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Dealing With Verbal Poisons

What To Do When Someone Hurts You (tries to) With Words?

There are many who, out of ignorance, out of envy or out of their own self-insignificance-perception will spit verbal poison at you. They will — with...

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May 22, 2022 by Adesh Acharya Life Philosophy

Life Is BIGGER Than Career

A nice career is for a nice life. Life is not a tool for a nice career.

An interviewer asks the Iranian Film Director Abbas Kiarostami how he would like his legacy as a filmmaker /artist to be. In other words, he asks Abbas...

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May 22, 2022 by Adesh Acharya Life Philosophy

Tiger and a Rat

He has two forms: Inner and Outer Alone and with other. While alone, he is vicious Like tiger. One enters, he transforms Into a rat.

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April 23, 2022 by Adesh Acharya Poetry

Me and my sky

Oh! How many nights have I spent In my roof staring at the sky above Listening to Steve Roach Living little beauties alone. Oh! How many...

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April 22, 2022 by Adesh Acharya Poetry

Beer and Poetry

You drink beer and while it lasts: The whole world seems manageable It’s same with poetry You write or read one and while it lasts: The...

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April 22, 2022 by Adesh Acharya Life Poetry

What Is Poetry?

You grab a creature with an ability to word and place it in a planet far-far off The first thing it will do to make sense...

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April 21, 2022 by Adesh Acharya Poetry

What Is Virtue?

Can we freely select and manage our own virtues? What's your virtue, by the way?

The Thesaurus in Merriam Webster defines virtue as such: a quality that gives something special worth But I like to define virtue as such: a quality that you...

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April 17, 2022 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Philosophy Society and Humanity

The Irony Of G.O.A.T – Who is a G.O.A.T?

You worship your entertainers and you are ruled by them. This is because you feel tiny without them.

The modern scientifically trained democratic man wants to mock and laugh at all gods and kings ‘Haha, gods are dead. It all started with a big...

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April 17, 2022 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Philosophy Society and Humanity World

Laxmi Prasad Devkota

What was Devkota all about?

In Nepal, it is difficult to find an intellectual unstained by Hindu/Buddhist or some sort of political ideology. This tendency might be a global phenomenon, yet,...

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April 17, 2022 by Adesh Acharya History Life Mind Philosophy Poetry Science Society and Humanity

Observations On The Indian Premier League (IPL) Cricket

What is professional sports anyway?

I avidly followed professional sports once upon a time — especially cricket. I ‘liked/adored/followed’ teams, players: their style, etc. And then philosophical interests kicked in and...

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April 17, 2022 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Philosophy Society and Humanity Technology World

Where’s Your Hand?

Sound of the electric woodsaw fills the southern air as cars, buses and motorbikes rule the street out there. To rhyme and be poetic – why...

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April 3, 2022 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Philosophy Poetry Society and Humanity Technology

The Poe Way

Edgar Allan Poe’s Method To Knowledge

I think Poe’s Eureka is one of the most underrated works of speculative philosophy: Books in Brief — Edgar Allan Poe: Eureka | by Adesh Acharya...

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March 29, 2022 by Adesh Acharya History Life Philosophy Science

Science vs Philosophy vs Art

Let us use our imagination to understand them

Medium link. Published on Illumination: https://medium.com/illumination/science-vs-philosophy-vs-art-8511b5a2d439  

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March 28, 2022 by Adesh Acharya Life Philosophy Science Society and Humanity Technology

What Is Social Studies?

Its purpose is to tell you whose side you are on

As I think back on the subjects I was taught at school, I find no subject more general and peculiar than Social Studies. Other subjects were pretty...

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March 28, 2022 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Science Society and Humanity

When The Greedy Shall Solely Inherit The World

What about you — if you are not greedy? 

An Euro-American lover-of-money — moneyphile — named Peter Thiel wants to live forever! While his greed for money and his desire to live forever are his personal choices — what amazes me...

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March 19, 2022 by Adesh Acharya Earth and Space Life Mind Society and Humanity

The Realm of Gods & Kings

There are two realms: On one dwell the Gods & Kings, and on the other You and I!

