Tag: values
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The Four Stages of Life: Why You Might Be Stuck and How to Move Forward
Most of us grow up thinking life is a straight path: go to school, get a job, build a family, and retire. But life rarely unfolds that neatly. Mark Manson, best known for The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, argues that life actually progresses through four distinct stages — and many of us get…
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Everything You Believe will be Put to Test
There comes a day when everything you believe and took pride in being will be put on trial, questioned, challenged and put to test. You will be asked to narrate the story of your life and your choices, decisions and responses to situations will be judged. Your claim over your achievements will be challenged. Your…
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Value in Focus: Adambhitvam | Sincerity
Chapter XIII of the Bhagavad Gita starts with Arjuna asking Kṛṣṇaḥ a set of questions, one among them was ‘What is jñāna?’. As a reply to this question, Lord Kṛṣṇaḥ enumerates twenty qualities or virtues of the mind, which He calls ‘jñāna’ or Knowledge. One of these twenty virtues or values is adambhitvam. Simply translated…
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Happiness needs to be pursued, not simply desired
In the ancient Indian Vedic tradition, happiness is described as ‘purushartha’ meaning ‘pursuit’, something we need to plan, budget and work for rather than something that is obtained by wishing for it. The Vedic tradition talks of four Purusharthas or Pursuits (they sound similar): Kama (Pleasure or simply Fun), Artha (Security), Dharma (Values) and Moksha…
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11 Values to value by age 11
Here is a curated list of the eleven most important values that I would like my daughter to appreciate by the time she turns 11. 1. Time: Most regrets we have later in our lives are about how we used our time in the past. It’s the most limited resource each of us has. An…
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Should we set rules or teach values to help build character?
As parents, we all expect our children to develop a good character and virtues so that they can grow to become responsible adults and good citizens. While our expectations are clear, what doesn’t seem so clear is the effective method to do it. Most of us set rules for steering our children in the right…
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