[pullquote_right]?Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; and therefore is winged Cupid painted Blind.? – William Shakespeare in? A Mid Summer Night?s Dream[/pullquote_right] I love you with all my brain! That does not sound romantic by any stretch of the imagination! However, scientists suggest that it might nevertheless be correct. And while… Continue reading Manipal Monk: Love you from my mind or heart?
Author: ManipalMonk
The ways of the monk are turbid and often give you a solid headache but devotion and commitment is the first step to enlightenment ( also known as stick to your poison ). To share your enlightenment with the monk, write to him at manipal.monk@manipalblog.com
Manipal Monk: Don’t be a fool
There was a time when the hair of man was black, he held the view he’d rule the roost forever; “Not so,” said Mother Nature. “As the giver, you may endeavour, but without my succour, where then is man’s strength to deliver?” Sages of yore have long forewarned in their sayings, those who through vanity… Continue reading Manipal Monk: Don’t be a fool
Manipal Monk: Criticisms shouldn’t strain strong relationships
People who believe that their loved ones can do no wrong, or ought not to be told that they are wrong are stupid people. They may succeed in avoiding conflict with the other person and any consequences that may result, but a more powerful conflict may arise within because those persons are not being true… Continue reading Manipal Monk: Criticisms shouldn’t strain strong relationships
Think before you speak, words can really hurt
For most of my life I have been conscious of the potent power of words and their innate capacity to imprison or liberate. “If you name it,” the ancient seers sagely advised, “you will claim it.” Invariably, unless we are consummate manipulators, our words, and actions also, are an out-picturing of who we really are.… Continue reading Think before you speak, words can really hurt
Manipal Monk: Responding to the dark side of human nature
[contentblock id=1 img=adsense.png] “I am thankful for the adversaries which have crossed my path and taught me tolerance, perseverance, self-control and some other virtues I might have never known.” — Anonymous I recently came across an article the shadow side of the human personality, which celebrated Swiss Psychiatrist Carl Jung described as not only consisting… Continue reading Manipal Monk: Responding to the dark side of human nature