The Buddhist perspective:

Towards a contented life

The mind is notoriously resistant to being quiet, so as soon as you sit still, it seems to do everything it can to distract you. Habitual thinking kicks in, and within a few minutes, an internal dialogue takes over, the body starts to fidget and trivial things that need to be done suddenly appear vitally important.,

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Vignettes

The cornerstones of style

The word ‘style’ is quite popular as far as clothes are concerned. Each person has a particular style of dressing himself. Women are more conscious of style than men. They try out different styles of clothing to remain attractive.

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Thorns on the side

The face of human evolution

What will we, Homo sapiens, look like in 100,000 years, if we don’t destroy ourselves before then? That is so far, far into the future that it is difficult to answer straight away. If evolution is allowed to take its normal course, we will look different than we do now, though it may not be much of a difference.

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