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Gita Chapter 2 | Sankhy Yog

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Sānkhya Yog सञ्जय उवाच | तं तथा कृपयाविष्टमश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम् | विषीदन्तमिदं वाक्यमुवाच मधुसूदन: || 1|| Chapter 2 - Sankhya Yog Sankhya Yog = Yog of Knowledge uniting with knowledge This chapter is based on the Sankhya philosophy Knowledge from logical conclusions    Ask questions This same philosophy is used in Upanishads They use the language of dialogues/conversation between student and teacher student ask question → teacher gives him guidance This is never to be taken without understanding. if you don’t understand ask questions    Gita is in the same format Krishn bhagwan gives advice Arjun stops him if he doesn’t understands and asks for more clarifications Don’t take anything for granted without understanding it   This chapter gives us a general idea of the core declarations from Veds We know from the modern knowledge how to give a great presentation There are 3 basic steps  https://www.inc.com/john-baldoni/deliver-a-great-speech-aristotle-thr...

12 Rules for Life | Quotes

12 Rules for Life | Quotes On my Journey to "300 books before September 2023" , I just completed the wonderful and dense book 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by the amazing Jordan B. Peterson. Here are my favourite quotes from the book. 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos | Book by Jordan B. Peterson Best Quotes When you have something to say, silence is a lie. To stand up straight with your shoulders back is to accept the terrible responsibility of life, with eyes wide open. It means deciding to voluntarily transform the chaos of potential into the realities of habitable order. You can only find out what you actually believe (rather than what you think you believe) by watching how you act. You simply don’t know what you believe, before that. You are too complex to understand yourself. And if you think tough men are dangerous, wait until you see what weak men a...

Launch a Startup | Day 3

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Launch a Startup | Day 3 Launch a Startup | Day 3 Ankur Warikoo | Startup Course Summary I stumbled upon this course from Ankur Warikoo where he goes though the mindset and pitfalls to start a new company. You can find his course here Let's see all the important points I saw in the course: Make sure you are doing it for right reasons Are you Obsessed? The right way is to be obsessed with a problem, not a solution. Find something that you feel strongly about. It could be something that needs to be changed or done differently. Prev Next Are you Driven towards this cause? Not...