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Sustainable Development

Posted on January 26, 2012 by gokulmuthu

I attended a workshop on “Understanding Dharmic Roots and Worldview of Sustainable Development” on 24th January 2012. Here is an outline based on the workshop. There were so many topics and action items discussed in the workshop. What is given here … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Spiritual Living

Posted on November 30, 2011 by gokulmuthu

I wrote this for an E-Symposium conducted by Vedanta Kesari, a spiritual monthly magazine published by Sri Ramakrishna Math, Mylapore, Chennai. It is published in the December 2011 issue of the magazine. The Joy of Spiritual Living When I was … Continue reading →

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Purpose of Life – Be Happy and Help Others.

Posted on August 29, 2011 by gokulmuthu

If we ask different people of what the purpose of their life is, they will reply different things. If we analyze the answers, they can be generalized as “Be happy and help others”. This is what Swami Vivekananda elaborated as … Continue reading →

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Life is like this only

Posted on July 11, 2011 by gokulmuthu

There was a family outing from our office. There was an interesting game in the outing. Three pairs of people stood at the sides of the play area holding strings across the play area. The strings were about two feet … Continue reading →

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Importance of right perspective

Posted on April 2, 2011 by gokulmuthu

The importance of right perspective on life cannot be over emphasized. I am just returning from listening to the heart rending cries of a poor mother who has lost her ten year old daughter in an accident. Death is not … Continue reading →

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