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

Son

The sanskrit word for son, putra, derived from "Punnama Narakat Trayate" means one who saves (trayate) from hell (punnama naraka), even after father's death. It is a pity if the society, law, or the government supports a son or an unscrupulous mother who uses the son to show the father hell in this world itself, that too, to extort money. There are stories abound of such happenings.

A father names his son after the Sun God (Aditya), hoping he will demonstrate the same brilliant qualities of the Sun God and illuminate the world. But will the world help or even allow those hopes to be fulfilled? The following URL gives pointers to the story of one "Aditya": http://www.google.com/search?q=aditya+chandran Will the world learn anything from it?