Tag Archives: Ignorance

Self-loathing and India’s Anglosphere – Subhash Kak

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Tarun Rattan

  1. Many international observers have written about the high level of self-loathing in India. I think this is not true of the general population. Like people from other nations, most Indians are proud, self-confident, honest and resilient and this … Continue reading →

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Book Review – Stages of Meditation by Dalai Lama XIV

Posted on October 4, 2021 by Tarun Rattan

Stages of Meditation by Dalai Lama XIV 5 of 5 stars This book records the commentary on Kamalashila’s “Stages of Meditation” as rendered by His Holiness Dalai Lama to his close followers in Manali 1989. Acharya Kamalashila was a great … Continue reading →

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‘To Do List’ by John O’Leary

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Tarun Rattan

To Do List: 1. find dragon and slay2. exorcise cat3. prove conclusively the identity of Beauty and Truth. 4. watch, fast, pray5. sail Atlantic single-handed6. write name in water 7. return Teach Yourself Waltzing Tape8. weep for Adonais and feel … Continue reading →

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Hymn To Time

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Tarun Rattan

Time says “Let there be”every moment and instantlythere is space and the radianceof each bright galaxy. And eyes beholding radiance.And the gnats’ flickering dance.And the seas’ expanse.And death, and chance. Time makes roomfor going and coming homeand in time’s wombbegins … Continue reading →

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Ronald Erwin McNair

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Tarun Rattan

 

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Illusion of Knowledge

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Tarun Rattan
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