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A curated collection of my thoughts on music, philosophy, and personal growth, alongside episodes from the podcast.

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Karma & The Game of Probability
August 29, 2025

Karma & The Game of Probability

What is not the law of Karma? Everyone knows Karma, in its simplest sense. Each action has its impact. You reap what you sow. These are all vague, surface-level inferences. They are not not-true. But they are not enough to understand Karma completely, as it can be elusive. One of the examples of that nature […]

Philosophy & WisdomSpirituality & Consciousness
Featured Podcast
Manana Podcast

Manana Podcast

'Manana' is a Sanskrit word that means Reflection or contemplation. In this podcast, I'll be sharing my deep insightful reflections for you to contemplate and hence live a life of fulfilment! I hope you find great value in this podcast.

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Articles
October 10, 2022

Hardships & Pain

What comes to your mind when you read the word ‘pain’? Did you remember a movie line or did you remember your worst pain? If you said yes to the latter, what kind of pain was it? Hardships are not just when it’s only slavery, imprisonment, poverty, etc, all that you’ve read about or watched […]

Philosophy & WisdomMental Health & Well-Being
October 2, 2022

The Tragic Drama – The Screwed System

In my blog 50: Are you a cog in the machine? I talked about the screwed system, but not very deeply. In this blog, I’ll not only go deep into what the problem is but into “why does it continue to exist?” and through it, try to understand our responsibilities in trying to solve it. […]

Philosophy & WisdomSelf-Awareness & Introspection
September 25, 2022

Monthly Wrap! (September)

Monthly Wraps are blogs that are up on the last Sunday of the month which include: Here’s September’s “Monthly Wrap!” Blogs I wrote this month: Book Recommendations: This month I could read only 2 books: What I curated: Movies: Series: Apps used this month 2. Wonder – An AI app that can create images based […]

Monthly Wraps & Reflections
September 19, 2022

Lifestyle

If you haven’t realized yet, since I wrote Blog 68: The Biggest Problem for Humanity, I’ve been writing about what one should consider thinking about. Hence all of this month’s blogs are around that. In my book – The Flower of Fulfillment, I mention Lifestyle as the second element in the petal of health. I’ve […]

Habits & ProductivityPersonal Growth & Self-Improvement
September 11, 2022

Scrap your Book

By book, I’m not referring to that book we used to use in our school days which consisted of thick papers on which we were instructed to paste collages of images related to a specific theme. But, of course, you can perceive your life to be a scrapbook too. That will be more creative, than […]

Journaling & Note-TakingSelf-Awareness & Introspection
September 4, 2022

Legacy?

Before we discuss whether you should work for your legacy, or not, we must define what is legacy, especially, in the context we’re talking about today. So, let’s begin with “what” is legacy. In simple words, it’s what you leave for your future generations, i.e, what will stay after you die that can be useful […]

Dharma & PurposePhilosophy & Wisdom
August 28, 2022

Monthly Wrap! (August)

Monthly Wraps are blogs that are up on the last Sunday of the month which include:: Blogs of the month Book recommendations  What did I curate? Resources I’m binging on – of course, I’ll be choosing the major ones. Just a brim of how much I curate! Reminders & Reflections to ponder – Of various […]

Monthly Wraps & Reflections
August 21, 2022

The Biggest Problem for Humanity

When we were in our childhood, we were taught by our parents, to TAKE the GOOD and LEAVE the BAD. Of course, that's just an oversimplification of the culture our parents gifted us.

Philosophy & WisdomSelf-Awareness & Introspection
August 14, 2022

One thing that distinguishes Excellent Students!

Ok, before I tell you what is that one thing, I'd like to say this. This doesn't apply to schools and colleges. Or to be more accurate - Even though the principles apply to mass education scenarios like schools and colleges, it doesn't matter there.

Teaching & Lifelong LearningArt & Mastery
Podcasts
Ep76: 8 facts that help you to beat resistance!
Manana PodcastNovember 4, 2025

Ep76: 8 facts that help you to beat resistance!

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Ep75: 7 Delusions that can hold you back!
Manana PodcastOctober 26, 2025

Ep75: 7 Delusions that can hold you back!

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Ep74: Understanding Advaita | Part 6 | Conclusion?
Manana PodcastOctober 25, 2025

Ep74: Understanding Advaita | Part 6 | Conclusion?

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Ep73: Understanding Advaita | Part 5 | Māyā & Awareness
Manana PodcastOctober 24, 2025

Ep73: Understanding Advaita | Part 5 | Māyā & Awareness

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Ep72: Understanding Advaita | Part 4 | Why Advaita?
Manana PodcastOctober 23, 2025

Ep72: Understanding Advaita | Part 4 | Why Advaita?

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Ep71: See Think Choose
Manana PodcastOctober 21, 2025

Ep71: See Think Choose

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Ep70: 6 Decision-making tools
Manana PodcastOctober 20, 2025

Ep70: 6 Decision-making tools

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Ep69: LIFE Alignment
Manana PodcastOctober 19, 2025

Ep69: LIFE Alignment

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Ep68: Become a Tap Root
Manana PodcastOctober 18, 2025

Ep68: Become a Tap Root

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