You, born in a normal family with normal requirements in life and a normal worldview properly begin your social life with your school. There you are...

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March 10, 2022 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Philosophy Society and Humanity World

My Interpretation of Cory Doctorow’s Attack Surface (Medium Link)

My Interpretation Of Attack Surface | by Adesh Acharya | Mar, 2022 | Medium

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March 9, 2022 by Adesh Acharya Uncategorized

The Real Philosophy

Philosophy’s task is to Understand and Guide Life and the World. That is what Real Philosophy is and should be. Philosophy in general tends to get...

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March 9, 2022 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Philosophy Society and Humanity

The Peoples of Learning

A quick glance of known/believed human history will reveal to us one constant: Learning is essential. Vital. Crucial! Learning in the sense of: the process of acquiring new understanding,...

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March 9, 2022 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Society and Humanity World

Two Contrasting Questions

For me there are two questions. They aren’t in harmony though! Every now and then I reach to a state-of-mind which — if I am to...

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March 6, 2022 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Philosophy Society and Humanity World

The Crisis of Goethe’s Faust

The opening few pages of The First Part of the Tragedy in Goethe’s Faust is where Faust laments and complains. This I call the Faust crisis...

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March 5, 2022 by Adesh Acharya Life Philosophy

Business and Peace

While thinking about the ongoing war in Eastern Europe and its consequences, my thought went to the businesses that are being adversely affected – along with...

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March 4, 2022 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Philosophy Society and Humanity World

Life in Nepal

I had this idea to open my laptop and write in short about life in Nepal – the country of my birth and citizenship. Things to...

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March 3, 2022 by Adesh Acharya Life Philosophy Society and Humanity

Does Morning Really Show the Day?

Or is it merely a case of a lazy attachment towards mornings? Back at school, the classes I hated were Mathematics, Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology), Computer,...

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February 25, 2022 by Adesh Acharya Life Philosophy

A Crisis Of Attention (Problems In Observing)

Forget quietly being around nature, I have gotten preoccupied with my own thoughts such that I am now unable to quietly even sleep in the comfort...

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February 21, 2022 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Philosophy

Nepali Folk Tales – Do As They Do

Be careful on how you act around your children.  Once in a hilly area, there lived an old man. His wife was dead so all he...

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February 18, 2022 by Adesh Acharya Books Life Nepali Folk Tales Society and Humanity Stories 170

Nepali Folk Tales – Four Men

Come together with people who are special like you and together – do things special! Once there lived a hunter. He always lay in woods and...

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January 16, 2022 by Adesh Acharya Life Nepali Folk Tales Philosophy 8,941

Nepali Folk Tales – Wise vs Intelligent vs Smart

It is not about being fast. It is about doing what’s appropriate.  Once there lived a tortoise, a frog, and a snake nearby a river. They...

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December 28, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Nepali Folk Tales Philosophy Stories 151

Some Random Thoughts…

As I sit here with my laptop staring at this white canvas that tells me to write my story, I wonder who I might be writing...

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December 28, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Philosophy 234

Nepali Folk Tales – The Path To Wisdom

Wisdom is difficult to acquire. You have got to be patient and must continue to learn and persevere. Once there lived a king who loved to...

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December 27, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Nepali Folk Tales Philosophy Stories 72

Apply What You Know!

The debate the other day was around the same question: What is the difference between knowing something and applying it in life? After a friend of...

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December 25, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Philosophy 149

Books in Brief — Edgar Allan Poe: Eureka

Read Duration: 2–3 days (It is short but requires attention.) Author: Edgar Allan Poe Year: 1848 Genre: Non-Fiction Sub-Genre: Philosophy. Cosmology. Spirituality. Opening sentence: To the few who love me and whom I...

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December 24, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Earth and Space History Life Mind Philosophy Science Society and Humanity 185

Nepali Folk Tales – Four Fools

Vanity, Stupidity, Greed and Cunnigness: The FOUR Deadly Poisons. Once a poisonous snake intentionally rested in the middle of a forest road blocking the path to...

