tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037385.post8783658696073025543..comments2024-03-04T22:54:13.447+05:30Comments on Remains of the Day: On Non-Attachment, part 1Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037385.post-64699705199675494992020-06-13T10:28:19.772+05:302020-06-13T10:28:19.772+05:30Nirvana is not a new age term. It was used by Budd...Nirvana is not a new age term. It was used by Buddha 2500 years ago. He defined Nirvana as the end of craving. He also said that once Nirvana is experienced, the desire for Nirvana also ceases. So there is no endless "emotional investment" in anything.Neerajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607247274806773314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037385.post-32265116960108798482014-01-24T00:32:31.049+05:302014-01-24T00:32:31.049+05:30Harman's parables and conclusions are more lik...Harman's parables and conclusions are more like our realistic cinema / non stream movies and I have never seen a single such movie with happy ending might be few with exception.<br /><br />I am not trying to offend Harman 's writing , he is great story teller , amazing imagination power and good observant of life..but sometimes it make me sick !!! Perhaps bitter truth makes me so. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037385.post-52228852882056591792014-01-23T07:56:33.030+05:302014-01-23T07:56:33.030+05:30Wow! This is not a happy endingWow! This is not a happy endingAshishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16509591814777738555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7037385.post-65750897820669588142014-01-20T10:29:44.728+05:302014-01-20T10:29:44.728+05:30You cannot discuss Non- Attachment without discuss...You cannot discuss Non- Attachment without discussing Bhagvadgita.<br /><br />While Gita contains lot of conflicting ideas, at least one of them – viz. Nishkama Karma Yoga – is considered to be the primary (or at least one of the primary) teaching of Gita. Nowadays there are many management books claiming that Nishkama Karma Yoga is a sound philosophy of action, however almost all of them are written by devout Hindus and therefore cannot be considered objective. OTOH Marxist writers such as Kosambi have come down heavily upon the idea of Nishkama Karma Yoga, which again I think may be agenda driven. Recently in his book “Who wrote the Gita?”, Meghnad Desai has attacked the concept of Nishkama Karma Yoga as a sound action philosophy. Desai is not a card carrying Marxist, but he is just one data point.<br /><br />Real objective research on the efficacy of Nishkama Karma Yoga is lacking, in my opinion. Therefore I personally tried it for some time. It gives a certain peace of mind and comfort –no doubt; however, I am not sure it made any impact on my effectiveness. But then, I think, it was probably not meant to be used as a management brochure. Moreover replacing your secular goal with the goal of pleasing God, does not come easily, if you are an agnostic. So there again I faltered. <br /><br />In my opinion, giving up emotional dependence on the outcome of my actions – after I have made my best efforts – is certainly a desirable trait. Though I do not know how to cultivate it.<br />Sanjay Srivastavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178069405979485331noreply@blogger.com