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Unhappy with the response you people gave to my last blog for the part 1 ! Still a hard-blogger in front of you... with a second part of the self-reflective questions. So, we left the last one blog with some inspiration by Mr. Einstein, right ? Well, it doesn't that matter !! What does matter is your response to the challenges and questions that come in front of you in life. With that much part for the introduction, here is the list number 2 with some more intriguing questions. Q. W hich is easier: to love or to hate  ? And why  ? Q.  What does the world need more:  wisdom   or intelligence  ? Q.    Why does the concept of power thrill humans so much ? Q.  Why do we have dreams  ? Do they truly have a deeper meaning  ? Are they a sign for the future  ? Q.  Have you cried recently? Q.  Who is writing the story of your life? Q.    What was the last thing you spent on, that felt truly worth it? Q....

Sometimes we get too caught up in our every day lives that we tend to forget one of our most basic instincts as humans — to question. And our lives have indeed become so easy and so simple, that we never get curious anymore. Thanks to the tech, obviously. After all, we are i the 21st century. So, in this piece for you, I've got some questions to make you spark the plugs into your grey matter.(not the GRAY matter,  its the grey matter) Now what's the grey matter first ? Grey  matter  contains most of the brain's neuronal cell bodies. The grey  matter  includes regions of the brain involved in muscle control, and sensory perception such as seeing and hearing, memory, emotions, speech, decision making, and self-control. Enough for the intro, I guess. So, here are the questions. Q. Why do we all FEAR death ? Q. What is REALITY ? Q. Is our SOCIETY teaching us the WRONG things ? Q. Is TIME only a concept made by humans ? Is it something we RESTRICT ourselves with ? Q....

Southern lights are a thing !!! - The AURORA AUSTRALIS What are the Southern Lights ? Much have been said and done about the northern lights, so much so, that at times travellers have outnumbered the local population of Iceland. But we all seemed to have fo rgotten about its counterpart, Aurora Australis or the Southern Lights, with are just as soul-stirring, if not more. So as winter comes to t he southern hemisphere, these dancing curtains of lights come out to play. Just like their colorful comrades in the north, the Aurora Australis too is an aftermath of the collision of gaseous particles in the earth's atmosphere with electrically charge d particles from the sun. The energy released from this collision takes place the form of the dramatic auroras. Red and Pink color Aurora Australis Green Colored Aurora Australis Why are they so exciting ? While the aurora borealis only offers a green light during the northern light phenomenon, the southern lights entice you with a motley of...

How to use confidence and technique to get what you want from life, your relationships and your career ? This is something you all must have heard of already, but let's take it into some new perspective of the human mind. You all know what human minds are capable of. It can do  whatever we think of, but for most of the time, it doesn't. Talking about the term, "Law of Attraction" is something that says what you think of, you attract. And what you attract, you become.  Although it's considered to be a pseudoscience, it teaches us an important lesson. "Like attracts like." And I have mentioned it already... Talking about the one word meaning for the heading, the term which suits it best is persuasion. I agree, most of you know what it means but, we ain't here for that much only... You read it and I write it because we all want something different from the ordinary perspective of the human mind. But persuasion alone do not satisfy the hunger of knowing ...

White or Black Now, a gentle reminder of "this is not on the violence America is facing at the moment." We all know that a black guy named George Floyd was killed when in police custody and blah, blah, blah. It's not about that okay. Today, we are going to talk about our perception of this thing which creates the difference between the white and the black. Well actually, these are only colors to us, but somehow, somewhere in the world, its just more than that - The Key to Survival or The Code of Life. And  the same type of consideration is here in our country too... yes, you may guess it right... the untouchables, or the dalits, or the harijans as they are mainly called in our country, the lower caste people. Why does all this happens ? This question arises in many of the minds.  For me, there's nothing like this now, I have evolved myself above this, but still something stops me approaching the help to any lower caste person, probably because my parents told me to d...

All of must have already patted our head on the rocks when solving this 3X3 mess.  A 6 color problems many of us don't know even today how to solve.  Meanwhile, in the midst of all things, I am here again to tell you about some lessons that I learnt from this thing while I solved it for the infinite times in the past 4 years. Lesson 1 : Have a strong and a trustworthy foundation Not only when we start something new, whether a work or a relationship, trust and strong foundations are always the foundation pillars for the thing.  Just like in the rubik's cube, when we start solving that bloody mess, all we start with a perfect cross on a particular color(or a plus sign to be more specific), which symbolizes a good foundation. After all this is when we begin to put all the other things together. Another thing is that, when we start building it, we learn that the centre of the colors only rotate about their position and not move through the cube. Now, here's the lesson from th...

