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In this book RVM explains the meaning of 100 highly inspiring quotations penned down by him. He believes these quotes helped him move from a life of Achievement to a life of Fulfillment. This book is a true treasure that everyone must possess....

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RVM unveils the secret to eternal happiness. Discover six simple steps that guarantee happiness. If we follow these steps our life will surely be transformed. In this book RVM proves that anybody can be happy if one truly desires to be so....

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Following on from ‘Confessions of a Serial Meditator’, the trials of living with a new girlfriend, her pre-teen daughters, and her dying mother, pose the stiffest test any Vipassana yogi and wannabe Buddha could ever hope to face. When the equanimity slips, where do you run to? Who will come to help? Would modern-day asceticism be ‘the way’ (out)? What adventures could possibly await an aspiring Buddha with itchy feet and a desire to ‘keep ‘em laughing’? The battle within continues… ...

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Discover the power of Positive living. Control and take command of your thoughts. RVM explains the power of positive emotions over negative emotions. Always choose positive emotions to live a life of Joy, Bliss and Fulfillment. Pep your life with excitement and enthusiasm....

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The book is mostly in a running dialogue form, which is always a prerequisite of a quest-full ‘journey’

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The more i learn, more i become aware of my ignorance Awareness of ignorance is wisdom

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there are ten chapters, however the book is in running dialogue form so segregating it into chapters would be inappropriate!

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Issues in ethics: the right to life, cloning, abortion, animal rights and other controversial topics.

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8-9 Kasım 2012’de, Hacettepe Üniversitesi İngilizce İktisat Bölümü tarafından düzenlenen “Marx, Marksizmler ve Özgürlük” konferansı uzun zamandır üzerinde çalıştığım konular ile ilgili görüşlerimi sunma fırsatı verdi. Praksis dergisini ilk yayınladığım 1996 yılında aşağıda sunduğum düşüncelerimin temellerini atmıştım aslında. Ancak hala teoride ki sorunu bir bütün olarak, Marx ve Engels’te değil Marksizmin kavranılışında olduğunda ısrarcıydım. Çalışmalarım, Marx’ın tarih, diyalektik yöntem, sınıf savaşımı, kapitalizm eleştirisi ve bilim anlayışı gibi pek çok temel konuda tamamen farklı teorik perspektif ve anlayış geliştirmemle sonuçlandı. Bu görüşlerimi kamuoyu ile ilk paylaştığım zemin yukarıda adı geçen bilimsel konferans oldu. Kendi teorik geçmişimle de bir hesaplaşma olan bu metin kuşkusuz okuru tatmin etmekten uzaktır. Çünkü yeni bir bilim teorisi için bir başlangıç metnidir; 19. yüz yıl sosyal teorileri üzerinde yükselen geleneksel ideolojik ön yargılardan kurtulmuş aklın, çağdaş bilimsel verilere yaslanarak yeni maceralara cesaretle atılmayı özendirecek olan bir başlangıç metni....

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8-9 Kasım 2012’de, Hacettepe Üniversitesi İngilizce İktisat Bölümü tarafından düzenlenen “Marx, Marksizmler ve Özgürlük” konferansı uzun zamandır üzerinde çalıştığım konular ile ilgili görüşlerimi sunma fırsatı verdi. Praksis dergisini ilk yayınladığım 1996 yılında aşağıda sunduğum düşüncelerimin temellerini atmıştım aslında. Ancak hala teoride ki sorunu bir bütün olarak, Marx ve Engels’te değil Marksizmin kavranılışında olduğunda ısrarcıydım. Çalışmalarım, Marx’ın tarih, diyalektik yöntem, sınıf savaşımı, kapitalizm eleştirisi ve bilim anlayışı gibi pek çok temel konuda tamamen farklı teorik perspektif ve anlayış geliştirmemle sonuçlandı. Bu görüşlerimi kamuoyu ile ilk paylaştığım zemin yukarıda adı geçen bilimsel konferans oldu. Kendi teorik geçmişimle de bir hesaplaşma olan bu metin kuşkusuz okuru tatmin etmekten uzaktır. Çünkü yeni bir bilim teorisi için bir başlangıç metnidir; 19. yüz yıl sosyal teorileri üzerinde yükselen geleneksel ideolojik ön yargılardan kurtulmuş aklın, çağdaş bilimsel verilere yaslanarak yeni maceralara cesaretle atılmayı özendirecek olan bir başlangıç metni....

