Adesh Acharya
Video-AddictionLessons learnt during a break from the habit!
Yesterday was the first day of my new experimentation: Stopping the flow of a regular habit. The habit = Regularly watching senseless videos on YouTube. Yesterday,...
Continue reading...How Valuable Are You?How important are you in this human infected world???
I am miserable. Habitually. I was out to pick-up a dog cage from a pet shop yesterday. The cage was big and the street was narrow...
Continue reading...Physical Pain — The Greatest TeacherNothing teaches you harder about life than the good old anguish in the body.
I am one of those who constantly and intentionally creates problems for himself. Even when there is nothing significantly alarming in life, I have the habit...
Continue reading...Am I Shrewd Or Am I Ill?Is anxiety the cause or the effect?
You notice your anxiety and it burns such that you cannot help but question why you are feeling that way. By then, you have tried everything:...
Continue reading...Random WritingAt times, just sit down without a plan and write. You will feel amazing!
Every now and then it is a blessing to be able to just sit down to write — without planning, without an idea, without something to...
Continue reading...I am You
They walk, they talk, they strife Their own glory is their drive They bounce about the earth shitting the next meal Like gnats around my table...
Continue reading...Nepal — A Nation That Disgusted Me With Mankind
I haven’t been-to or lived in the United States, or the United Kingdom, or Norway, or some nation similar — which means I cannot tell how those nations...
Continue reading...What Is Existential Dread?How to deal with it?
Medium Link: What Is Existential Dread?. It is anxiety due to the awareness of… | by Adesh Acharya | Jul, 2022 | Medium
Continue reading...Trying To Make Philosophical Conversations RelevantThey go nowhere all the time!
I find myself feeling empty and frustrated during conversations of philosophical nature. By that, I mean conversations that are not gossip, or about success or money...
Continue reading...Voltaire’s Science Fiction ‘Micromégas’18th Century Story that Satirizes Self-Conceit of Mankind.
We talk about the world moving ‘fast’ today but Europe in the 18th century must have been faster. Yes, these express technological developments are blinding and...
Continue reading...The Skill Of Selective TalkingWhy are some people boring to listen to?
A few days ago, I attended a small literary gathering. There were different kinds of creative and intellectual people with diversity in profession, career-track, writing styles,...
Continue reading...The Read-Write Balance AgitationWhen you read, you don’t want to write. You write and you stop reading. What’s going on?!
I don’t think I am alone in this. I am sure I am not alone in this. This restlessness is painful! When I start a book,...
Continue reading...Human Knowledge Is a Big Fat TangleCan we look at our collective knowledge as the process of untangling the tangled?
The pursuit of truth for human being is often depicted as being a linear affair. It either goes up: We, evolved from apes, have managed to...
Continue reading...Dealing With Verbal PoisonsWhat 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...
Continue reading...Life Is BIGGER Than CareerA 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...
Continue reading...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.
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...Laxmi Prasad DevkotaWhat 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,...
Continue reading...Observations On The Indian Premier League (IPL) CricketWhat 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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...The Poe WayEdgar 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...
Continue reading...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
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...When The Greedy Shall Solely Inherit The WorldWhat 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...
Continue reading...The Realm of Gods & KingsThere 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...
Continue reading...My Interpretation of Cory Doctorow’s Attack Surface (Medium Link)
My Interpretation Of Attack Surface | by Adesh Acharya | Mar, 2022 | Medium
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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,...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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,...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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....
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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 —...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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!...
Continue reading...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,...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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....
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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....
Continue reading...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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