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December 24, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Nepali Folk Tales Philosophy Stories 120

Nepali Folk Tales – The Doubts Of A Chameleon

We look at others and think they have it all. We wish we did what they did. But, what we forget is: There is a reason...

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December 23, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Nepali Folk Tales Stories Uncategorized 206

Free, Multiple Works

When it comes to earning a living or fulfilling our wants in life, it is very tempting to settle at one particular profession or activity and...

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December 23, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Content Industry Life Philosophy 4,979

An Effective Movie Watching Formula

I absolutely hate these kinds of writings: Who the hell do I think I am to be writing about methods of my movie watching! Am I...

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December 23, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Content Industry Life Stories Technology 4,470

Dealing With Injurious Bad Thoughts

A terrible nightmare woke me up at 3 AM this morning. It was followed by a 30 minutes or so of ridiculous post-dream analysis. I felt...

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December 23, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Philosophy 114

Will We Be Allowed To Freely Think and See tomorrow?

I am already quite alert while using my phone, laptop or TV. This alertness is because I am constantly reminded by a voice inside my head...

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December 23, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Philosophy Science Society and Humanity Technology World 1,770

How To Handle Petty Philosophical Arguments?

I have often found myself in the middle of a philosophical-type argument fuming with anger, all pissed off, full of anxiety, speaking or typing at the...

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December 23, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Philosophy Society and Humanity 140

Why Do Stories Make Us Feel That Way?

Because They Are Travels: Into a Different Space, Time and Identity. If I am to recall the moments from my childhood when I have felt the...

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December 23, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Content Industry Life Mind Philosophy 158

We Humans Never Learn!

We humans tend to think we are really smart as a species. I don’t remember who, but someone surely said — this is because we don’t...

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December 23, 2021 by Adesh Acharya History Life Mind Philosophy Society and Humanity 422

A Formula For Desire Management

I had developed a desire-management formula. I have been implementing it for more than a couple of years now. The reason for sharing? It has proved...

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December 23, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Philosophy 1,648

A Thought Experiment: Of An Alternative Existence

Let us imagine a habitable planet with – life, far far away! The planet is revolving around its own star. Its day-night period same as Earth’s....

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December 23, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Earth and Space Life Mind Philosophy Science Society and Humanity Stories Technology World 141

Rahul Sankrityayan — The Birth of Brahman and Reincarnation

Rahul Sankrityayan was an Indian Marxist thinker who studied, travelled and wrote a lot. Here I want to quickly share his views on the birth and use...

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December 23, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Books Life Mind Philosophy Society and Humanity Stories World 115

Nepali Folk Tales – Integrity of A Woman

Live a life of Integrity and Intelligence. Once there lived a Pandit who had a beautiful wife. In fact, so beautiful that every man who ever...

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December 22, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Nepali Folk Tales Philosophy Stories 4,530

20 Wise Nepali Proverbs

The bigger the pile the bigger the strife Earlier this month, I compiled a list of 30 Nepali Proverbs: https://fradesh.medium.com/30-fun-and-wise-nepali-proverbs-5b4106f3e728 It was a fun ride. So, I...

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December 22, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Philosophy Science Society and Humanity 4,186

Nepali Folk Tales – Presence of Mind

When in crisis, always remember to stay calm. Try to understand the situation instead of reacting. Make things happen with what you have.  Once there lived...

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December 21, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Nepali Folk Tales Philosophy Society and Humanity Stories 116

Look At Things From A Different Angle

When we have anxieties and frustrations, our thoughts are stuck at some point in between the present (A) and the future (B) — points previously opened...

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December 21, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Philosophy 749

Nepali Folk Tales – Grit Of A Sparrow

Hardships in life are inevitable. It’s up to us to figure out how we come out of them. Grit and Courage are invaluable toolkits!    This...

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December 20, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Nepali Folk Tales Philosophy 164

Why Read And Write?

Written words are static in nature. Other forms of expression which rely on words such as speech are dynamic. Written words remain static unless mobilized —...

