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Straight Talk on Religion

Posted on July 2, 2017 by gokulmuthu

Excerpts from The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda You may believe in all the churches in the world, carry in your head all the sacred books ever written, you may baptize yourself in all the rivers of the earth, still, … Continue reading →

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Toys for Everyone

Posted on May 20, 2017 by gokulmuthu

Leaving gender stereotyping aside, children play two types of games with toys. For example, some play with cars and some with dolls. These are entirely different kinds of games. When children plays with cars, they typically “use” the cars. They … Continue reading →

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Philosophy of the Gita

Posted on April 1, 2017 by gokulmuthu

(An edited version of this article was published in the August 2019 issue of Vedanta Kesari, the monthly magazine published from Ramakrishna Math, Chennai.) The philosophy of Bhagavad Gita is the philosophy of the Veda, which is the philosophy of … Continue reading →

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Driving and Life

Posted on August 15, 2016 by gokulmuthu

There is a lot of similarity between driving in the traffic and leading life in the world. There are a lot of life-lessons that can be learnt from driving. The first thing that I need to remind myself while driving … Continue reading →

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Two Attitudes

Posted on June 11, 2016 by gokulmuthu

tvameva maataa ca pitaa tvameva tvameva bandhu sca sakhaa tvameva tvameva vidyaa dravinam tvameva tvameva sarvam mama deva devaa This is a popular Hindu prayer, which is Universal like most Hindu prayers. A self-centered worldly man thinks that his mother, father, … Continue reading →

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