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SIGNIFICANCE DELUSION Written by  Brij Sachdeva   On a certain day, nearly sixty-five million years ago, it was a beautiful morning and a huge gathering of thousands of dinosaurs was being addressed by an enlightened dinosaur. He was saying, "We have been ruling over this planet for the last two hundred million years. We have taken over all the land. We have occupied the sky as well. In the sea, we have established our domination to the greatest extent. We are the most significant creatures in existence." One dinosaur stood up and asked," Dear Master, does it mean that God loves us the most? "Certainly" the master continued," we are the superior most excellence of Nature. We are the culmination of all evolution. The extent of our domination on this planet is enough proof that evolution has reached its peak”. There was a massive round of applause amongst the disciples. Suddenly all the dinosaurs started looking up in the sky, stunned by a huge moun...

RAVANA DELUSION Written by   Brij Sachdeva Dussehra Dussehra (Vijayadashami) festival is celebrated annually in India as a mark of the victory of goodness over evil. It is celebrated as a powerful reminder to society that egotism, vanity and disregard for women must be condemned and addressed. The underlying message of this festival is intended to leave a deep psychological impression, fostering values of humanity, compassion, and respect for women among the populace.  Praising Ravana for not harming Sita, without knowing the full story, implies that people criticize him despite his respect for women, which contradicts the fundamental wisdom of such a great festival. In reality, his actions and beliefs don't reflect any respect for women. But some people are bent upon refuting the very fundamental wisdom of the whole phenomenon. Ravana’s greatness - a delusion Every year, in the days around Dussehra, several media files and messages become viral about R...

GOD DELUSION Written by  Brij Sachdeva A question of fundamental significance, I was asked by a close friend of mine. The question was about God-made relations and Man-made relations. Great question really, but a little bit elusive because it may mean different things to different people. People think that relationships like father and mother, for which we have no choice, are God-made and relations like wife, friends and even children- because we have the choice to give birth to them or not- are self-made. The thing is that we are in a habit of attributing anything and everything that is beyond our control, to Destiny, karma or God- as if these powers are engaged in deliberately manipulating every moment of the life of every person in particular. Another thing is, that man considers himself the most significant creature of existence, which is a myth. And thirdly, we think that God is anthropomorphic, that is, man-like. We make a house in about five years with gre...