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İçindekiler Giriş 1 Bölüm 1 Sınıftan Kaçan Çocuk 1 Sınıftan Kaçan Çocuk 9 2 Devlet Bağımlı İlişkiler 55 3 Kognitif Kapitaliz 63 4 Diyalektik 67 5 Hegel’in Tarih Felsefesi Eleştirisi 77 8 İmbilim Ders Notları 101 9 Tristram Shandy 107 Bölüm 2 Bilim Felsefesi 10 Viyana Okulu 119 11 Bilim Felsefesine Kısa Bir Bakış 139 12 Bilim Felsefesi 163 13 Troçki’den Sonra Troçkizm 175...

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What Does it Mean to Orient Oneself in Thinking? / By Immanuel Kant (1724-1804). [Was heißt: sich im Denken orientieren? English]. Translation of text, notes, essays, chronology, etc by Copyright ©2014 Daniel Fidel Ferrer. All rights reserved. Free unlimited distribution. Creative Commons General Public License "Attribution, Non-Commercial", version 3.0 (CCPL BY-NC). ...

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Kant wrote: "A pure reason faith is the guide or compass, which the speculative thinker based on his rational quarreling (Vernunftstreifereien) in the field of supersensible objects, man of common but (morally) sound reason but his way, and probably in theoretical as practical point of view, the whole purpose of his may prefigure determination entirely appropriate, and it is this rational faith, which must be placed at the foundation of every other faith, yes every revelation (Offenbarung)."...

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Table of Contents Translator’s Short Preface for Historical Context (pages 3-4). Immanuel Kant’s Text translated into English (pages 5-22). Translator’s Remarks (pages 23-24). Notes and Background for Kant’s essay and translation (page 25). Earlier translations from German into English of Kant’s essay (page 26). Pantheism Controversy (Quarrel) (Pantheismusstreit) (pages 27-28). Chronology of the Pantheism Controversy (Quarrel) (pages 29-37). Main Philosophers and authors. Ranked by birth year. Lessing first quarrel. Fragments Controversy. Pantheism Controversy or Pantheism Quarrel starts. Atheism Controversy. What is the Purpose of Kant’s Orientation Essay? (pages 38-42). Selected Bibliography related to Pantheism Controversy (pages 42-43). Related Online Resources (pages 43-44). Kant’s Note on his Overall Philosophical Position (pages 45-47). Dedication and Acknowledgements (pages 48-49). Appendix A. Image of first page of Kant Essay (1786) (pages 49-51). Keyword index (pages 51-83). Starts with a green page. ...

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Issues in the ethics and practice of demography and bioengineering - population control, the right to life, cloning, and abortion.

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What is Philosophy? Is it the exclusive domain of those who dream in abstract? Or is it the manifestation of the struggle of those who practice in material? Does it originate in the minds of professors like a Ganges flowing out from the hair-locks of "Lord" Shiva? Or is it rustic and puerile, evolving into maturity through the experiences of common men. I started writing philosophy without actually knowing that I was writing one. To start with, it was an outlet to project my frustration in the form of writings. Pretty often, it carried abuses hurled at none in particular, but at the system through its agents. But I don’t know when those ramblings started getting matured into Philosophy and all puerility and abuses purified themselves on the way – a Ganges doesn’t become pure by its origin but by the treatment people give to it on its way. In my book “Writings @ Ankur Mutreja”, I included a section on my personal philosophy and thought nobody would be interested in reading it. But, fortunately, I have found some kind-hearted people, who have given me their valuable feedback. I am reproducing my philosophy below by selecting those top...

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First book published in Kachhi language in paper print edition in 1869 A.D. by Sadhu kIrsan Das of Kotdi-Madevpuri village of Kachh in Western India.

