Month: August 2014
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Improve Yourself with Help of Knowledge
This article revolves around the concept of self improvement and the inspiration was obtained from a Chanakya Sutra that says “विज्ञानेनात्मानं सम्पादयेत् |” which means “Make yourself eligible with the help of knowledge (विज्ञानं = science).” Call it knowledge, information, intelligence, or wisdom; they all are the sides of same polygon. We use different terms…
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The Chariot with One Wheel?
Chanakya said “नैकं चक्रं परिभ्रम्यति|” i.e. you cannot move a chariot having a single wheel. This sutra by Kautilya is about significance of teamwork and importance of coordination amongst the team members. Have a look… An Individual must Know his Weaknesses: A Chariot is a successful partnership of at least two or more wheels. A one-wheeled chariot is useless as well as troublesome. An individual must have a…
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What desires to control and Why
Chanakya in his literature has emphasized a lot on controlling own desires. This includes, but is not restricted to control on desire to speak, desire to listen, desire to watch, and desire to feel. As a human being we are full of desires and want to do all kinds of things. An important thing to be…