Author: Mandar Karanjkar
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Doing a job? You should better read this!
I will do a job that pays me for doing lots of work Vs. I will do a job that pays me for unique ideas which I come up with. I will do a job that pays me a lot of money Vs. I will do a job that makes me feel satisfied. I will…
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Kabir Doha on Relationship: Kabir Khada Bazaar Mein
कबीर खडा बझार में, मांगे सबकी खैर ना काहु से दोस्ती, ना काहु से बैर Kabir says: “I stand in a market place and I desire the welfare of all. I am neither looking for any friendship, nor am I an enemy to any one.” I am sure this is the right time to share this…
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Doha of Kabir on Greed : Avoid Comparison
रुखा सुखा खाईके ठंडा पानी पी | देख पराई चुपडी, मत ललचा जी | [Eat dry and simple food and drink cold water. Do not look at the buttered bread of others and long for it.] After many days, today I am all set to write about this Kabir Doha on greed. The literal…
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Caring for the deads..
Have we lost our ability to care? It seems life has become a mere process of counting and give and take. Do you remember doing something just out of care and not out of any expected gain? Worth giving a thought. We seem to become more and more careless. We care a little for living…
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Interview: Tabla Maestro Nishikant Barodekar
For a long time, I wanted to interview this radiant and joyful Tabla Maestro, Nishikant Barodekar. I heard him first when he accompanied Rakesh Chaurasia at a concert in Pune. What a coincidence it was! I, my wife Dakshayani, Rakesh ji and Nishikant Barodekar- all of us came out together from the parking area. As…
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The Best Way to Deal With People Committing Mistakes
How do you react when people commit mistakes when you are in hurry? What could be the best way of dealing with them? Sharing this incidence which made me think on this. While on our way to Mumbai, I and my wife decided to stop to have breakfast at an insanely famous fast food chain…
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The Fastest Way of…..(Probably Fooling Yourself!)
The fastest way of learning is not the best way of learning. The fastest way of driving is not the best way of driving. The fastest way of teaching is not the best way of teaching. The fastest way of shaving is not the best way of shaving. The fastest way of ……….. is not…
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Doha of Kabir on Love: Dhai Akhar Prem Ka
पोथी पढी पढी जग मुवा पंडित भया न कोय ढाई आखर प्रेम का पढे सो पंडित होय Translation: [Entire world is engrossed in reading scriptures but no one has become ‘learned’. The one who understands two and half alphabets of love, attains the wisdom.] Kabir walked the path of love. This doha of Kabir on…
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Idol Worship : What Every Person in the Age of Science Should Know
Idol worshipers are always looked down as ‘tribal people’ by the progressive ones. Certainly, idol worship is probably one of the oldest forms of worship and is condemned much these days. Western world especially associates idol worship with lack of awareness, education and scientific mind set. While I am exploring philosophy and spirituality for a…
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Review: Pt. Mukul Shivputra Concert, 15 March 2015, Pune
As many other music lovers do, I also keep on waiting for some good concerts. A long time entry in my wish list was a concert by Pt. Mukuls Shivputra. In the last week of Feb, I was in Ahmedabad for some official purpose. I had been there for a conference. While going to the…