2014
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Sensational Eyes
We are reminded that no one is perfect, not even the king of the gods. And no one has to be perfect.
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Satyameva Jayate, means?
To understand truth, we have to differentiate between the words satya and mithya. To understand victory, we have to differentiate between the words vijaya and jaya.
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Making Personal Growth a Lever of Business
Those who chase Lakshmi are not enshrined in Hindu temples. Shiva, who is indifferent to Lakshmi, is, and so is Vishnu, who works towards attracting her.
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Letting go of a Part
To donate an organ, two critical emotions are needed: renunciation (vairgaya) and devotion (bhakti).
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The Goddess Collective and its Brother
Shrines of the six or seven sisters are found across India from the Himalayas to the Gangetic plains to the forests of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
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The Divine Marriage
One wonders if are they talking about men and women, or something else. And as in all things Indian, the answer is both.
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Domesticating Rules
We want a society where everyone is genuine and authentic and rule-following. An ideal society. But such a society we will also find boring.
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From North to South
The Puranas are full of stories that speak of movements from the North to the South. It is never clear if these movements from North to South are physical, or metaphorical.
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A Change of Language
Language is dynamic. And since words create worlds, the world is dynamic. This dynamism is seen in religion too.
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The Gods Bear Weapons
Those who see things literally ask: are gods approving and advocating violence?
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Not without the Goddess
The Goddess plays a key role in Indic thought, most in Hinduism, quite a bit in Buddhism and to some degree in Jainism.
