Writing on ancient literatures and world mythology. Future articles will be on Rig Veda, Sanskrit, Old English, Indo-European literature, Egypt, China etc.
Our day-to-day experience of time passing can be highly non-linear and subjective, as we move from giving rapid presentations to enjoying lazy Sunday afternoons. Science too has studied how our brains have the ability to slow down and speed up our perception of time. In this way, our lived experience of the flow of time diverges sharply from the scientific description of this experience.
Read More Some Indo-European thoughts on timeEncountering reality as radically singular, unique and ineffable
Read More Chance events and Indian PhilosophyReflecting on the sacred fig tree as a metaphor for the cosmos
Read More The Cosmos in Indian PhilosophyReflecting on the chariot as a metaphor for the Self
Read More The Self in Indian PhilosophyBuddhist monks and philosophical concepts A depiction of the Chinese monk Xuanzang on his journey to India — Wikimedia Commons “On one hand, it’s nihilistic to think that every outcome is simply random. I have to believe that the world is better when we act morally, and that people who do good things deserve a somewhat better […]
Read More Fate and free will on the Silk Road
Desire To Think 