"Cogito Ergo Sum"- A Philosophical Quest

"Mighty Ocean playing with the Pure Innocence"- Anonymous... On Augustine, Purusha, and My Headache I really do not understand what is happening in my life. Maybe you also don’t. Maybe each of us is secretly thinking the same way as I am — confused, restless, anxious — but pretending to be fine. In this grand intellectual quest, I may have forgotten to take care of my “heart.” I know, I know, the heart cannot think — it’s just an organ pumping blood. But let me keep it poetic, because today, my side of the debate will not be defeated — I am speaking emotionally. Life keeps evolving, struggles keep piling up. I know what I should do, and what I shouldn’t do — and yet here I am, troubled. Troubled by Augustine, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, tribals, Purusha and Prakriti — and on top of it all, the most important trouble: I cannot give meaning to my life. Most of us escape the truth by keeping busy. Maybe I’m escaping too. Some philosophers say life is not dualistic, but I disagre...

Exams, Marcus Aurelius, and the Lesser Struggle "You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength." – Marcus Aurelius I’m sorry to have kept you all waiting — my exams were on. They went well, by the grace of God and your prayers. I’ve always thought the whole point of exams is to grind our knowledge until it’s so finely powdered that we forget it right after writing the paper. Just joking. Don’t take me too seriously here — although, let’s be honest, there’s a grain of truth in it. Yes, it was a struggle, but life continues. And until we attain liberation or salvation, there’s no stopping. In fact, even attaining liberation, salvation, or moksha is a bigger struggle — so for now, I’ll stick with this lesser struggle instead. Western Philosophy: After Aristotle Came the Party In the vast realm of Western philosophy, after Aristotle, there was a dramatic shift — the Hellenistic schools arrived: Cynics, Epicureans, Stoics, Ske...