Believer of Thoughts  OR   A Thinker of Believes  Okay, so now, let me be clear by what I mean to ask ? Everyone has one's own perspective and generally categorize people purely based on that perspective.  One's own goods and bads are decided by that perspective only. And so, how does that perspective comes out of the subconscious ?  This is where the concept of the question I asked herein comes handy. I, although can differentiate people, on the basis of the condition I am in, or the way I want them to work/function in favour of me. Well, everybody does that right... But still, we have something called the subconscious mind and that it functions in the daylight as well as the in the darkest hours of the dawn, it shapes us and the way we function. And so, coming back to the question. The answer you will give to yourself, will be at the end of this blog and most probably in the comment section. So, held up your head high in search of the answer of the questi...

While medicinal practitioners have essentially dismissed the role of mind in influencing health, science has fully established that a minimum of one-third or up to two-thirds of all medical interventions are due to the placebo effect, an expression of the real power of mind over matter. By definition, the placebo effect reveals the influence that positive thinking about the effectiveness of a pill or a therapy(even if it is a fake pill) can produce a healing experience. Placebo represents the scientific consequences of how positive consciousness(mind) can manifest healing. Now, this is something about the effectiveness of positive thinking in shaping health, what's in the corner for something negative ? Hear up about the nocebo effect now. It's something that's very similar to the placebo effect but in the exact opposite manner. YES !!! Negative thinking, characteristics of Nocebo effect, can cause ANY disease and even death... from nothing more than a thought. Okay so, i...

"Everything happens for a reason." The philosopher Aristotle explains it perfectly. In his quest to discover the true meaning of life, he suggested there were two constants in life: First, the universe is constantly changing and evolving. What it is today is never the same tomorrow. Second he referred to entelechy  , which is "that which turns potential into reality." Aristotle believed that everything happening to you today has a purpose because it turns you into the person you are becoming. Everything that happens to you has a reason - but there's always a way of thinking about this that empowers you in life. Let's see what is in the box... "I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they are right, you believe lies so eventually you learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together." ...

Contrary to what people believe, Buddhism is not a religion. It's a Lifestyle and a practical experience. It dates back more than 2500 years. As can be read from the link above, a man named Siddharth Gautama ( later known as Buddha )  achieved "enlightenment"(a state of mind where you can reach harmony of body and mind) by the way of Zen Meditation , a way of self discovery and vigilance practised by sitting on a meditation cushion and experiencing living in the moment, here and now, Zen buddhism challenges all aspects of your everyday life. Nowadays, everybody's too busy seeking success, power, money and recognition, which only leads you to be stressed out all the time. Preconceived notions have molded our lifestyle, making us believe that we have to be more productive and busy all the time, whereas Zen teaches us to slow down in order to achieve true peace and harmony. You can implement a few easy Zen Buddhism practises in your life even if it seem a bit more over...

Tsundoku.  A Japanese world that literally means "reading pile".  However, it translates to more than that. It's a habit. It's actually a tendency to buy books that you never end up reading. And you might think that's not a good thing, but you'd be surprised. There is a beauty in pile of books, stacked around your home, surrounding you like a warm blanket - even when you don't read them.  A simple pile of books How so ? It reminds you that you still have much to read and learn. That in life, there is always next thing to discover. Something more to unravel, and that there are always pages you can turn.  We are guilty of this. We browse through a book store, and buy a book that jumps at us, with every intention of reading it later. But life is just too busy. Life is too fast-paced. And sometimes, we barely have the intention or the energy to read. What we end up having is a stack of books, unread, scattered around some corners, a reminder o...

7 HIGHLY TOXIC HABITS THAT STOPS YOU FROM TRUE HAPPINESS Sometimes, you are your worst enemy. Agree me ? Yes, it happens for some dumb reasons every other time. Believe it or not, that's totally normal when we get hurt or rejected enough times. We learn how to cope up with this pain, but often times, these coping mechanisms breed toxic habits that holds us back instead of helping us heal.                 You might think that certain behaviours are totally harmless at some times, but if left unchecked, you develop the toxic habits that can lead to self-sabotage, and that's not a good thing. If you want to achieve genuine happiness in life you need to reflect on those toxic habits and slowly let them go. Here are the 7 toxic habits that stops you from true happiness. 1. Avoidance No one likes facing negativity in life. Who the hell would deliberately put themselves in difficult situations ? But the reality is, life will alw...