Carl Jung

Carl Jung was one of the fathers of Psychology. Sigmund Freud considered him his son and successor. Later years their relationship turned ugly and they parted.

I was reading Carl Jung’s’ autobiography. I wonder if Jung was a philosopher or a psychologist. His knowledge of oriental and Asian school of philosophy was praiseworthy.

Jung taught me the importance of acquiring self-knowledge and rationally interpreting my dreams. The importance of loving and living in mother nature by self. He had created a house inside the jungle, where he spent most part of his life reading, writing and interpreting his dreams in silence.

trust

Trust is a core virtue of humanity. Our life depends on it. It takes a second or one wrong action to lose trust. The aftermath of it destroys an individual.

Many have lost their job, relationship due to mistrust. Don’t even comprise on trust.

Some people have shaped us into who we are now, don’t let them suffer.

time

Reading to Seneca: On Shortness of Life makes me realize how much time I have wasted. The time I have wasted in fighting, worrying or in pain.

Our allocated time on this planet is limited, It is on us how to make use of it. We can waste it by participating in things we don’t like or pursuing a career we like.

In the end, it is on us to decide how we would like to spend allocated time of our life. Future dreams and past regrets have taken over the beautiful present time of our life. I also came across this post of Time Urban your life in weeks

People are frugal in guarding their personal property; but as soon as it comes to squandering time they are most wasteful of the one thing in which it is right to be stingy. ― Seneca

advice

Don’t come to me seeking any advice. I have no bumper sticker attached. I am some random dude trying to figure out the meaning of self.

Also, why should somebody seek advice from a random, who has no skin in the game or experiences?

If you are on a journey and have figured out a purpose, got on to inner belief why give damm on others advice?

dreams

Many died with their dreams,
many lived through without a dream,
many surrendered themselves, their dreams.

Was it time, situations or was it not just enough fire to fulfill their dreams?

Dreams are all we have, dreams are what we live for, dreams give us purpose and meaning.

Keep on dreaming.

Ascetic Games: Sadhus, Akharas and the Making of the Hindu Vote

Finished reading “Ascetic Games: Sadhus, Akharas and the Making of the Hindu Vote”. I am not sure what the author was trying to conclude via the book. 

  1. It is a well-known fact that whether its a king or a priest everyone craves for power. 
  2. Every organization has its role in politics, the Vatican was not alone. 
  3. Politics and ideology are part and parcel for vote bank. What congress did with Chandraswami, BJP is doing with RSS/VHP.
  4. The Akharas are safe heavens for all anti-social elements like other religious centers. Weren’t terrorists were inside the golden temple. 

It is very easy for us to read one book and form an opinion or belief. Smart authors win by peddling their ideology. As a reader, we have to be very open-minded and take everything propagated rationally. 

critic

It is easy to criticize someone, situation or state of our nation. What is difficult is to be empathetic and help. Not everyone is lucky to know things. Most of us are still illiterate.

This holds more especially if you are in people’s business. Everyone watches you, your steps and tries to learn from it. If you will act opinionated, criticize it will affect your brand value. The job requires being less of a thought leader and more of helping others.

Becoming an asshole is easy, thanks to social media. We know how a tweet made people quit their job, with career.