Category: Religion and worship

  • Do you know Beethoven?

    Do you know Beethoven?

    Based on real incident, perhaps in 2006, published on this website, Feb, 2011. Proselytize ————— I hate proselytizers. I miss my bus because of them and I can’t sleep because they knock on my doors . This really happened. P: Hi bro M: hey P: You heard Beethoven? M: No (I am thinking one part…

  • The problem of eating beef.

    The problem of eating beef.

    Is eating beef an act which is so morally repugnant that it can take lives? We wouldn’t imagine such with an ideally and intellectually sensitive human society. But we don’t, we live in communities which does not care so much about what it can infer as “other’s” ways. Lets not get ourselves embroiled, to believe…

  • What to say and what not to say, according to Buddhism

    What to say and what not to say, according to Buddhism

    From Foundation texts of Buddhism. Abhaya Sutta and Samaññaphala Sutta etc As I summarize (6 sentences into 1, possible) Most of the speech — including bitter truth, can only be said if they are beneficial and only if they are said with the right sense of time. I am making it concise, from whats appended…

  • The begetarian Hindu, “Hindujin ha”

    While writing vegetarian I accidentally wrote begeterean which goes towards bigotry. Supremacy. Vegetarian Supremacy. But I just wanted to write a small episode about Vegetarianism in “Hindu”. [“Hindu” like “Dharma” is one of the most abused word in modern context, in-fact everything we inherited from our forefathers; we have abused, including ourselves.] When I was…

  • Some views on Indian culture.

    Some views on Indian culture. Manmohan Dash I have wanted to talk about 3 snippets of my views on what I think of 3 popular aspects of Indian culture, which any Indian who is a globe trotter is bound to be found in discussion with an international diaspora, because of their sheer popularity. I will…