Author Archives: gokulmuthu

Aim of Life

Posted on June 26, 2007 by gokulmuthu

Here is an article I wrote more than 10 years back for a college magazine. This is one of my first philosophical writings. I have slightly changed the last paragraph. Aim of Life Several people have asked me if there … Continue reading →

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The Goal and the Way – 2

Posted on June 23, 2007 by gokulmuthu

In the first part, we saw a overview of the path and a hint of the Goal. We sawthe various steps a person takes towards the Goal. Here is a summary of the variousstages. 1. Adharmic – non-virtuous – He … Continue reading →

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The Goal and the Way

Posted on June 13, 2007 by gokulmuthu

Everyone wants Security, Happiness and Peace. People try to achieve these goals through Artha, Kaama and Dharma. Food, house, bank balance, medical facilities, insurance, etc are all sought after aiming for security. All luxuries, music, fine arts, racing, exotic cusine, … Continue reading →

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What is Maya?

Posted on April 12, 2007 by gokulmuthu

Maya is not a fictitious theory. Maya is just a name given to a natural phenomenon. It occurs when we try to analyze and understand the concept of infinity in any field. Let us consider mathematics. We have the numbers … Continue reading →

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In Quest Of Reality

Posted on March 26, 2007 by gokulmuthu

Model 1 There are some scientific theories that are being proposed that this world is primarily physical. They say that all mental processes and even the feeling of ‘I’ are the result of chemical and electrical activity in the brain. … Continue reading →

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