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The famed TV personality Anthony Bourdain committing suicide in his hotel room was a sensational news. He was at work in France, doing another of his food shows. I have watched him on television, eating his way around the world and through many cultures. On television, his work seemed to be filled with fun and frolic. I liked his job and watched him often. Having achieved fame, he chose the path to end his life. It was a runaway mind killing a wonder-filled body. Ending the magnificence of life is too common among achievers. A famous fashion designer and brand leader, Kate Spade did the same weeks before Bourdain and the news was all over. I am sure investigators will dig up the causes. Yet, I believe nothing but their mind killed them. Mind does not register achievement and is never impressed by accolades. Somehow, the biochemistry of success seems not to last long in our body. It fades away as soon as the show ends. The mind goes back to looking for the next comparison an...

Fervor to be Free : A Tale of Tussle between Mind , Body and Us BACK PAGE A truly engaging book that takes you on an exciting journey through unexplored areas in the human mind, and the culture outside. From the breathtaking view from the balcony of the Hilton Hawaii to the cramped environs of a New Delhi courtroom, the author, in one breezy script, narrates his own experiences, not as mere ups and downs of life, but as events leading to answer every human’s eternal question: Who am I? Despite the limitations of his inherited genes, nurturing and turns of fate, he sets out to find his answers and ends up searching for something much greater: the purpose of his life. Bringing together science, religion, and his own life experiences, he lays bare the human mind and its mysterious workings in a manner few have attempted. The book effortlessly examines effervescent thoughts, compelling events, and executed actions that are so much a part of our lives agains...

The word freedom instantly bring the feeling of euphoria deep inside. Freedom is sought by everyone subconsciously, little knowing what our bondage really are.  We humans, as individuals, are unrestricted, disposable, replaceable and unwanted most of our lives. We only attach ourselves to our surrounding, to people and the system. This inner knowledge of our own worthlessness makes us worry and feel insecure. The fear of being left out drives us to these attachments. Most of us turn toward being copycats, without realizing that by doing this we are sacrificing our freedom. This takes us on a path of comparison and competition. We ape an idol, copy a neighbor, outdo a friend. People even change family, friends, companion, place, profession, ideology, a nose, and even gender to free themselves, but unknowingly they get bound to the pursuit of this new idea of freedom. The cycle turns over again, keeping one in shackles and away from being free. What is it then to be ...