Self-consciousness

  • Overcoming Inner Prejudices and Attachments

    My deep interest in Buddhism and the ultimate goal of becoming a Buddhist monk motivated me to read the history of Buddhism worldwide and to prepare myself for this goal by understanding its key principles. It’s interesting to note how closely related Zen Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, etc., are philosophically. In the first go, a person…

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  • Dark emotions and feverish passions

    I can be serious, really serious, so serious that people around me can take me as an insane person with a feverish passion for everything dark and sombre. So I try to cool my fever and check on my sensitivity every now and then. I keep them under check by writing, writing anything that troubles…

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  • I have been struggling hard for a while with the entire concept of “Social Media”. While I have never been on Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, I was there for some time  on Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin. It is almost half a decade since I quit all three social media sites. And, it is incredible that…

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