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Goiun-Meiun vag Dhaga, Gada-goda bhavar saga, mitr-gatr dhIl laga, jIja ain jInija

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52 pada in Kachhi

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Πόσοι δρόμοι υπάρχουν για μια ευτυχισμένη ζωή; Είμαστε έρμαια τυχαίων γεγονότων ή μήπως υπάρχουν κάποια συστατικά που μπορούμε να βρούμε σε οποιαδήποτε κατάσταση για να φτιάξουμε τη δική μας συνταγή;...

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Εμείς οι άνθρωποι γεννιόμαστε με ένα κουσούρι που δεν τό ‘χουν τ’ άλλα ζώα. Κάπου, βαθιά στο στέρνο μας, λίγο πάνω απ’ το στομάχι, ζει ένα πεινασμένο, αδηφάγο θεριό που, όσο αίμα, δάκρυα κι ιδρώτα ρουφάει, άλλο τόσο ζητάει. Του ρίχνεις λίγο φαγητό; Του δίνει μια χαψιά, κοιμάται για λίγο και μετά γυρεύει κι άλλο. Του δίνεις τόσο που να σκάσει, να μη μπορεί να κουνηθεί; Μεγαλώνει πιο πολύ, το βαριέται και θέλει κάτι διαφορετικό, πιο γαργαλιστικό. Το ταΐζεις έρωτα, παιδιά, τραγούδια και χορούς; Τα παιδεύει δυο βόλτες γύρω στα σαγόνια του και τα κατασπαράζει κι αυτά, δίχως να πει ευχαριστώ. Πασχίζεις, λοιπόν, να βρεις ολοένα και πιο σπάνια, όλο και πιο εκλεκτικά μεζεδάκια, για να καλμάρεις το θεριό: τέχνη, επιστήμη, φιλοσοφία, θρησκεία, εφευρέσεις... Μα το θεριό δε μπορείς να το χορτάσεις, παρά μόνο για λίγο. Δε μπορείς να το ησυχάσεις, παρά μόνο αν το ξεγελάσεις. Να του πεις ότι αυτά είναι όλα τα φαγιά του κόσμου, τέλεψαν, δεν έχει άλλα. Να το πείσεις πως πρέπει να είναι ευχαριστημένο που έφαγε και τόσο, γιατί άλλα θεριά περνάνε όλη τους τη ζωή νηστικά. Κάποιοι έχουν θεριά που δεν καταλαβαίνουν και πολλά, κι έτσι ξεγελιούνται εύκολ...

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Μέρος Πρώτο Η συνάντηση Ο σκανταλιάρης θεός Το ταξίδι Το θεριό Η Ιφιγένεια Η απογοήτευση Μέρος Δεύτερο Ο Ινδιάνος Το σενάριο Η Τζέην H γάτα του Σρέντιγκερ Το πείραμα Ο ζωντανός Ινδιάνος Ο νεκρός Ινδιάνος Μέρος Τρίτο Η σύλληψη Το ξεκίνημα Τα παιδιά Το πάρτυ Μέρος Τέταρτο Η απελευθέρωση Η έρευνα Ο Νάσος Το δέντρο Τα κείμενα Η επιστροφή Το μάτι του ελέφαντα Με Οικογένεια Επίλογος ...

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‘సుధామ’ అనగా, (‘సు ధామ’=) గొప్ప ధామము / మంచి ధామము -- అనగా, "గొప్ప స్థానము". ఈ శతకమున మకుటము ‘సుధామా’గ సాగును. ప్రతి పద్యము 'సుధామా' అని అంతమగు కంద పద్యము! భవసాగరమును దాట జాలక తమకు తోచిన కష్టములను, దుఖములను తొలగింప వలసినదిగా భగవంతుని కోరుకొను ప్రపత్తి మార్గచరులు, తమ శరీరమును వవిధ పద్ధతులలో కృశింపచేయుట ద్వారా, లేక తమ శ్వాసను నియంత్రించుట ద్వారా తమ మనసును కట్టడిచేయు యోగ మార్గచరులు, లోకములోని వవిధ భాగ్యములను అనుభవించి తనివి తీర్చుకొనదలచు భోగ మార్గచరులు, శాస్త్రములను పరిశోధించి ప్రజోపయోగ కార్యములు చేయదలచు శాస్త్రజ్ఞులు ఇత్యాదులు చేరుకొనదలచు సాథనమే ఈ సుధామము....

