Kalampedia

Blog

kalampedia.org/

Profile

kalampedia.org/author/diipakra

Homepage

authordeepakrana.com

  • The Rational and Irrational Nature of Humans: Excerpts from Steven Pinker’s Book

    Man is a rational animal. So at least we have been told. Throughout a long life I have searched diligently for evidence in favour of this statement. So far, I have not had the good fortune to come across it. ~ Bertrand Russell Homo sapiens means wise hominin, and in many ways we have earned…

  • Are You Emotionally Healthy?

    Emotional health is the sense that what is happening, is happening now. It is experiencing the world as first-hand, immediate, rather than only knowing what was experienced when you reflect upon it later. You are, as the sports commentators put it, ‘in the zone’. You feel real rather than false. You are comfortable in your…

  • How to Think About a Kiss

    Let us begin by picturing a couple in a cafe at eleven o’clock on a Saturday night in a large city, eating ice cream after seeing a film together. There is doubtless a biological explanation for the sexual excitement this couple are feeling, connected to an unconscious narrative about reproduction and genetics, but the man…

  • Tibet and China’s Contrasting Narratives

    No struggle in the world is as unequal as the one between Tibet and China. Beijing’s position in Tibet is unassailable, reinforced by a network of all-weather roads, airports and an expanding railway line that are integrating the world’s highest, largest and remotest plateau more closely to the mainland. China uses its economic weight to…

  • The Educational Heritage of India

    India’s earliest teachers were the Gurus who taught in gurukulas and ashrams located far away from the hustle and bustle of towns. It is no surprise that the Vedas, which are the earliest known oral books containing the thoughts of a highly civilised society, are replete with exquisite references to Nature and the concept of…

  • How to Read a Book

    How to read a book? The question seems easy; fairly obvious, in fact. You pick a book and start reading it. Of course, this works only if you are a literate person, otherwise it can be a bit of nightmare. But… if we go back to the question and give it a deep thought, we…

  • What to Eat?

    Eating the right foods provides our body with what it needs to function properly and stay strong and resilient towards overcoming and preventing disease. When we change the way we eat, we get to experience the health benefits food has to offer. Food, if used right, can act as medicine that can help the body…

  • Understanding Meditation

    Meditation is a vast subject and there have been many developments throughout the ages and many variations among the different religious traditions. But broadly speaking the basic character of meditation takes one of two forms. The first stems from the teachings which are concerned with the discovery of the nature of existence; the second concerns…