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This is not about the metaphysical self although it could well be. Traditions are meant to be broken. As Bertrand Russel said it is the fate of all revolutionaries to found new orthodoxies. Every traditional publisher started as a beginner if I may say so and some grew up to become the giants we know…
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Hell as a construct to frighten people has worked very well over the ages. Images of fire burning forever casting baleful reddish hue and images of people burning and screaming in agony forever haunt the collective mind. May be it has served the purpose of keeping law and order in the medieval period in Europe.…
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Attaining the exalted status of Moksha lies at the heat of the life of a Hindu. The Hindu concept of life is like the Hindu concept of the Universe. Cyclic. A person is born and later dies. His actions during life are all tallied as good or bad. I suppose these are summed up and…
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Think of infinite universes existing in infinite times simultaneously and you are with me
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Alice is advised to begin at the beginning, go on till you come to the end; then stop. The last part , “then stop” is pretty tough. Most of the time a story is unlike a theorem in maths. The conclusion is not thought of at the beginning. Even wonderful authors have trouble ending the…
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Great stories sprout like great flowers.
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Better late than never does not work for blogs. You have to write. Regularly. I do not. Indeed I hardy ever do anything regularly. Except maybe my original profession. I find myself in the midst of a situation of almost apocalyptic proportions. The fury of Covid is still blazing. Spending over a year and half…
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