Category Archives: events and people

My First Experience..

Posted on February 18, 2013 by ashok

Here is my first experience of what is called a meditative state: I first experienced it in the year 1994. I was working in the second shift (2 PM-10 PM). At around 7:30 PM or so, the site work was … Continue reading →

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The Chasm…

Posted on August 20, 2011 by ashok

A few years back, I wrote an article titled “What is Happiness” in which I talked about the ancient idea that the root cause of all unhappiness is desire. It is not very difficult to understand how “desire” or “expectation” or “attachment” causes misery … Continue reading →

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Contentment

Posted on October 6, 2010 by ashok

The contentment I feel sometimes, as I am feeling right now since last few hours, is simply miraculous. The world seems so beautiful and the heart feels so peaceful. It is easy to point out the apparent external reason which … Continue reading →

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The cricket match at Delhi abandoned, but why?

Posted on December 27, 2009 by ashok

Dangerous, under-prepared, unplayable and bad pitch is the answer as all of us know. The fact that it happened in the national capital, New Delhi,which is preparing itself for a major sports event in the near future makes it all … Continue reading →

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