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  1. Fernie Cultural Universe: Where Eastern Myths Meet European Animation Soul Within a Medieval Castle

    LONDON, July 08, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fernie Cultural Universe, an MDLG project, is anchored by historic Fernie Castle. It integrates…
    #Europe #EU #BUSINESSWIRE #Conceptart #Easternculture #Easternphilosophy #European #Europeandirectors #FernieCastle #originalcreations #philosophicalreflections
    europesays.com/europe/89402/

  2. The Self

    A bicycle isn't its wheels. It isn't the frame, the chain, the person pedaling, or the road. Take any one away and you don't have a broken bicycle but something that was never a bicycle to begin with. We point at things and say that's 'it'. That's the self. That's what's real. But every time you reach for the thing itself, you find it's made entirely of other things, which are made of other things and somewhere in that regression you either panic or you start to find it funny. The self […]

    ridiculousbharath.wordpress.co

  3. The Self

    A bicycle isn't its wheels. It isn't the frame, the chain, the person pedaling, or the road. Take any one away and you don't have a broken bicycle but something that was never a bicycle to begin with. We point at things and say that's 'it'. That's the self. That's what's real. But every time you reach for the thing itself, you find it's made entirely of other things, which are made of other things and somewhere in that regression you either panic or you start to find it funny. The self […]

    ridiculousbharath.wordpress.co

  4. The Self

    A bicycle isn't its wheels. It isn't the frame, the chain, the person pedaling, or the road. Take any one away and you don't have a broken bicycle but something that was never a bicycle to begin with. We point at things and say that's 'it'. That's the self. That's what's real. But every time you reach for the thing itself, you find it's made entirely of other things, which are made of other things and somewhere in that regression you either panic or you start to find it funny. The self […]

    ridiculousbharath.wordpress.co

  5. The Self

    A bicycle isn't its wheels. It isn't the frame, the chain, the person pedaling, or the road. Take any one away and you don't have a broken bicycle but something that was never a bicycle to begin with. We point at things and say that's 'it'. That's the self. That's what's real. But every time you reach for the thing itself, you find it's made entirely of other things, which are made of other things and somewhere in that regression you either panic or you start to find it funny. The self […]

    ridiculousbharath.wordpress.co

  6. The Self

    A bicycle isn't its wheels. It isn't the frame, the chain, the person pedaling, or the road. Take any one away and you don't have a broken bicycle but something that was never a bicycle to begin with. We point at things and say that's 'it'. That's the self. That's what's real. But every time you reach for the thing itself, you find it's made entirely of other things, which are made of other things and somewhere in that regression you either panic or you start to find it funny. The self […]

    ridiculousbharath.wordpress.co

  7. The Shape of a Life Well-Lived

    Kisah filosofis ini mengajarkan bahwa hidup ideal bukan sekadar tujuan, tetapi kualitas dalam perjalanan. Ini melibatkan akar yang dalam, tindakan kebaikan, pengertian akan kekosongan, keseimbangan antara ekstrem, cinta yang membangun, makna dalam penderitaan, dan kesadaran akan momen saat ini. Teruslah hidup, seperti aliran sungai.

    legawa.com/2026/05/09/the-shap

  8. The Shape of a Life Well-Lived

    Kisah filosofis ini mengajarkan bahwa hidup ideal bukan sekadar tujuan, tetapi kualitas dalam perjalanan. Ini melibatkan akar yang dalam, tindakan kebaikan, pengertian akan kekosongan, keseimbangan antara ekstrem, cinta yang membangun, makna dalam penderitaan, dan kesadaran akan momen saat ini. Teruslah hidup, seperti aliran sungai.

    legawa.com/2026/05/09/the-shap

  9. The Shape of a Life Well-Lived

    Kisah filosofis ini mengajarkan bahwa hidup ideal bukan sekadar tujuan, tetapi kualitas dalam perjalanan. Ini melibatkan akar yang dalam, tindakan kebaikan, pengertian akan kekosongan, keseimbangan antara ekstrem, cinta yang membangun, makna dalam penderitaan, dan kesadaran akan momen saat ini. Teruslah hidup, seperti aliran sungai.