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December 20, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Content Industry Life Mind Philosophy 237

The Burden of Inevitability

For years she had dreamt of this trip. For years she had energized herself in the darkest of nights — thinking of this journey. The idea...

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December 19, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Philosophy Stories 175

Nepali Folk Tales – Revenge of The Sparrow

If you have suffered injustice – exploit and expose the rat and the flawed system. There is nothing wrong with that! Once there lived a pair...

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December 17, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Nepali Folk Tales Philosophy Society and Humanity Stories 83

The Summit of Success!

One willing to go to the summit, should not give a damn about shame, disgust, sin, etc. Nepal may not be among the strongest and the...

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December 17, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Philosophy Society and Humanity Stories 162

The Human Paradox

At least 900 species have gone extinct in the last five centuries and More than 35,000 species have been evaluated to be threatened with extinction today. This is the...

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December 17, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Earth and Space Life Philosophy Society and Humanity World 1,518

On UG Krishnamurti

I intensely explored the internet for doses of wisdom. Philosophers, Spiritualists, Poets, Writers, Filmmakers, Artists, Scientists — I was on a mission to find and understand everyone...

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December 17, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Philosophy 162

The Philosophy of Cataclysm

I grew up with Hindu/Buddhist philosophies and as you may know — there’s a gargantuan presence of the inevitability of death in these systems of thinking. Take the...

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December 17, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Earth and Space Life Philosophy Society and Humanity World 124

Detoxify Yourself From The Silicon Valley Influence

Recently I wrote a piece analyzing Steve Jobs through his quotes: Understanding Steve Jobs Through His Quotes As I went through his life and ideas, I...

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December 17, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Philosophy Society and Humanity Technology 4,205

Nepali Folk Tales – The Dog, The Jackal and The Lion

Once a dog was strolling near a forest when he saw a jackal sitting with her cubs. The dog sensed a resemblance with them. He went...

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December 16, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Nepali Folk Tales Philosophy Society and Humanity Stories 855

Your Options in Life

When you realize that the environment you exist in is incompatible, unsuited for you and it becomes inhospitable, You have four options: You can either, Adjust...

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December 16, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Philosophy Society and Humanity 2,222

Nepali Folk Tales – The Old Man and His Daughter

There once lived an old man who had four sons and one daughter. All were married. The sons, their wives, and the old man lived in...

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December 16, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Nepali Folk Tales Philosophy Society and Humanity Stories 209

Nepali Folk Tales – A Brave Boy

There once was an orphan boy. He lived in a small house with a relative who didn’t care much about him. There was a coconut tree...

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December 15, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Nepali Folk Tales Philosophy Society and Humanity Stories 114

Nepali Folk Tales – A Hunter and a Tiger

A man was out in the forest hunting birds when he came across a tiger. Excited at the sight of a muscular adult, the tiger prepared...

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December 14, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Nepali Folk Tales Philosophy Society and Humanity Stories 72

Nepali Folk Tales – Eight Children

There once lived a haughty boy. His name was Bunachha. He spoke like an old man. One day, he went to his mother and said- ‘Mother!...

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December 13, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Nepali Folk Tales Philosophy Stories 171

Nepali Folk Tales: 4 Instructions

Once there lived an old couple. They had five sons of which four moved out of the country at a young age. Only the youngest son,...

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December 12, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Nepali Folk Tales Philosophy Society and Humanity Stories 165

Nepali Folk Tales: Bitter But True

There once lived an elderly couple who gave birth to a son in their advancing years. They named him Balram. When Balram matured, they had an...

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December 9, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Nepali Folk Tales 135

Nepali Folk Tales: You Go For The Meat But Drown In The Soup

Once upon a time in an unknown village lived a man who had two wives. From each, he had a daughter. The elder daughter was Subhadra...

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December 8, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Nepali Folk Tales Philosophy 139

30 Wise Nepali Proverbs

Nepal may not be among the strongest and the most powerful nations — but that doesn’t mean it has lacked occasional thinkers with words of wisdom....

