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Today is Martin Luther King Day and most people, on this day, will recall the struggles that he faced, the conditions that Black people were forced to live in back in the day and then focus on the present day – have things improved? Yes, they have, but there is still a long way to Read more

This great quote from John Stuart Mill, I think perfectly describes the difference between Reincarnation and Heaven. Reincarnation stands for Socrates Dissatisfied and Heaven is the pig that is satisfied. We live in the REAL WORLD – a world that is harsh, our lives are, as Thomas Hobbs puts it, are Nasty, brutish, and short! Read more

This was a mocking post by a non-Hindu. Well, first, it is a bigoted view that thinks all these Hindus are so unintelligent that they have no clue on what they are doing, we are all Idolators! It is like us saying, “Why are Muslim men wearing skirts?” – we know that it is a Read more

Everyone by now knows the full story of the Buddha. But to recap and for this post to make sense, He was born to a King, a prince destined to be the next King, to rule! Astrologers that the King consulted at the time of his birth, told him that the Buddha would either be Read more

The recent passing of the famous movie star Tommy Lee Jones’ daughter tragic death came as a shock to many (I have put some links to news reports below). Reports are that she passed away from drug use. Not sure why she turned to drug use – some do due to an unhappy childhood and Read more

I saw a short you tube clip recently stating that Ashton Kutcher had converted to Judaism. For those who do not know who he is, he is a movie star. He got his big break in a sitcom titled – The 70’s show. And from that show he transitioned to movies, made and is making Read more

So many pray to God and then it is “Now that I have prayed to you, give me this, give me that”. God seen as a Giver of bounties, to be pleased by our praises. Stuck with the same mentality of the poor, subjects living under Kings, Dictators, standing before such people with bent backs, Read more

The word Justice is so often misused by the media – they write that a criminal who might have killed people, raped or robbed someone, once caught as “Justice is done” or the living victims hoping that the criminal is caught and “Justice will be done” But this is not Justice – Justice would be Read more

Well, we know that the above did not happen, but what if the Buddha had been born in Christian or Muslim lands back in the day, the latter even today? We know that these religions have much innocent blood on their hands – dragging out suspected unbelievers and either lynching them or burning them right Read more

Every year, around Christmas time, this old black and white movie is played on TV – It’s a Wonderful Life! And yes, they are talking about THIS life, the life on earth, the life that we lead now and that is important. By now, everyone knows the story – George Bailey, overcome by the difficulties Read more