Stay young and alive by writing …. says ancient Egyptian wisdom!

I am so glad a distant friend of mine emailed me this forwarded article ! It’s a fascinating piece coming out of ancient Egypt! It’s so full of profound and wise worldly observations all rolled subtly into it in subtle undertones … it says much about history, war, psycho-therapy, philosophy and , yes, sexual ethicsContinue reading “Stay young and alive by writing …. says ancient Egyptian wisdom!”

The roots of Xenophobia are psycho-biological not cultural

In today’s world we see increasingly peoples of different countries hurl the word “xenophobic” as a term of abuse against each other. Xenophobia is regarded as a cultural trait. Is it ? The dictionary defines Xenophobia as “fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign.” Wherefrom does suchContinue reading “The roots of Xenophobia are psycho-biological not cultural”

The religious fish and the spiritual fish

THE FALSE NARRATIVE OF THE “SPIRITUAL” FISH Vs THE RELIGIOUS FISH Take a good look at the cartoon attached. What might strike you immediately is “Oh !how very profound and true is its message!”. But if you paused a bit and thought more deeply you’ll admit it’s in fact misrepresenting both religion and spirituality .Continue reading “The religious fish and the spiritual fish”

The 4 Human Quotients, Chinese Yin and Yang and the Vedantic “Purushaartha”

According to (Western clinical) Psychologists, there are four types of Intelligence: 1) Intelligence Quotient (IQ)2) Emotional Quotient (EQ)3) Social Quotient (SQ)4) Adversity Quotient (AQ) Intelligence Quotient (IQ): this is the measure of your level of mensa. You need IQ to solve maths, memorize things, and recall lessons. Emotional Quotient (EQ): this is the measure ofContinue reading “The 4 Human Quotients, Chinese Yin and Yang and the Vedantic “Purushaartha””

My Mind: my best tourist destination!

This morning an aunt of mine who lives in Auckland, New Zealand, sent me the above WhatsApp message which I thought conveys a very interesting way of how as humans we can look at and use our God-given minds . Let me tell you now about another way we can all train ourselves to regardContinue reading “My Mind: my best tourist destination!”