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December 8, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Philosophy 4,226

Nepali Folk Tales: An Envious Sister

Once there lived a farmer couple who yielded more than enough from their land. They always had spare after they consumed for themselves. They were content...

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December 8, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Nepali Folk Tales Stories 14,701

A Formula For Effective Time-Management

We all are here with our own limited quota of time. There’s a lot to think, learn, do and live in this duration. At times it...

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December 8, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Philosophy 195

Will it all End? — It hardly matters!

Sensing what humans were doing to her forest, a tiger at a national park started getting paranoid. ‘They will destroy this all one day. I will...

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December 6, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Earth and Space Life Philosophy Society and Humanity World 148

Understand Yourself, Be Yourself!

An ambitious rat wanted to get married. So, he went to the most powerful human king and asked for his daughter — ‘You are the greatest....

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December 6, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life 747

Ask it!

I have experience of fighting alone in the Content Industry. Over the years, I have worked on Books, Music, Documentaries, Animations, YouTube comedies and even some...

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December 3, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Content Industry Content Services 218

Screenplays

I Write Screenplays for Movies, Documentaries, Animations and all other forms of Visual Media. Check out my works below and decide for yourself if you want...

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December 3, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Content Services 194

Paranoia

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December 1, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Books Life 211

What are thoughts? – 2.1

A Brief History Throughout history, humans have attempted to understand the nature of thoughts, thinking, mind, heart, and brain. The Edwin Smith Papyrus of Egypt from...

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November 20, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Philosophy 219

Are we Humans civilized yet?

Arthur C. Clarke’s famous short-story The Sentinel (the seed from which 2001: A Space Odyssey sprang) is about a monolith discovered ‘high on the ridge of...

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November 16, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Earth and Space Life Philosophy Society and Humanity Technology Uncategorized World 5,730

Using Phone Wallpapers for Thought-Management

I was scrolling through the photos in my phone when I noticed something — Four years ago, for the first time I had edited a photo with...

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November 15, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Philosophy Technology 4,263

What are Thoughts? – 1

It is activities such as the type I am doing right now which both amazes and amuses me on being a human being. What I mean...

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November 11, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Philosophy 803

What is Power?

Thomas Hobbes defined power of a man as: his present means to obtain some future apparent good. He defines good as things that are of interest to...

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October 20, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Philosophy Society and Humanity World 685

A short history of Cities- Part 1

Jericho. Wikimedia commons

Jericho, Uruk and Ur A city can be defined as a geographical area which is compact, immensely interconnected and is urbanized. That is, it is modernly...

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October 19, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Earth and Space History Society and Humanity Technology World 1

Importance of Knowledge in the 21st Century

I am going to propose a theory: The extent of knowledge (need-to-know) any given human society requires for a successful survival is of: the geographical periphery...

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October 17, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Philosophy Society and Humanity World 4,289

Is Kathmandu heating up?

I have spent my entire life in Kathmandu. I more or less know how the seasons work here. But, this October has been unlike any other....

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October 13, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Earth and Space World 198

Biodiversity and Loss

Biodiversity is a way of looking at biological varieties of any given space-time. If I have 20 species of flowers in my garden then it means...

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October 13, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Earth and Space Science World 187

Predictions vs Decisions

Temporally, we humans are wired to dwell in two dimensions — the past and the future. While ideally we wish we could live in the present,...

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October 11, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Philosophy Society and Humanity World 125

Climate Change and Nepal

For the period of 1999-2018, Nepal was among the top 10 most vulnerable nations from Climate Change according to the Climate Risk Index (CRI).   2019...

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October 10, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Earth and Space Society and Humanity World 4,381

A short history of Space Exploration (Physical)

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October 9, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Earth and Space History World 13,116

Thought Machines

There is another way of looking at history — in terms of human beings’ struggle to understand, organize and use their own thoughts. So much so...

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October 7, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life Mind Philosophy Technology 337

Welcome post

Photo by Andrew Neel from Pexels

Hey there, it’s me Adesh and I would like to welcome you all to my website. I hope you are having a good day. As you...

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October 7, 2021 by Adesh Acharya Life 23,696
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