Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Find your focus
A long night of thoughtfulness gives me many answers. I love night because it answers my questions. Not all, but even a few questions being answered is enough for me. I don’t want all of the rains, a few soothing drops satisfy me. For whom I live this life? This was the long question which…
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माझी खोली…
मि दिवसभर वाट बघत असतो खोलीत शिरायची.कधी एकदा आत जातो असे होऊन जाते. माझी खोली काही खूप सुंदर, अलिशान, टापटीप आहे असे अजिबात नाही. पण या खोलीत काहीतरी आहे जे कुठेच नाही. पाखरं घरट्यात येतात तसा मि या खोलीत येतो. पाखरे अंधारात गडप होतात, अन् मि उजेडात. पण माझी खोली घरट्यापेक्षा कित्येक अर्थांनी अधिक अर्थपूर्ण…
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Amjad Ali Khan : The one who understands sarod
Each instrument is different just as each individual person is different. There are different ways of behaving with different kinds of persons according to their nature and their structure. Same thing holds true for the instruments also. To be more precise about this, each instrument is like a person. Each instrument has different domain, different…
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J. Krishnamurti : the most perfect
There is a beautiful story about Buddha. It is said that when Buddha attained enlightenment, he reached the gate of heaven. When guards at heaven opened the doors to welcome Buddha, it was found that Buddha was standing there with his back pointing to the entrance of heaven looking at the earth. The door keepers…
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Will playing flute solve the ‘beggars’ problem?
I am an individual. But am i supposed to live only for myself? Is it alright if I alone blossom? Is it good if I enjoy all the luxuries of world and millions of people still remain there in poverty? Is it justified if i am on the peak of wisdom and satisfaction and major…
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मराठी कविता :मी तर ओढ्लाच गेलो…
मराठी कविता :मी तर ओढ्लाच गेलो… मी तर ओढ्लाच गेलो…. प्रेमाच्या, जोमाच्या पाशात अविरत वेढलाच गेलो… मी तर ओढ्लाच गेलो…. कधी सुखाच्या झगमगीत दोऱ्यानी, तर कधी अध:पतनाच्या जोरानी.. कधी लहान तर कधी थोरांनी अविरत वेढलाच गेलो….. मी तर ओढ्लाच गेलो…. कधी उंच त्या मंदिरांनी तर कधी पैगंबर अन् पिरांनी कधी राष्ट्र्विरांनी अविरत वेढलाच गेलो मी तर…
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Manneys Booksellers Closing down……..
I love my books and I also love the shops from where I get them. Pune has many big book seller chains such as Landmark and Crosswords. But, to be honest, I do not like these shops as much as I like Manneys Booksellers. At Landmark or Crosswords, books are being sold; where as in…
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मराठी कविता: कमळाचे हे दव बिंदू असतीलही त्याचे अश्रू…..
एक अचानक सुचलेली मराठी कविता ….. कमळाचे हे दव बिंदू असतीलही त्याचे अश्रू….. काटेरी दु:खाची रुपेरी किनार लक्ष वेधते साऱ्यांचे. फुलांना डोलाविण्याचे साऱ्यांना कृत्य दिसते वाऱ्याचे बाम्बुबनातील हुंकार हेच वाऱ्याचे अश्रू अन् कमळाचे हे दव बिंदू असतीलही त्याचे अश्रू…. झळाळणाऱ्या चंद्रालाही असतात विवर काळे अन् ती झळाळी झाकते त्याचे उमाळे क्षणोक्षणी तुटणारे तारे हेच…
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My moments with Mangesh Padgaonkar 2
As I have written earlier, I had got an opportunity to spend one night and one complete day with one of the greatest poets, Mangesh Padgaonkar. His stay was arranged in our college guest house and it was decided that I will spend one night along with this jewel of the literature world. Mangesh Padgaonkar…
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Remembering Pt. Bhimsen Joshi
It has been almost an year. I turn my bike to the way going to Kalashree, the residence of late Maestro, Pt. Bhimsen Joshi. I know, he is not there, but still I cannot resist. I used to take this road when he was living there. I myself cannot understand why I take that road…
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