Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The world inside
Today, I feel a bit silent, calm. If something you trust gets proved, it does not give you relief, but certainly gives a calmness. If you require proof for something, then you do not trust it. Then you just verify it and agree with it. If is trust, it will need no proof. If you…
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Dohe of Kabir #4
साई इतना दिजीये, जा में कुटुम समाये मै भी भूखा न रहू, साधू न भूखा जाय. Gautam Buddha always used to tell people to follow a middle way. Pyrhagoras has also always spoken about golden means. Kabir too, is a golden mean. Kabir did all of his worldly duties. Kabir used to work for his…
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discussion on ‘Osho is fraud or not’ with Nikhil Sheth
To get entire background of this dialogue, I would request readers to please read Following conversation which took place just before this….. http://www.mandarkaranjkar.com/osho/discussion-on-osho-is-fraud-or-not-with-mr-yashwant-kulkarni/ Later on, Nikhil Shteh voluntarily joins the discussion. What goes on is as follows… Nikhil Sheth – and thats why I like people like Dnyaneshwar, Tilak, Tagore more than Rajnish and Maharshi’s…:) When you read…
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Discussion on ‘Osho is fraud or not’ with Mr. Yashwant Kulkarni
Mr. Yashwant Kulkarni had written some post saying Osho is a fraud. Here is a discussion which we had later on…. Yashwant Kulkarni, Marathi, Hindi, English Translator – @ Nikhil….>>>>I am in no way as knowledgeable regarding osho as the author of post or you. If you think the author is wrong/one-sided, say so to him- I…
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Dohe of Kabir #3
तिनका कबहू न निन्दिये, जो पाव तले होय कबहू उद् आंखो पडे, पीर घानेरी होय… Kabir is very special. Kabir is unique. Dohe of Kabir are are even more special. It is ocean of wisdom condensed in two lines. Kabir has his unique way of telling us the things. In these two lines, Kabir tells,…
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Dohe of Kabir #2
पाँच पहर धन्धे गया, तीन पहर गया सोय । एक पहर हरि नाम बिन,मुक्ती कैसे होय ॥ A common question, always asked by intellectuals is, if there is god, then why we cannot see him. I think, answer to all these intellectuals lies in these two lines of Kabir. How genuinely you search? How authentic…
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At your feet, no hope remains…….
In the world of desires, fear remains, At your feet, no hope remains…. This is the net, born out of hopes, The one leaves hopes, up copes… The one who is afraid, of going down, Will not enter, His town… One who can float, in the sea of uncertainty, will have certainty in plenty…. leaves…
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Detest the desires and get liberated!
A man used to live with his wife. His wife was much annoyed by her husband. The husband was really a very calm, quiet and thoughtful person. The wife was irritated by his patience. One beautiful morning, the wife thought she should somehow kill this dumb person and get married to someone else. To implement…
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Bring the Toys!
Buddha has a wonderful quotation on his credit. The quote says, ‘What works is the Truth’ It happens that many times, truth does not work and then we have to invent lies. Same happens also in the case of spiritual journey. A master many a times needs to invent false stories to keep his disciples…
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What wealth can do?
I remember today a beautiful story, told by Osho, which can be a fact also. The story beautifully tells what money can do and what money can not. A major misconception which we find in the society is, a man with money is a man free from sorrow. A wealthy man is always untouched by…
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