Saturday, November 6, 2010

The 'Nasadiya' verse in the Rig Veda

There was neither non-existence nor existence then ... There was neither death nor immortality then. There was no distinguishing sign of night nor of day ... Who really knows? ... The gods came afterwards, with the creation of this universe. Who then knows whence it has arisen?

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Monday, November 1, 2010

Nishkaam Karma

The nearer the goal, or the more visible it is, the more are we motivated to slog for it... If that's true (is it?), then how practical is the philosophy of nishkaam karma to follow in real Life?

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AI writing patterns - negative followed by positive

One of AI’s favorite ways of phrasing arguments is to first state a negative, like what something is not, and then follow it up with what it...