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Asi kati lagan pata – Sources of Knowledge
Writing in TATA sumo, traveling from Srinagar to Khanabal. Thinking about issues that bother me. I have been wondering for a while what thought I subscribe to, where do I place myself, rationalist, empiricist, idealist, or whatever. I have been called a post-modernist, conservative, both in the same breath and other things, too. I might be a skeptic, who knows! I presented my writings to an expert who categorized them as post-modern and existentialist, na chi mye huii pata kya govv, na huii. Reminds me of Alamdar’s (ra) “be kuss rishi, mye kya naav” (I have no clue who I am). Traveling gives me ample time to think. For some,…
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Message to the Beginners in Learning | Adab | Kashmiri Traditions | Sneak sPeak
Many of our young ask where they should begin their journey from, what the initial texts of learning should be. This video addresses the question briefly. I hope it is of any help to the seekers of knowledge. This video is relevant in the modern era where there is a lot of confusion in knowledge. It throws some light on etiquette (adab) of learning and knowing one’s station.
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Modern Classics on Science and Environment
For the complete list of Modern Classics Click Here. [1st Draft – Published on 21st August, 2022, Updated: 3rd November, 2022] Einstein’s Theory of Relativity On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin Principia Mathematica Issac Newton Gaia: A New look at Life on Earth (1979) – James Lovelock The Ages of Gaia: A Biography of Our Living Earth (1989) – James Lovelock Albert Einstein, The Meaning of Relativity, 1922 Werner Heisenberg, Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science, 1958 Rudolf Carnap, Philosophical Foundations of Physics, 1966 Michael Friedman, Foundations of Space-Time Theories: Relativistic Physics and the Philosophy of Science, 1983 Erwin Schrödinger, What is Life? The Physical Aspect…
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Modern Classics: Psychology, Self Help, Sense Making, Guidance, Basic Learning
For the complete list of Modern Classics Click Here. [1st Draft – Published on 21st August, 2022, Updated: 3rd November, 2022] Psychoanalysis and Feminism (1975) – Juliet Mitchell Motivation and Personality (1954) – Abraham Maslow Towards a Psychology of Being (1962) – Abraham Maslow William James, The Principles of Psychology, 1890 12 Rules for Life – Jordan Peterson The Paradox of Choice – Barry Schwartz Extraordinary Popular Delusions – Charles Mackay How to Read a Book – Adler Responsibility of Peoples Responsibility of Intellectuals – Noam Chomsky Body Keeps the Score – Bassel van der Kolk Why we Sleep – Matthew Walker The Case Against Adolescence – Robert Epstein Psychology…
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Modern Classics: Literature
For the complete list of Modern Classics Click Here. [1st Draft – Published as on 21st August, 2022, Updated: 3rd November, 2022] Caleb Williams – William Godwin The Prophet – Khalil Jibran Khalil Jibran’s Love Letters The Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown Animal Farm – George Orwell Sons and Lovers – Lawrence Lolita Crime and Punishment – Fyodor Dostoevsky Gitanjali – Rabindranath Tagore War and Peace – Leo Tolstoy Anna Karenina – Leo Tolstoy
Renaissance, Reformation, Enlightenment
