Category: Happiness

Ganapatipule
India, Travel

Beautiful Konkan – The Scenic Ganapatipule

This was a beautiful road journey of about 350 km from Mumbai to Ganpatipule in Konkan region in Maharashtra.  Roads from Mahad onward towards Ganapatipule are awesome.         View from Vasishtha Point en route from Mumbai to Ganapatipule near Chiplun. See passing of Konkan railway train. Museum worth visiting @ Ganapatipule Ganapatipule Ratnagiri Coastal Road. View from Coastal Road. ‘Waterfall on Koyna Dam Road (via Chiplun) Complete fog-out. … Continue reading Beautiful Konkan – The Scenic Ganapatipule

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Happiness, Spiritual

How to Improve the Quality of Life With Aparigraha?

Aparigraha is one of the 5 Yamas described in Patanjali Yoga Sutras. The other 4 Yamas are Non-violence, Truthfulness, Non-stealing, and Continence. Yama is the first limb of 8 limb Patanjali Yoga Sutra. Most of us know and try to practice the last four Yamas but Aparigrah has mostly escaped our attention. According to Patanjali Yogasutras, ” With constancy of aparigraha, a spiritual illumination of … Continue reading How to Improve the Quality of Life With Aparigraha?

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Happiness, Inspiration

At The End of The Day..99% is for Charity

Yes, at the end of the day, the bottom line is, the crux of the matter is, in conclusion, these are very important phrases. These signify what the objective was of any action or what the action is expected to achieve or will achieve. All of us are working day and night in pursuit of something. It is a different matter that most of us … Continue reading At The End of The Day..99% is for Charity

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Books, Happiness

The Last Lecture – A Book to Read Before Death

What is your goal and mission in life? We all are after MORE. More business, more customers, more money, more power, more fame assuming that this MORE will give us more happiness. We spend our lives after achieving this MORE. But we never know when the end will come. Here is one book you must read before your death. Award-winning Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, Randy … Continue reading The Last Lecture – A Book to Read Before Death

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Existential Distress
Happiness, Inspiration

Existential Distress – Why You Need to Wake NOW?

Existential Distress is the term I learned from the podcast titled ‘The Man Who Studied 1,000 Deaths to Learn How to Live’ by Tim Ferris with BJ Miller. The meaning of these two words is:  Existential distress at the end of life has been defined as hopelessness, a burden to others, loss of a sense of dignity, desire for death or loss of the will … Continue reading Existential Distress – Why You Need to Wake NOW?

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Books, Happiness, Spiritual

How Can You Become Swami Vivekananda?

The title of this post seems to be an attention drawing gimmick. Well, judge it at the end of the post.  Here I only want to show a simple way to become the likes of Vivekananda (Or whosoever enlightened Guru /God you believe in). We all are so much obsessed with our bodily condition since birth that we forget our true self. Our external world is … Continue reading How Can You Become Swami Vivekananda?

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Happiness, Inspiration

Climb Your Everest. Trust Your Instinct.

We all are climbing our Everest. Yes, those of us who are pursuing our passion is not any less than Everest climbers. Our expedition is ongoing and we can’t return back, the only option is one way, move ahead and upward. The result may be away or not even on the horizon, but the journey must continue. “Trust your instinct & keep going.” Yes, this … Continue reading Climb Your Everest. Trust Your Instinct.

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Books, Happiness

Happiness Advantage – Why is Happiness First Necessary for Success?

Happiness is a pursuit. Everyone is running after Happiness. All our activities, even if we dislike is pursuing Happiness for the future. We discount present Happiness for unknown and uncertain future Happiness. Whether have we understood the Happiness? Usual belief is once we have something or some experience or some possession or some relationship or achieve some goal – we will be happy. This is … Continue reading Happiness Advantage – Why is Happiness First Necessary for Success?

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