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71. సృష్టిఁగల మేటి సొత్తు - స మష్టిగఁ బంచేంద్రియముల మాయఁదగులకే ేేేస్పష్టమగు పరమ హృత్సం తుష్టిని - మోక్షానుభూతి - తొడరు సుధామా! సృష్టిన్ + కల మేటి సొత్తు = ఈ సృష్టిలోని విలువగల ధనమైన; మోక్ష + అనుభూతి = పరమాత్మానంద అనుభవము; సమష్టిగన్ = ఉమ్మడిగా; పంచ + ఇంద్రియముల = కన్ను, ముక్కు, చెవి, నాలుక, చర్మము అను 5 ఇంద్రియముల; మాయన్ + తగులకే = మాయకు చిక్కుకొని పోక; స్పష్టము + అగు = సువ్యక్తమగు; పరమ హృత్ + సంతుష్టినిన్ = పరమమునకు చేర్పబడిన హృదయము యొక్క సంతుష్టిచే; తొడరున్ = కలుగును. ఓ సుధామా! ఇంద్రియముల (కన్ను, ముక్కు, చెవి, నాలుక, చర్మము – అను పంచేంద్రియముల) మాయకు అందక కేవలమూ పరమాత్మను హృదయమందు కనుగొనుటచే తృప్తిచెందిన వాని ప్రత్యక్షజ్ఞానము వలన – ఈ సృష్టిలోని గొప్ప సొత్తు అయిన మోక్షము లభించును సుమా!...

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Pro-pristeine English Digital Magazine

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INTRODUCTION THIS IS AN INVITATION TO UNDERSTANDING. THIS IS AN INVITATION TO YOU. NOT YOU AS THE READER OF THESE WORDS ONLY, BUT TO THE (GENERIC YOU) ALL AND EVERY YOU. Millions are ready today to understand who they are and how they operate as a HUMAN BEING. There are a number of steps necessary in the learning process. 1.The individual must be ready (desire) to learn. 2.The individual must be able (potential) to learn. 3.The individual must practice (motivation) that which is being learned. 4.The individual must be (acceptance) the learned. ...

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Opinions are like flare, which can turn either way: they can spread like wild fire or encapsulate themselves within the bounds of personal integrity, and thus illuminate. I started writing opinions in the late 2008 through my blogs. I admit at times I did go wild with unsubstantiated accusations and surmises, leading to risky speculations and irresponsible opinions. Recently, I published a comprehensive book of my writings entitled "Writings @ Ankur Mutreja", and the present book is a short selection of my opinions presented therein with emphasis on responsible writing. I am an advocate by profession; therefore, most of my opinions have a tint of law; in the first part, the expression is simple; so, it is for lay persons who won’t mind a little exercise of mind in the legal arena; whereas, in the second part, I have gone whole hog with law, and I admit those without formal legal training may find it convenient to ignore. My style of writing is terse and pointed, but at times I have gone overboard like in one particular opinion on Aarushi murder, where emotions and logic intermingled in an expanded narrative. Righ...

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Over centuries, The Bhagavad Gita has been considered an important spiritual guidebook and has influenced many thought leaders in human history. The Gita is conversational poetry set in an epic battlefield where a family of cousins are engaged in a war for control of a kingdom. The Lord Almighty assumes the role of a charioteer for prince Arjuna who is about to fight his cousins led by Duryodhana. The fact that this is a war between cousins and involves people related to each other immerses Arjuna in a deep remorse at the prospect of fighting his cousins, uncles, friends, teachers etc, which leads him to a decision to abdicate the war and leave the kingdom to his cousins. At this point, the Lord teaches Arjuna the need for one to confront difficult tasks in life and not run away from responsibilities as in this case, it was Arjuna's responsibility to wrest the kingdom away from his cousins who had usurped the same with dubious means. Arjuna indeed had an obligation to run a just and rightful administration. The Lord answers a series of questions that Arjuna has on the overall concept of rightful action, how to conduct them and the a...

