Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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An Approach Towards Investment
Chanakya said that “Money comparable to bride of an orthodox family is not of much use. It must be like a prostitute available to anyone in need”. This translated verse from Chanakya Neeti tells us about the right attitude and correct approach towards the investment. We can draw two broad inferences from it. One must…
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It is Life, do not Fake it
Chanakya has said that ” Even if a gem be placed on foot and a mirror on the head. Still, the gem will not lose its value.” The idea behind this inspirational quote is to mark the difference between people who have real talent and those who show-off. Also, it marks the difference between the special…
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Handling Too much?
They say that “Excess of anything will lead to trouble” and I agree with whoever they are. This is a simple fact that most of us will agree to it provided the person’s hobby is not to look for exceptions. The life of a human being is not simple as eating, having sex, and dying.…
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What is life?
This is definitely one of the hardest questions to answer. We all are breath-taking living beings, but most of us fail to understand life at a spiritual and emotional level. There are many quotes on life by famous personalities and writers; each one expressing a summary of their life-experiences and lessons-Learned. Still, these are the…
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Importance of Physical and Mental Fitness
Chanakya has emphasized a lot on planning & preparation for future events. Planning is considered as a pure mental activity. Its purpose is to prepare the person for events to come. In other words, we can say that planning is the act of thinking and preparation is the real-world activity to make your plan come true.…
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Conflicting Spiritual Thoughts
The purpose of writing this post is that recently I received a lot of inquiries from people asking my opinion on different spiritual thoughts. Most of them provided me with two of more conflicting statements from different spiritual and religious books. As per my very personal view the issue was not about the any conflict,…
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Your Attitude Towards Your Mistakes?
Almost all people perform Mistakes in life. Any mistake done by any person is either the outcome of his unplanned activities or sub-consciously planned activities. Sometime it just happens, and none is to be blamed. The good thing is that every failure comes with a great lesson for smart individuals, provided it’s not too late. Here, I…
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Being Straightforward in life? Good or Bad
Straightforwardness is a quality appreciated by many, followed by a few, and understood by even fewer. Well! That was my observation and yours might be different from mine. Still, we will agree that the confusion regarding acceptance and rejection of this human trait is quite huge. We hope to be straightforward in life. No lie, no…
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Useless Education
Chanakya Neeti says that: Education will be considered useless until it is not put to some practical use. The life of an uneducated person is a total waste. Similar is the case with an army without a commander… It is said that there exists a great power in knowledge and most of us will accept it…
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Trying to Prove, What you are Not?
Denial of reality has become the new trend. More and more people are falling prey to this disease. I am sure that you must have encountered people who are good at nothing, but dialogues. The problem is that instead of relating themselves to real physical world, they dwell in some wonderland. They are the most hopeful people…
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