    legawa.com/2026/05/09/the-shap

  10. The Shape of a Life Well-Lived

    Kisah filosofis ini mengajarkan bahwa hidup ideal bukan sekadar tujuan, tetapi kualitas dalam perjalanan. Ini melibatkan akar yang dalam, tindakan kebaikan, pengertian akan kekosongan, keseimbangan antara ekstrem, cinta yang membangun, makna dalam penderitaan, dan kesadaran akan momen saat ini. Teruslah hidup, seperti aliran sungai.

    legawa.com/2026/05/09/the-shap

  11. The Shape of a Life Well-Lived

    Kisah filosofis ini mengajarkan bahwa hidup ideal bukan sekadar tujuan, tetapi kualitas dalam perjalanan. Ini melibatkan akar yang dalam, tindakan kebaikan, pengertian akan kekosongan, keseimbangan antara ekstrem, cinta yang membangun, makna dalam penderitaan, dan kesadaran akan momen saat ini. Teruslah hidup, seperti aliran sungai.

    legawa.com/2026/05/09/the-shap

  12. 🌿 Exploring the connection between everyday life and universal consciousness. Lover of Eastern philosophy, self-knowledge, and inner peace. Cultivating mindful conversations.

    #EasternPhilosophy #SelfDiscovery

  13. My yoga teacher in Rishikesh taught me about tapas, discipline as devotion, not punishment.

    Discipline isn't forcing, it's tending the fire. Showing up when nobody's watching.

    Read about discipline as devotion
    medium.com/@clarainsweden/the-

    #tapas #devotion#yogaphilosophy #spiritualpractice#yogateachings #easternphilosophy #embodiedwisdom #sacredpractice #dailydevotion

  14. My yoga teacher in Rishikesh taught me about tapas, discipline as devotion, not punishment.
    Discipline isn't forcing, it's tending the fire. Showing up when nobody's watching.How do you practice devotion to yourself?#tapas #devotion#yogaphilosophy #spiritualpractice#yogateachings #easternphilosophy #embodiedwisdom #sacredpractice #dailydevotion

  15. "This book is all madness.
    Reason is alien to these pages.
    Not until the soul breathes in
    the fragrance of its own lunacy
    can it stop being a stranger to itself."

    #Bookstodon #BookReview #Sufism #EasternPhilosophy

    The Conference of the Birds by Attar of Nishapur
    hermitage.utsob.me/reading/boo

  16. "This book is all madness.
    Reason is alien to these pages.
    Not until the soul breathes in
    the fragrance of its own lunacy
    can it stop being a stranger to itself."

    The Conference of the Birds by Attar of Nishapur
    hermitage.utsob.me/reading/boo

  17. "This book is all madness.
    Reason is alien to these pages.
    Not until the soul breathes in
    the fragrance of its own lunacy
    can it stop being a stranger to itself."

    #Bookstodon #BookReview #Sufism #EasternPhilosophy

    The Conference of the Birds by Attar of Nishapur
    hermitage.utsob.me/reading/boo

  18. "This book is all madness.
    Reason is alien to these pages.
    Not until the soul breathes in
    the fragrance of its own lunacy
    can it stop being a stranger to itself."

    #Bookstodon #BookReview #Sufism #EasternPhilosophy

    The Conference of the Birds by Attar of Nishapur
    hermitage.utsob.me/reading/boo

  19. 🌀 Daily Tao Reflection 14

    “Look, and it can’t be seen.
    Listen, and it can’t be heard.
    Reach, and it can’t be grasped.”

    The Tao doesn’t hide. It just can’t be held.
    Not a form. Not a sound. Not a thing.
    But you can be it.

    No beginning. No end.
    No image, yet it shapes all images.
    No name, yet it names all names.

    #tao #taoteching #dailytao #mindfulness #laotzu #easternphilosophy

  20. 🌀 Daily Tao Reflection 14

    “Look, and it can’t be seen.
    Listen, and it can’t be heard.
    Reach, and it can’t be grasped.”

