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 I began questioning...
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The Edgar Allan Poe Way
I think Edgar Allan 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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Medium link. Published on Illumination: https://medium.com/illumination/science-vs-philosophy-vs-art-8511b5a2d439
Continue reading...The Realm of Gods & Kings
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 immediately introduced to...
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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 a bad rap...
Continue reading...How Essential is 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, knowledge, behaviors, skills,...
Continue reading...Two Contrasting Questions
For me there are two contrasting questions. Never in harmony! Every now and then I reach to a state-of-mind which — if I am to bring to thoughts —...
Continue reading...Morning Shows the Day – Is it True?
Morning shows the day is a popular proverb. Is it correct, or is it merely a case of a lazy attachment towards mornings? Let me give some background first....
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Before talking about attention crisis, let me share a small story: Forget quietly being around nature, I am preoccupied with my own thoughts so much that I am now...
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 it for. I...
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The other day the debate was around the same question: What is the difference between knowing something and applying that knowledge in life? After a friend of mine said...
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When it comes to earning a living or fulfilling our wants in life, it is tempting to settle at one profession and define ourselves forever with that. I am...
Continue reading...Dealing With Bad Thoughts
Background Before talking in detail about bad thoughts, let me give some context. A terrible nightmare woke me up at 3 AM this morning. After that, I went into...
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I asked myself about the future of thinking after I noticed how alert I was getting using my phone, laptop and TV. I tried to understand the alertness and...
Continue reading...How To Handle Philosophical Arguments?
I have often found myself in the middle of philosophical arguments fuming with anger, full of anxiety. Speaking or typing at the speed of light what my fast-beating heart...
Continue reading...Why Do We Like Stories?
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 strongest in a...
Continue reading...Desire Management Formula
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 to be very...
Continue reading...20 Wise Proverbs from Nepal
The bigger the pile the bigger the strife. Earlier this month, I compiled a list of 30 Nepali Proverbs which had some wise proverbs: 30 Wise Proverbs From Nepal It...
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When we have anxieties and frustrations, our thoughts are stuck at some point in between the present (A) and the future (B). Both being points previously opened by ourselves...
Continue reading...On UG Krishnamurti
Before I get into UG Krishnamurti, I want to share some background. I intensely explored the internet for doses of wisdom. Philosophers, Spiritualists, Poets, Writers, Filmmakers, Artists, Scientists — I was...
Continue reading...The Philosophy of Cataclysm
A small background before we jump into the philosophy of cataclysm. I grew up with Hindu/Buddhist philosophies and as you may know — there’s a gargantuan presence of the inevitability...
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 in life. You can either, Adjust Conquer...
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Nepal may not be among the strongest and the most powerful nations but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t had occasional thinkers with words of wisdom. Here are 30 wise...
Continue reading...Time Management Formula
We all have limited time. There’s a lot to think, learn, do and live in this duration. At times it feels a single life is not enough. And it...
Continue reading...What are Thoughts? – History
In the first part of my What are thoughts? series, I discussed basic things about thoughts and the importance of understanding them. This time I want to dive into...
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It is the kind of activity I am doing right now which both amazes and amuses me on being a human being. What I mean to say is in...
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