Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Yeh Jo Halka Halka……
Paas Rehta Hai Duur Rehta Hai Koi Dil Mein Zaroor Rehta Hai Jab Say Dekha Hai Un Ki Aankhon Ko Halka Halka Suroor Rehta Hai (Near or away, certainly someone is living in the heart.Since I saw her eyes, what remains is a mild dilute intoxication.) When I heard these words from famous sufi qawalli…
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The Sculptor
There was a very famous king living in the India. He had finest troop of artists with him and was very much in delight by the quality of these artists. He had finest singers, dancers, painters and yes, there was a very nice sculptor also with him. The king was always in wonders with the…
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The old house……
Here I go back, over a dusty road I don’t know where, I don’t know why…. Thousands of trees are going back, and there is my shadow trying to merge with each of them… I come in front of a gigantic house…my own… Very old, absorbed in me, but now, it is detached… This is…
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Khushwant Singh – An infinite creativity
Some people have a magic surrounding them. They live life beautifully. Their life has a fragrance of its own. Their creative forces are very very active. One of such personalities, is Khushwant Singh. Their are very few people I love. It is not a question of liking, but of loving. Khushwant Singh is very lovely…
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Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
It is said that it is very difficult to have something very precious and not to show of it. People who have nothing, even they can not stop themselves from showing of. But yes, there are some persons who have some very rare and precious things, and yet, they do not show of. This rule…
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Drop Drop by Drop
Today, I came across a very wonderful saying by Lao Tsu. Among all the mystics I love, I have a very special love for Lao Tsu. The saying, mentioned in the sacred space is as follows- In the pursuit of knowledge, Every day I acquire something…… In pursuit of Tao, Every day something is dropped…………
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Salt doll and the salty sea….
Ramkrishna Paramhansa, one of the greatest souls this earth has ever seen, was famous for using easy to understand parables. Very complicated questions were being asked to him. These questions were from illiterate people, professors from different universities, profound thinkers and many different qualities of people. These questions, though difficult to understand, and yet more…
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Distinction- The reason of Sorrow
The thing man is constantly running away from which but while doing so going closer and closer to it, is sorrow. If a man was allowed to paint his life for himself, he would never have included the colour of sorrow. Many thinkers have tried their best to find out what is the actual cause…
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Ghalib: The unbeatable Beauty
Many poets, I love. I love them for their beauty, for their tenderness.Ghalib is one of those poets. Ghalib was not enlightened. He was not a saint or the one who had seen. But, his vision was very sensitive. He had immensely sensitive. Here, I again a remember a beautiful couplet from Ghalib- People are…
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Jalaluddin Rumi- The poet who could see
Today, I remember a very beautiful couplet from famous Sufi mystics, Jalaluddin Rumi. Rumin was a poet who had seen the truth. There are many people who are good poet. Also, there are some people who have seen. But this combination is very rare. Combination of poet and mystic. The couplet of Jalaluddin Rumi says,…
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