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Mystic Mantra: Wisdom from the spider’s web

Archane’s excess pride resulted in her being transformed into a spider.

08 Jun 2019 4:51 AM

The sound of soulful music, including its resonant cadence, is a fitting idiomatic expression to illuminate the point — it is based on the groundwork of awe complemented by variability and also versatility. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Why we all need a soulful ear

Most philosophers uphold certain essential distinctions between our world and our ability to know “oneself”.

01 Jun 2019 6:42 AM

It was suggested, and rightly so, for a long time, that repulsive emotions have their own unique significance in our life. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: The fuzzy logic of our emotions

The web of science proposes a different “take” on the whole canvas of emotions.

18 May 2019 12:10 AM

It is understanding and empathy — of comprehending what one is going through at a certain point.

Mystic Mantra: Embrace life with an open mind

The fact also is the whole idea of a distinctive “connect” may not be as intensely mystical as it sounds.

03 May 2019 7:05 AM

Our ego has a plethora of roles to play — it warns us in the face of threat. It pulls the alarm bell when we are under stress. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Much ego about everything

The fact also is our ego is ubiquitous and sagacious — more so, when we connect it to a divine framework, and not just supreme power, as it were.

27 Apr 2019 12:30 AM

We do not endeavour to explore our latent talents — perish at the thought of passion in the first place. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: Soul dance and balance

Agreed that we are all endowed with our own distinctive personalities — they are as unique as our signature, or fingerprint.

09 Apr 2019 4:58 AM

Time symbolises the fruition of our efforts too — with the passage of each moment we become conscious of being alive. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: The eternal spring that runs us all

Plato identified time with the period of motion of heavenly bodies.

06 Apr 2019 6:11 AM

Life, in simple terms, is wholeness of being. In ancient cultures, the butterfly, the exquisite glider beyond compare, symbolised such wholeness.

Mystic Mantra: The butterfly paradigm

Chaos is not only a mathematical framework; it also abounds in all branches of learning, more so philosophy.

20 Mar 2019 12:48 AM

Most philosophers reckon that the word consciousness signifies a sense of understanding. (Representational image)

Mystic Mantra: The essence of conscious eloquence

Consciousness is nothing but awakened knowledge — it is also a state of symmetry of our mind, body, and spirit.

07 Mar 2019 1:17 AM

It quantifies the purposeful idea of what living well is all about and also realigning things from the inside out. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mystic Mantra: Life is purpose personified

It is rightly said that life is only lived well when there is a good purpose — and, not necessarily wealth, or material comfort.

27 Feb 2019 3:05 AM

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