Middle Ground
Middle Ground There’s no middle ground Where life is safe It’s an illusion Fearful minds create Who are afraid of commitment Or taking sides ©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar
Random Thoughts
Random Thoughts
In the world we live in, it’s difficult to understand what’s real. Many a times reality bites. Almost compelling us to ask questions. To the world and more so to oneself. Though we tend to ignore it. Living, enjoying and suffering in the make believe world is relatively easy. For the urge to belong is … Read more
परीक्षा, प्रवेश परीक्षा आणि आणखी परीक्षा
सध्या NEET, UGC-NET आणि NEET-PG परीक्षा गैरप्रकाराच्या संशयामुळे गाजत आहेत. त्यापेक्षा माझा मुद्दा जरा वेगळा आहे. मला असे म्हणायचे आहे की मुळात ह्या अनेक प्रकारच्या प्रवेश परीक्षांची कितपत गरज आहे ? या विषयांवर लिहीताना मी आमच्या काळी म्हणजे मी कॅालेजला प्रवेश घेतला (१९८६) त्या दरम्यानच्या काळाचे आणि आत्ताच्या परिस्थितीची तूलना करतो. खरे तर अशी तूलना … Read more
The Buddha
On the occasion of Buddha Poornima the day on which prince Siddhartha (later called as The Buddha), was born, a few words about what I understand about his philosophy. The philosophy I feel is about, living above the basic senses that we have. Above the needs of food, shelter, procreation and security. And also rise … Read more
Solitude or Crowds
In loneliness, the lonely one eats himself; in a crowd, the many eat him. Now choose. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche I’d prefer Being eaten by the crowd Than me eating myself At least someone will enjoy Than me crying alone Eating myself ©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar
Will religion take a backstage with galloping scientific progress
Somebody stated on social media that with rapid progress in science and technology, religions will slowly wither away. My answer to it was, it’s wishful thinking. Religions won’t ever vanish. Even after 1000 years religions will not only survive but thrive. They might even be stronger than they are today. The exact timeline of origin … Read more
Messiah
Grand visions always somehow left the world worse off. A quote I heard in the Netflix series “ The Signal”. And that lead me to think. Also watching the movie Dune and recalling books of the the Dune series, I had read long time back made me ponder. Looking back at all the grand ideas … Read more
Can disinformation on internet and social media cause catastrophic damage to human civilisation.
Nowadays one regularly experiences people who make perfect sense one moment and in the next moment wax eloquent about some pseudoscientific or irrational nonsense. How can a perfectly rational being in one domain turn out to be irrational and illogical in another domain. Blame it on compartmentalisation Compartmentalisation was a term that had gained traction … Read more
The Changing of Years
It’s the last day of the year 2023. Means a lot to many people. Especially to those who have had, a lot of upheavals in the last few months. For them 2024 signifies hope. For those tormented troubled souls who are dreaming of some kind of relief from their toxic or suffocating situation, they will … Read more