The Antidote to Feeling Bored
“One gets tired of Japa for two reasons. Sometimes one’s brain is fatigued, sometimes it is the result of idleness. If the former, then one should give up Japa for the time being. . . But if the latter, your mind should be forced to continue.” — Swami Vivekananda
The Education Philosophy of J Krishnamurti — II: How To Become An Original
“As the soil renews itself during winter, so, when the mind is allowed to be quiet, it renews itself. . . When you come to the point where you are really allowing yourself to be as you are—bored, ugly, hideous, or whatever it is—then there is possibility of dealing with it.”
The Education Philosophy of J. Krishnamurti: Where Have We Failed? [Part 1]
In this two-part series, we look at the education philosophy of J. Krishnamurti and why it is critical today. AI is stealing jobs. Mental health is at an all-time low. Countries are at war over boundaries. The stress of education and work is costing people their lives. 50 years ago, this is not how we […]
Raise Your Words, Not Your Voice
“The knowing one must not despise the condition of those who are ignorant, nor should the knowing one destroy their faith in their own particular method, but by proper action lead them to show them the path to come to where he stands.” — Bhagavad Gita
How to Fuel Self-Growth? Remove The 3 Obstacles To Learning
“Life is something that you listen to, that you understand from moment to moment without accumulating experience… Like the river, life is running, swift, volatile, never still; and when you meet life with the heavy burden of memory, naturally you are never in contact with life.” — J. Krishnamurti
7 Indian Philosophy Books Recommended For Beginners
At some juncture, we have asked ourselves, “What is the meaning of life? Why does anything matter if I’m going to die in the end? What is the point of all this struggle?” The point of life, according to Indian (Indic) sages, is to give our struggle meaning. We can do this either by leaving […]
Don’t Dream of Winning It, Train For It
“How can a person who is desirous of ease and comfort acquire knowledge? How can a student desirous of learning be comfortable? A person who desires only comfort has to give us learning and a student desirous of learning must give up comfort.” — Vidur Niti
How Do You Want People to Remember You?
“Don’t be miserable! Do not repent! What is done is done. If you burn yourself [take the responsibility]… We make mistakes, what of that?” — Swami Vivekananda
Do You Believe in Possibilities?
“He who believes not, believes not even after seeing, and thinks that it is all hallucination, or dream and so on. The great transformation of Krishna – the Vishvarupa (form universal) – was seen alike by Duryodhana and by Arjuna. But only Arjuna believed while Duryodhana took it to be magic.” — Swami Vivekananda Just […]
The Real Purpose of Education
“We want education by which character is formed, strength of mind is increased, the intellect is expanded, and by which one can stand on one’s feet.” — Swami Vivekananda The conventional educational system, while having its benefits, is not man-making, but based on negation, Swamiji says. The first thing a child learns is that his […]