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  Living on a plane with Gods! Seneca Letters from a Stoic “If you are never downcast ,  Not harassed by what is bound to come, Soul keeps on its even - day and night Upright and content with itself” Then you have attained the greatest good that mortals can possess!  How do you attain that? Through Wisdom How do you attain that? Through philosophy Wisdom is a joy that is unbroken If you are short of joy You are short of wisdom

  Who is Poor? Seneca Commonly we think that A man is poor when: He does not have enough money, possessions and power; What a fool am I to think so ! According to Seneca, A man is poor: Who does not have time ; Poverty of time;  Time is the only thing that nature entrusted with us Time on Earth! How am I spending it?  You need to have an account of it says Seneca! 

  Nature Maria Popova “We can never have enough of Nature , Because Nature is not something to have It is something we are. When we wade into Nature with our body and mind, We witness more than our limits transgressed - boundaries dissolved” We have been fed falsehood by consumerist extractionist complex that” Rest of living world is separate from Human World Nature is a place to visit and mine for experiences and resources to adorn and enrich our separate Human world It is better we realize that : Human world and Natural world are not separate 

  Pleasure and Joy Letters from a Stoic Seneca Joy Pleasure Is an elation spirit which trusts in goodness and truth of its own possessions Inspired by an opinion concerning a spurious goal Joy is a Virtue Pleasure is a vice Driven by Spirit Driven by Spurious goods Never downcast Downcast Never harassed by what is bound to come Always thinking of what is going to come Soul is content with itself Always expecting Upright Bending Joy is Enduring Pleasure is Fleeting

  Happiness Arnold Bennett “Happiness does not spring from procuring physical or mental pleasure. But from the development of reason and adjustment of conduct to principles” So formulate your purpose => your “Why” And align your conduct “How” to the “Why”

Inspired by Bill Waterson! Calvin and Hobbes I  Can  Calculate the Motions of the  Planets ,  but  I Cannot Calculate the Madness of Men Sir Isaac Newton Currently AI (Artificial Intelligence) is no match for Human I mean , Its still struggling to find out the traffic signals inside square boxes! Even if it finds the traffic signal!  my hypothesis is that : AI cannot match the Human I mean not in Intelligence  but in merely matching the Irrational, Stupid and Neurotic -  Human Stupidity! So my theory : no need to invest more in the "next Gen" NVIDIA GPU chipsets!  and $7 Trillion for the Large Language Models training,  but to more invest in the design and development of - a psychotic computer -  that models and simulates  the vagaries of the human mind and enable the advancement of the humankind! 

 Irrespective of their material success attained I need to figure the mindset and the attitude and process of the  people whom I interact with in   daily life! There in lies the secret to success!

 the goal of an artist is to find Who I am ...Sid Sriram ,  Singer My notes: I am an artist ! I need to find who I am through my work of art! Find something more important than you are  and dedicate your life into it Daniel Demett A $30 gym membership might do more than a $150 therapy session @stefanbarbus Writing is concentrated form of thinking Don DeLillo Treat body rigorously so that, it is subservient to the mind! Kinhin - movement after a long session of sitting lays groundwork for creative breakthrough!

இயமம்  கொல்லான் பொய் கூறான் களவிலான் எண் குணன்  நல்லான்  அடக்க முடையான் நடுச்செய்ய வல்லான் பகுந்துண்பான் மாசிலான் கட்காமம் இல்லான் இயமத்திடயில் நின் றானே திருமூலர் திருமந்திரம் தந்திரம் 3 , பாடல் 554  A person who follows Iyama has following 8 traits: Does not kill lie or steal is good, humble and just shares with all , blemish less  neither drinks nor behind lusts கொலை, பொய் , திருட்டு இவை  தவிர்த்து அடக்கம் , பாகுபாடற்று  செல்வம் பகிர்ந்து தவறற்று    கள், காமம் தவிர்த்து இயமத்திடையில் வாழ்வோமே  

Thirumular Thirumanthiram  we all very well know about the Yoga science as  documented in :Patanjali Yoga Sastra! Recently I came across the expounding of Yoga Saastra in Tamil as well! This is done by Saint Thirumular in the saintly book - Thirumanthiram! Yoga science forms the section called  " Tantra 3 : where  Thirumular describes the 8 limbs of Ashtanga Yoga!  pg .273 : Verse 552 இயமம் நியமமே எண்ணிலா ஆதனம் நயமுறு பிராணாயாமம் ப்ரத்தி யாகாரஞ் சயமிகு தாரணை தியானஞ் சமாதி அயமுறும் அட்டாங்க மாவது மாமே பொருள்: இயமம் , நியமம் , ஆசனம், பிராணாயாமம் ப்ரத்தியாகாரம் ,தாரணை, தியானம், சமாதி ஆகியவை அட்டாங்க யோகம் எனப்படும் In English :  Iyama  -Ethics ,  Niyama - practice  Asana - physical posture   Pranayama - breathing ,  Prathyahara - withdrawing mind and looking inward Dharana - Involution Dhyanam - Meditation Samaadhi - final stage of Ashtanga Yoga -become one with Supreme! are the 8 steely limbs of Ashtanga Yoga! 

