Mayank Thapliyal's blogs

  ... to be continued. 7) What do you REALLY want to do with your life ? I know that there comes some moment in our life when we start to think that aghhhh... my life is a total waste, I should have died either. But no, you survive and face that circumstance, that critic moment... Let me ask you a question. Do you have a purpose ? No, not an ambition, or goal or a higher post you want to reach, but a purpose. Let's define it. Understanding what you want and where you want to go is crucial to being happy and finding meaning in life. That's what we call purpose. However you probably already knew that. So, if you are not clear of what to do with your life, how the hell can you figure it out. There's this way, a common yet magical way. Ask yourself these questions. 1. What were you passionate about as a child ? 2. What makes you forget about the world around you ? 3. If you had a dream, could you make it happen ? 4. What's on your bucket list ? 5. Who do you spend time with...

OVERTHINKING Best known as creating the problems that are never there. - David Sikhosana Put simply, Zen is about living a life of simplicity, tranquility and mindfulness in the present moment. It’s not any more complicated than this. Zen emphasizes experiencing the truth rather than being able to explain it. So, here are some quotes from the Zen spiritual masters. They don’t tell you how to experience clarity of mind, but rather point the way. 1. “When composing a verse let there not be a hair’s breath separating your mind from what you write; composition of a poem must be done in an instant, like a woodcutter felling a huge tree or a swordsman leaping at a dangerous enemy.”                                  ― Bashō Matsuo 2. “When it is understood that one loses joy and happiness in the attempt to possess them, the essence of natural farming will be realized. The ultimate goal of farming is not the gro...