Author: sipractce
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Mind over Matter – Part 2
In our last essay on Mind over Matter we dealt with the subtle aspects of mind, matter and the Self. Matter is what we perceive through the mind. When the mind is held in check and used as a tool and as an enabler, the objectivity of the observer increases. The consciousness – the Self…
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Mind over matter
Why is it that people, who can handle complex issues at work, become extremely agitated on simple matters in personal life? Why is that we refuse to see the limitations or blemishes in one situation, when we can accept the same or look over them as acceptable or inevitable in other situations? Why is it…
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Happy Thanks Giving – 2013
As I sat down to write the message for Thanks Giving, I decided to look back on the essay written on earlier occasions. There is a message written in Nov. 2010, which I believe applies equally well for this year. So, instead of writing some thing new – which every author thinks is some thing…
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The many Gita
Recently I received an e-mail from one of our readers. The message suggested that the reader was surprised that there is more than one Gita in Hindu Scriptures. The general belief is that Bhagawath Gita is the only “Gita”. Until a few years ago, I was also one of those surprised to learn that there…
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Morality is paper thin
At their young ages, we tell children that it is not proper to lie. They behave accordingly until they grow up and find out the benefits of being truthful on their own. Then they share the norm with their children and this continues through generations. Nowhere can one find a precise definition of lie or…
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Adversity and faith in nature
I would consider myself one of the most fortunate on earth. Frankly speaking most of the readers of this essay could feel the same way about themselves. This is not an exaggerated view of the self and the opportunities bestowed upon us. Instead any one at any station in life, who has the capacity to…
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My faith in the Law of Karma and the Principle of Re-incarnation
For every action (force) there is an equal and opposite reaction, states Newton’s Law of motion. I get it. When someone stumbles on a stone, there is an impact force, proportional to the incident force! This law of Karma – action and reaction in proportion to the action – applies to all and universally. This…
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Life isn’t fair, but it need not be that way!
Conscious choice – and the total objectivity practiced as the means – is the pathway through which one can engage in all the activities of life, where the intent is “Life isn’t fair, but it need not be that way”. As human species we are parts of nature and yet with a special feature. This…
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Happy Father’s Day!
Instead of a false sense of adoration and an unrealistic expectation from our parents and an unreasonable hope and expectation from the future generations, it is better to look at each generation having certain responsibilities, certain accomplishments as well as certain limitations. After all, that is the truth in perpetuity that we see across generations.…
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Conversation with a Taxi driver.
One can write a lot and read even more about Spirituality in Practice. But, when I heard these words from the taxi driver, I had little to say. His words were truly inspiring.
