We all experience different kinds of mental agonies (mental pain) in daily life; only intensityand extent vary. Therefore, Bhudha said ‘Dhukka’ (misery) is the basic feeling and state ofmind of human beings. We have taken pain (denotes mental pain) as part and parcel of our daily life or part ofnormal life. Many people may be…
We all agree that our goal of life is to be in good health, happiness, peace, andjoy. We do a lot of things to remain happy. Yet, the fact is that most of the timewe remain in a state of unhappiness. If we introspect, we realize that most ofour time is spent worrying about what…
Ego-mind is the emotional mind or the self-image we have about ourselves andothers. We all have an image of ourselves. Its basic approach is emotionaleither relating to the past or future. Its basic nature is pain, separateness, anda sense of lack. It always drives thoughts, feelings and behaviourcorresponding to our image, perception and belief and…
We have seen everybody in a certain degree of stress and pain and hence webelieve that stress and mental pain are part and parcel of normal life alwaysand unavoidable and most people in spite of having everything also remain inpain or unhappiness.More than the unconscious state, people take pain as a normal state of mind;to put…
This is a basic characteristic of the ego mind. Where ego is strong, whichneeds conflict and pain has developed a tool in the mind i.e. ‘expectation’. Inthe context of ego nature, expectation is opposite of acceptance. Intensity ofexpectation is directly proportional to the strength or density of ego. Ego mindexpects everything to happen or not…
There is a common principle of cause and effect in many branches ofscience/studies. There is a blind belief (unconsciousness) in cause and effect principlein human behavior and interactions. Whenever we are creating negative emotions(pain), we are attributing reason or justification to it. e.g., when one gets angry andshouts at a child when a glass tumbler is broken we believe that…
Scientists Find the True Source of Happiness, New Study Claims A new study by Wataru Sato and his team at Kyoto University in Japan published in therecent journal, Scientific Reports claims to have found the key to happiness, which is anarea in the brain called the Precuneus. The study led by Wataru Sato found out that happy…
According to scientists earth came into existence about 4.5 billion years ago. But humanbeings have only a shorter history. Intelligent human race, Homo sapiens originated inSaharan Africa around 200,000 B.C. Origin of civilized society has still shorter history;written language dates back only to around 7000 B.C; earliest written records of ancientGreece civilization dates back to…
Normally people want to avoid change, rather many times resist change.Many even avoid taking medicine for illness unless it is an emergency. We are not aware that we are in a situation of medical emergency to change ortransform our lifestyle and mindset. There is a S.O.S message system when a ship is sinking, seeking emergency help. Weare…
The title may surprise or confuse you!! But let us examine it with an open mind. As per the Marriam-Webster Dictionary, ‘’possessed’’ means controlled by a usually evilspirit. In order to understand fully what is possession of a person by an evil spirit, better you mayrecall certain movies which depict characters fully possessed by evil…