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This story whirls around plot that opens up when two ex-classmates happen to meet inadvertently, one on his official duty, while the other on past-time, enjoying holiday touring alone. Their next meeting, brings a female classfellow of theirs at the hill-station to make them enjoy one another’s company. This re-union continues to grow further during the years that follow. The author portrays just an account of certain events taking shape in the social sectors of these persons, making, breaking or remaking a marriage based on the choice of the persons involved into matrimony. ...

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Hemant's intention in going to the H.P.T.D.C. hotel was, at the moment, influenced by the desire to meet Mr. Manmeet Malhotra, the manager. He also wanted thereby to express his gratitude to Mr. Malhotra who had arranged accommodation for him last night. Hemant was already under obligation of Mr Malhotra for his kind and affectionate treatment of Hemant when three years ago Hemant happened to meet him at the H.P.T.D.C. hotel at Manali where Manmeet Malhotra was working as an Astt Manager, those days. They were seeing each other after almost a decade since their graduation as students of S.R.C.C., Delhi. …………………….. "Well, how is `Bhabhiji`?" Hemant asked. For a few moments Manmeet held up his tongue tightly and only stared at Hemant with a smile on his face. Hemant thought that he had made a mistake. Perhaps, Triplem is still a bachelor like him. "But when I met him in Manali, he had told me that he had got married only three months before.” But Manmeet was quick enough to read the signs of perplexity in his friend's face and lost no time in explaining his position. ……………. He was not interested in knowing more about Ma...

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This is the philosophical novel that was my Master's degree thesis

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Steven, you should DEFINITELY continue to give your life to . . . literary novels (notice I omitted “obscure”).  What you have produced is a phenomenal work.  Others, in the past, have attempted to do something like you have done, but they did not come close to creating a work with such breadth and depth as you.   I apologize for taking so very long to complete the reading of your work, but it is very densely written in some sections, while others seem to be as lucid as anything I have ever read.  Your vocabulary probably exceeds my own (“fulgurant”), for which I am thankful, as I always enjoy being taught the existence of words I have not yet incorporated into my own lexicon.   The most successful parts of your work—for me—were the interactions between Luk, Aus, and the central character, as those passages moved the story along.  I think using the unrest and waging of police action in Bangkok sets up the intellectual discontent in the rest of the novel, but I would wish for a more balanced unfolding of the story with the intellectual ruminations.  The least successful passages for me were sometimes extremely lengthy sen...

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This moderately sized novel opens before the reader, with an episode that took place when, after having driven over a hundred kilometers relating to the pleasure trip from Delhi to Kosani,a tourist resort situated in the Kumayun Hills a range of the Himalayas in the North of India, being undertaken by a group of very intimate three unwed oldies, all retired college teachers, when one of them is accosted by the owner of the roadside `Dhaba` (an indigenous restaurant) where they had halted for refreshment. It triggers one of them to recall his boyhood days. Again, at their destination, the other one is accosted by an ex-girlfriend of his, in the distant past. The `trio` who are given to such type of tours, happen to meet two other ladies, while staying in a very beautiful zone of Goa. Here, each of these women have had been connected with either of the two other Professors, who hasn’t yet met any such female pupil of his, during the various other tours, undertaken by them the `trio` till then. These chance meetings brings forth during the next few years, a bond of a purpose for a meaningful solidarity, eventually turning int...

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Three chronic bachelors, on their way to Kosani (Kumayun Hills), have just completed their breakfast at a roadside modern `Dhaba` and the cashier for this solid group of three looks towards his companions, as if to seek their consent to signal the `boy` to bring the bill. So, in a broader sense, we used to be treating each other as `neighbour`, during those days. He is younger to me by a couple of years, but his physique and mannerism suggested his equaling me in age. Of course, he always remained conscious of my superiority, because at that point of time, I already had schooling for seven years, whereas he was thoroughly illiterate. …………………. Kundan happened to be the only `writer` available, had a brisk business almost for a fortnight. "I think that it was here that I actually began to earn for months at a run. One day, my earnings went to as high as Five Rupees and 14 Annas, I decided to place it before my mother, instead of handing it over to my father, as usual. …………. "Well, Khanna Ji, how long you had to work with this medico, before resuming your interrupted schooling?" This question was asked by Mr Nepali. "Of...