  Ego Manifestation I work here - Job I live here - Home / Locality I work in position of - Role I am good  - Nature I drive this vehicle - possession. I possess so much money  - Wealth. I studied here - intelligence I live in this Country - First World  Our Self take shelter in all of the above!  Rather the Self should take shelter in the mind that is - -Non-Judging -Non-evaluation -Non-Comparing

  Kindness and Vulnerability Maria Popova Blog Everybody is vulnerable at every state of their lives Everybody is subject to illness, accident, personal tragedy, Political and economic reality. This does not mean that people aren't also resilient and resourceful Bearing other people's vulnerability Which means sharing int it , imaginatively and practically Without needing to get rid of it To tank people out of it- Entails being able to bear one's own Indeed, it would be realistic to state that What we have in common is our vulnerability!

  Spiritual Somedays - very few - in an year - to be precise. I feel spiritual in the morning. When i say spiritual- I mean a loss of self!  On the particular day I bought sweets to the security guards at the office  Or I send Monday motivations to the team Those are the day I feel an “high” in the brain!  Recently I had this high!  Where i asked the team to compile “one thing” That's most important  So what happens on those days? - I feel a loss of Self!  ( Alan Lightman ) I felt this also on the days where I gave lectures  about science to school students Sharing without expecting!  Can I keep getting into this spiritual mode day after day?  The key question is -  how to get into those high moments day after day?

  How to cultivate talent Maria popova blog Talent is insignificant - I know a lot of talented ruins Beyond talent lies all the usual words Discipline, love, luck , but most of all endurance James Baldwin A talent is like a plant..it may simply wither If not given enough food, sun, tender care And to give those means working at it everyday - May Sorton Millions of people like to write - but  they Dream as if they published book Often skipping over months and years of very hard work Necessary to achieve that end - all  and that luck too

  Trial and Error Lewis Thomas   Medusa and the Snail Mistakes are at the very base of Human thought Embedded there, feeding the structure like root nodules If we are not provided with knack of being wrongs We could never get anything useful done We think our way along by choosing right and wrong alternatives And wrong choice have to be made as frequently as the right ones We get along in life that way We are built to make mistakes -coded for error We learn as we sat by,  “trial and error” Who do we always say that?  Why not trial rightness - trial and triumph The old phrase put it that way because this the way in real life Things get done! 

  By Myron Golden  Did you know that a tree has to grow in two directions at the same time? Its growing down! And Its growing up! Whats interesting is -  If you see the part of the tree underground Its much similar to the part of the tree above The root system is similar to the Fruit system Here’s what is interesting about the tree! The nature of the tree is that it is: Both gravitropic and phototropic! So gravitropic means it grows aways from light And into gravity Thats the root system Its gravitropic! So the seed goes down And then the tree starts growing down Before it starts growing up! When the seed is under the ground It is dark, damp and it has resistance; The root system has resistance It has to push through the dirt! Well once it breaks through the earth Growing up There’s no looking back It grows towards the light! Now how does that help me with my life? Its the work that you do in the dark and the damp That makes up the work that sees the light of the day! Former is the roo

My 1000th Blog Post!!!!   (and few more to come !!!) Thanks all for your patronage!  Onward and Forward to the Next 1000! Handling Fear! Meditations : pg.60 Marcus Aurelius Are you in a state of suspicious fear? Why? It is in your power to inquire What ought to be done? If you see clear, what needs to be done - Go by this way content - don’t turn back!  If you don’t see clear - stop and take best advisors- If someone or something stops you this way- Go on according to your powers - With due considerations - of  Being Just! For it is best to reach this objective- And even if you fail , let your failure be in attempting this!  He who follows reason in all things is - Tranquil and cheerful and collected!

  Inquire Thyself! Meditations : Book 10 Marcus Aurelius Inquire Thyself! For what object is that man doing this? But begin with thyself; Examine yourself first!  Remember - that which pulls the strings Is hidden within (What is essential is invisible!) Your body is like the Axe, weaver’s shuttle, Writer’s pen ir Driver’s whip!  There is no mores use in these parts… Without the cause which moves and checks them!  My Note: (What is essential is invisible!) If there is a problem Become curious  And go on a bunny-trail on what could cause this! Identify the root-cause is the life of creativity!