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मीठे गुर में मिल गए तिल , उडी पतंग और खिल गए दिल , हर पल सुख और हर दिन शान्ति , आप सब के लिए लाये मकर संक्रांति | (Credit: Unknown author whose mail must've been forwarded umpteen number of times)

Life Rests on Subtler Substrata

In academic or life exams, it is in the subtle points, which we take for granted that we slip and fail. Watching out for those subtle points that we have a propensity to take for granted and spending time on them is a good strategy for getting good grades in exams and in life too. Vishnu Pendyala

Need

Humanity transcends need. It is degrading to live by the need, of the need or for the need only. Need is short-term. Relationships built on need are short-lived as well. Need can be a motivator, an initiator, but never the end. Experiences and relationships should ideally be soul satisfying rather than satisfying bodily needs. Vishnu Pendyala

Transformation into Pure Existence

Systematically replace impulse with discretion, taste with blandness, anger with determination, feelings with knowledge, and similarly calm all senses to be in control of yourself. Vishnu Pendyala

Humanity Divided?

Caste, Creed, Religion, and all other man-made divisions have unfortunately become a fact of life, particularly since the trust, customs, and even genes have been so religiously preserved to not cross-pollinate and flourish across the boundaries. Fortunate are the ones who can transcend these boundaries and grow beyond the man-made limitations. Fortunate are the countries whose governments do as much possible to not let their populations be divided and in fact encourage unity by enacting anti-discrimination laws, affirmative action, and such. As said earlier, all divisions of humanity - region, religion, gender, are all meant to unite people. None to divide. - Vishnu Pendyala

Management of External and Internal Stimuli

Like the tons of information that we wade through on the web to get what we want, the innumerable stimuli, thoughts and feelings have to be judiciously avoided to make time for what we really want from life. Vishnu Pendyala

Only One

Non-duality is the Soul's Nature of Submission. There is only one God, one ‘Bhartha’, and one Leader to an aspiring soul. Denying it this fundamental intrinsic aspiration because of material considerations is an unforgivable crime on the self. Body obsession and excessive attachment to the world make one forget her true nature. Vishnu Pendyala