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5 Elements of Effective Thinking

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भूमिरापोऽनलो वायुः खं मनो बुद्धिरेव च ।अहंकार इतीयं मे भिन्ना प्रकृतिरष्टधा ॥४॥ Body is a union of 5 elements. We are made up of these 5 elements. The quality of your life essentially depends on how wonderfully you understand these five elements within you.   The five elements are: Earth Fire Air Water Space Having a well developed brain and thinking capacity is the key requirement for a successful life. All these elements have a significant perception that they teach us. Understanding this can help us be more pragmatic and can do much to ameliorate our thinking skills. Earth Gain a Rock Solid Understanding of the Basics 👈   Understanding something is not a YES or NO answer. Understanding deeply is identifying the essential theme of the subject. The way to do that is by clearing out the clutter (mainly the obvious distractions) surrounding the core. This is exactly like digging a hole in the ground to uncover a treasure. Use this strategy to solve complex problems. Despite...

Air - Raise Questions to Gain Wisdom

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“Constantly formulating and raising questions is a mind-opening habit that forces you to have a deeper engagement with the world and a different inner experience.”   Some of the wisest men/women in history are known to have a habit of correcting themselves and raising questions on their own opinions. They question themselves, their peers, society and all the paradigms. Unfortunately, we tend to repel questions which are targeted on us as they make us uncomfortable. Due to this we never reach a high mental state. We always feel we know everything about everything without actually knowing anything in depth.  How does a kite fly? We may have seen one fly or even flown a few in our childhood. But can you sit down and explain every detail of how it takes flight? Perhaps not. For the most essential things in life, we are fortunate enough to get by without actually knowing how it happens. All we need to know is that it happens. But to become great, we need to be able to have a clear...