Thread by @nkgrock

In this thread, I will be sharing my fleeting thoughts & reflections on random topics related to life, family, spirituality, etc. I will be using the hashtag #MyRandomReflections for this.

Ahimsa as a personal virtue is almost impossible to practice without some degree of Titiksha. #MyRandomReflections

Even Viraaga has Raaga in it. Or stated differently, even dispassion has passion in it, only that in this case, the passion is towards Brahman or Bhagavan as the case may be, and not towards worldly objects.

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No matter how old you grow, the craving for acceptance and appreciation from your parents never goes away. Perhaps this is what it means to be 'Aatmajaa' i.e. being born from the self of the parents.

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Those on the path of Dharma often walk alone.
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Life in a sense is a game of hide & seek. When you are busy seeking either Dharma or Artha or Kama, the other two cleverly hide from your grasp. The cleverest is Moksha which rarely comes into sight. Only wise & self-restrained can truly catch them all!

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Words are like arrows, once spoken can never be taken back. Perhaps it is for this reason that Manu says it is not enough to speak truth, such speech has to be pleasant as well. Even an unpleasant truth must be conveyed as carefully as possible.

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Life is never Black & White. It is a spectrum of choices that come in different shades of grey. If we are unable to choose the White or if such a choice is unavailable, then it is always better to choose the shade closest to White, than otherwise.

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A Shraddha (faith) which doesn't lead to some form of Acharana (practice) is no Shraddha at all but is merely a Shraddha-Abhasa, a semblance or mirage of faith.

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While success (Siddhi) without satisfaction (Trupti) always ends in frustration, satisfaction without success leads to stagnation. Success and satisfaction should always go hand in hand.

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The Divine is the Last and the Only true refuge.

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The only ethical principles that matter and are indispensable in geopolitics are self-interest, self-protection, and self-actualization. All else is secondary and dispensable.

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The most selfish thing a person can do is to be unselfish.

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Forgiveness is always from the position of strength, never weakness. While the strong can choose to forgive, the weak can only resign to forbear.

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