Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Share with Care
In chapter 7 of Chanakya Neeti it has been said that “If you are facing loss in business or your heart is broken then don’t share such information with others. Also, one must not discuss scandals of family and incidents of insult.” Most of us will agree, but when it comes about implementing the very same…
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Spirituality is Not About Impracticality
The primary reason for writing this articles is to answer a few repetitive questions regarding philosophy of Chanakya. In most of the conversations people told about a scenario where they acted right/virtuous and yet were victimized by others. They asked about an explanation and maybe this articles would help. Perception and Reality are two Different Things:…
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Enemies Target Your Weakness
This is not a new discovery that enemies hurt where it hurts most. Also, it is true that enemies usually don’t strike at bases which they consider as strong. This is so because: Weaknesses can be easily exploited using fewer efforts. The probability of success is more when a person targets weakness of someone or…
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If You Desire to Save Your Wealth?
Money is definitely not the most important thing in life, but certainly it is one of the most important things. Most of the modern day activities revolve around money. Life without money or with less money is possible, but it will be comparatively painful. The amount of money in most of the cases will determine…
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Be Your Own Strength
” महात्मना परेण साहसमं न कर्तव्यम् ” is one of the very important chanakya sutra. In hindi it means ” महात्मा पुरुष दूसरो के साहस पर भरोस न करे ” and in English language it means “Good men should not depend on the strength/valor of others“. The very clear message of this inspirational quote is that a…
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Intelligent Men Have No Enemies
Today’s Chanakya Sutra “नास्ति बुद्धिमतां शत्रुः” When translated to Hindi says ” बुद्धिमानो का कोई शत्रु नहीं होता ” and in English it means “Intelligent men have no enemies“. Acharya Vishnugupta Chanakya emphasised a lot on importance of good behaviour, decent conduct, and appropriate tone. This article is an attempt to explain why such things matter. The…
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Collect Wealth As If You Are Immortal
This idea by Acharya Chanakya appears not so ethical. To understand this quote in its true context we will need to evaluate it from a non traditional view. Please have a look: Is Money Evil? Definitely not! nor it’s good. It is merely a tool that can do all kinds of damages as well as aid…
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Opportunities Exist for Intelligent
It is very important to identify opportunities in life. One who knows the trick fetches big fortunes and people consider him/her as an intelligent person. On the other hand, it will be a waste of time to talk about someone who tends to ignore opportunities in life. There are multiple factors that enhances or degrades a…
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What is Your View towards Old People?
Not all, but there are many who consider elderly people as a liability. They consider people in old age as unproductive, inefficient, and annoying. Well! this article is not for such people. So if you are one of them, then please don’t waste your time. Doing something good in itself is the reason enough for doing so.…
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Why The Sandalwood Tree Burnt?
“चन्दनानपि दावोऽग्निर्दहत्येव।” is the inspirational Chanakya quote (चाणक्य सूत्र) that we will be discussing today. The English and Hindi Translations are stated below: The forest fire burns even trees like sandalwood. दावानल चन्दन अदि को भी जला देती है । This spiritual quote has multiple interpretations. Have a look… Things affecting people around you will gradually…
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