Tag Archives: life

Meditation

Posted on March 18, 2008 by gokulmuthu

Recently a friend referred me to a website which had an impressive collection of different kinds of meditations. He had tried one of them – watching the breath – and found a deep inner peace. He was very surprised that … Continue reading →

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Supernatural powers

Posted on January 24, 2008 by gokulmuthu

Recently I saw the three parts of X-Men movie. It is about people developing supernatural powers by mutation. The question here is, “Are supernatural powers a blessing or a curse?” By watching the movies, I could learn a few things. … Continue reading →

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Why do good people suffer?

Posted on July 5, 2007 by gokulmuthu

Recently in a mailing group, a person asked the age-old question: Why do good peoplesuffer, when apparently bad people seem to enjoy. One classic reply given by Indian philosophers is based on the Doctrine of Karma. Theysay that they are … Continue reading →

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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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