1. Gita–Lamenting the Consequences of War–Chapter 1

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    December 30, 2012 by styagi68

    As part of my new year resolutions, I have resolved to read, reflect and write more regularly.  So as a …
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  2. Shradhanjali to my Father

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    August 19, 2012 by styagi68

    This is a translation of Shradhanjali to my father that I gave on August 16, 2012, at his final Prayer …
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  3. Reason and Religion by Vivekananda

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    March 31, 2012 by styagi68

    The purpose of this blog to discuss how we reconcile faith and analysis.  I read the lecture titled Reason and …
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  4. Godel’s Theorem and it Linkage to our pursuit

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    January 30, 2012 by styagi68

    The objective of this blog is to explore the nature of truth through reasoning.  That broadly means that one starts …
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  5. Method to Change for Better

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    April 19, 2011 by styagi68

    This insight was gathered from a discussion with by Pandit Bhikkhu, a buddhist monk living in Bangkok. Every action has …
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  6. God Debris by Scott Adams

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    March 8, 2011 by styagi68

    As a comment to one of the posts on this blog, a reader, Karthik, recommended that I read God’s Debris …
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  7. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse

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    January 31, 2011 by styagi68

    Over the weekend, a dear friend gifted me a book, Siddhartha, by author Hermann Hesse.  The book is set around …
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  8. Smith and Nash–better model for human behaviour?

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    January 26, 2011 by styagi68

    Adam Smith famously stated that the best collective outcome is achieved when every individual is striving for their own best …
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  9. Portable Atheist

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    January 10, 2011 by styagi68

    I recently read a book titled Portable Atheist by Christopher Hitchens.  The mainstay of the argument seems to be that …
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  10. Four Noble Truths

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    November 26, 2010 by styagi68

    August 3, 2013: I have written another post on Satipatthana Suta which talks about the Four Noble Truths as part of …
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