Author Archives: gokulmuthu

Ganesh Procession

Posted on September 19, 2010 by gokulmuthu

Yesterday when I was driving on the road, I heard the sound of drums and fireworks coming from the road ahead of me. As it is a few days after the Ganesh Chaturti festival, I thought they would be taking … Continue reading →

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Driving as Sadhana

Posted on September 18, 2010 by gokulmuthu

Driving my scooter in traffic has been a very edifying experience. The traffic rules are the basic dharma system that I can test myself on. When there is a red light I need to wait. Often when signal has just … Continue reading →

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Psychology Question

Posted on September 18, 2010 by gokulmuthu

I watched a movie Uninvited yesterday. I have seen or read about a lot of movies about psychopathic killers. I have also read about other minor psychological disorders like habitual stealing (kleptomaniac) and compulsive lying, which all come under obsessive … Continue reading →

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Interpretation of Indian Tricolor Flag

Posted on August 15, 2010 by gokulmuthu

When I was in school, I learnt the implication of the Indian flag. The Saffron indicates renunciation, the White indicates purity of life and the Green indicates prosperity. Interestingly, these three map to the four purushaarthaas of four goals of … Continue reading →

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Speech by Sri Aurobindo

Posted on August 15, 2010 by gokulmuthu

The Bengal National College was started in 1906 by a group of freedom fighters. Sri Aurobindo was its Principal. In 1907, Aurobindo was arrested under a sedition law to curb the spread and impact of Bande Mataram. While taking leave … Continue reading →

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