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Some thoughts on Education

Posted on January 22, 2007 by gokulmuthu

1. Education gives a new identity Education is the process of shifting one’s identity from the physicalplane to the mental plane. A person who can truly say “Cognito, ergosum” – “I think. So I am” – is an educated person. … Continue reading →

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Aims of Life – Purushaarthas

Posted on January 3, 2007 by gokulmuthu

I was listening to the lecture series titled “Introduction to Vedanta” by Swami Paramarthananda. It is a very good series of audio lectures. They are available for free download on the internet at http://www.vedantavidyarthisangha.org/ The first lecture in the series … Continue reading →

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Austerity

Posted on October 24, 2006 by gokulmuthu

I was watching the movie Ring. A little girl is put through a lot of psychological and physical torture, and finally is pushed into a well and she dies alone there. She would have starved to death. The movie is … Continue reading →

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Four Tenets for Life

Posted on September 8, 2006 by gokulmuthu

Yesterday I was reading a commentary on the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes. After reading all that, still I wondered if we need to have the concept of God to support morality. Can morality stand by itself without any theories … Continue reading →

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Value of life

Posted on August 2, 2006 by gokulmuthu

Recently my friend’s mother had a surgery done, and after a lot of suffering and support from family and friends, she is back to her normal life. This made me think about the value of life and being healthy. It … Continue reading →

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