemnable social custom. It is not only among Hindus in India. It is also in Christianity and to an extent in Islam in India. I am not sure … Continue reading →

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First Fiction

Posted on October 2, 2017 by gokulmuthu

Off topic … A few weeks back, I attended a Creative Writing Workshop. We got a lot of good tips on writing. After the theory came the practice. We had to write. I have not read much fiction. And, I … Continue reading →

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