Category: philosophy
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Desire never fills the glass
If we go on filling something in a glass, the glass will soon be filled completely and we would not be able to add more. In other words, any glass has its capacity. Once it is filled up to that capacity, you cannot fill it more. This law does not hold true for one particular glass; the…
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We love our sorrows
Life is as we say, full of sorrows. Life, as we all say, has mountains of sorrows in it. Life, as we all say, is cruel. Life, as we all say, is biased. The statement with which everyone is in agreement is, life is full of sorrow. Everyone agrees with this at a particular moment…
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A Philosopher’s Brain- Cheapest in the market
I remember today a very beautiful joke, told by the king of jokes, Osho. Once a Philosopher goes to visit a cannibal kingdom to study their philosophy. The king of cannibals was very happy to have such a great philosopher in his kingdom. So, the king personally escorted the philosopher everywhere. Then, the king requested…
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The thought problem
It seems quite weird someone calling thought as a problem. Thought is considered as one of the greatest boons as far as human beings are concerned. It is said that thought is the basic force which drives all the human beings. It is a common observation that the person who thinks more, is always ahead in the…
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Tear and then patch- the Birbal way of mind!
One of the famous story shows the insight which Birbal had. Once Akbar wanted to demonstrate Birbal that how skillful Akbar was. So, he got a pillow and with the help of a sword, cut it so swiftly that Birbal even could not notice that the pillow was cut in two pieces. Akbar just gave…
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The philosophy of ‘As-If’
One of the famous philosophers has written a book named philosophy of ‘As-If’. Though, the book has been named in a strange way, the name which is given is certainly profound and very realistic. The name simply shows that how shallowly we live the life. We live the life as if we are humans. A…
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A mistake committed by Socrates
All the religions of the world talk about the self realization as the supreme realization. Knowing this self is understood to be the highest form of understanding. The Self or the Atma is considered as the only thing worth knowing. Almost all the religions of the world focus on one’s self. Socrates has been heard…
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The man of truth is always hurt….
The rule of monopoly holds true also in the society. The society takes care of the people who are like others. If you stand out, you are going to be hurt. A man of truth, in the society, is always hurt. Society has some definitions of the suitable person. If you do not fit in…
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A good definition of Good…..
What is meant by good? How can we define what is good? Are their some conditions that must be satisfied to be good? Many philosophers and intellectuals have wasted their lives to tell what good is. many thinkers have written hundreds of pages about good and bad. What in actuality good is? While reading an essay The…
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Science against Spirituality-2
Yesterday, there was a post named Science against Spirituailty published on this blog. Some of the readers and I myself felt that the end was rather too abrupt, so I will try once more to elaborate the difference between science and spirituality! The first point to be noted is that, both Science and Spirituality are in…