by shiwani-gurwara | Oct 15, 2021 | Religion/Mythology, Self Development
I am taking a course from the University of California, Berkeley, called Bridging Differences. For this week, when I could not think of a topic to write about, I decided to write about what I am learning there. It seems like a great way to recap what I am learning and...
by shiwani-gurwara | Jun 21, 2018 | Just Saying, Religion/Mythology
While it is extremely easy to understand the meaning of objective reality, abstract concepts have a way of confusing us and leaving a lot to imagination. While it is easy to understand that a body is comprised bone, muscle, tendons, cartilages and cells, the idea of a...
by shiwani-gurwara | Mar 25, 2018 | Just Saying, Religion/Mythology
The inspiration of this post comes from someone who recently told me that I was misplaced to be so enamored by Shiva because he is ‘stagnant, feared and easily pleased’. I was encouraged to look at Krishna, the more emotional and ‘sarv gun sampann’ (all qualities...
by shiwani-gurwara | Mar 20, 2018 | Just Saying, Religion/Mythology
Over the years, I have come across many people who find the concept of a polytheist religion like Hinduism, interesting and confusing too. These people are generally curious westerners who want to know more about the land from where Yogashastra comes from. These...
by shiwani-gurwara | Mar 3, 2018 | Self Development, Religion/Mythology
For anyone who is thinking that I am now going to give a lecture on how drugs are ruining our society and how we should take a lesson from Bollywood movies like ‘Udta Punjab’ and drop these ‘bad habits’, let me tell you there are other more dangerous kinds of...
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