    The Tao doesn’t hide. It just can’t be held.
    Not a form. Not a sound. Not a thing.
    But you can be it.

    No beginning. No end.
    No image, yet it shapes all images.
    No name, yet it names all names.

    #tao #taoteching #dailytao #mindfulness #laotzu #easternphilosophy

  21. 🌀 Daily Tao Reflection 14

    “Look, and it can’t be seen.
    Listen, and it can’t be heard.
    Reach, and it can’t be grasped.”

    The Tao doesn’t hide. It just can’t be held.
    Not a form. Not a sound. Not a thing.
    But you can be it.

    No beginning. No end.
    No image, yet it shapes all images.
    No name, yet it names all names.

    #tao #taoteching #dailytao #mindfulness #laotzu #easternphilosophy

  22. 🌀 Daily Tao Reflection 14

    “Look, and it can’t be seen.
    Listen, and it can’t be heard.
    Reach, and it can’t be grasped.”

    The Tao doesn’t hide. It just can’t be held.
    Not a form. Not a sound. Not a thing.
    But you can be it.

    No beginning. No end.
    No image, yet it shapes all images.
    No name, yet it names all names.

    #tao #taoteching #dailytao #mindfulness #laotzu #easternphilosophy

  23. “Success is as dangerous as failure.
    Hope is as hollow as fear.”

    Climb or fall, the ladder is shaky.
    Stand grounded—stay balanced.

    Hope and fear arise from ego.
    Lose the self—what’s left to fear?

    🌀 See the world as yourself.
    🌀 Love it as yourself.
    🌀 Care for all things.

    #tao #taoteching #dailytao #mindfulness #laotzu #spirituality #easternphilosophy

  24. “Success is as dangerous as failure.
    Hope is as hollow as fear.”

    Climb or fall, the ladder is shaky.
    Stand grounded—stay balanced.

    Hope and fear arise from ego.
    Lose the self—what’s left to fear?

    🌀 See the world as yourself.
    🌀 Love it as yourself.
    🌀 Care for all things.

    #tao #taoteching #dailytao #mindfulness #laotzu #spirituality #easternphilosophy

  25. “Success is as dangerous as failure.
    Hope is as hollow as fear.”

    Climb or fall, the ladder is shaky.
    Stand grounded—stay balanced.

    Hope and fear arise from ego.
    Lose the self—what’s left to fear?

    🌀 See the world as yourself.
    🌀 Love it as yourself.
    🌀 Care for all things.

    #tao #taoteching #dailytao #mindfulness #laotzu #spirituality #easternphilosophy

  26. “Success is as dangerous as failure.
    Hope is as hollow as fear.”

    Climb or fall, the ladder is shaky.
    Stand grounded—stay balanced.

    Hope and fear arise from ego.
    Lose the self—what’s left to fear?

    🌀 See the world as yourself.
    🌀 Love it as yourself.
    🌀 Care for all things.

    #tao #taoteching #dailytao #mindfulness #laotzu #spirituality #easternphilosophy

  27. Renunciation of work and devotion to work, are both liberating. But of those two, devotion to work is better.
    - Sri Krishna, 5-2

    Me: Simply put, this verse promotes being engaged over being withdrawn.

    #Sanskrit
    संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ ।
    तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते ॥

    #Kannada script:
    ಸಂನ್ಯಾಸಃ ಕರ್ಮಯೋಗಶ್ಚ ನಿಃಶ್ರೇಯಸಕರಾವುಭೌ |
    ತಯೋಸ್ತು ಕರ್ಮಸಂನ್ಯಾಸಾತ್ಕರ್ಮಯೋಗೋ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಯತೇ ||

    #philosophy #easternPhilosophy #gita #work #devotion #engagement #withdrawl

  28. Renunciation of work and devotion to work, are both liberating. But of those two, devotion to work is better.
    - Sri Krishna, 5-2

    Me: Simply put, this verse promotes being engaged over being withdrawn.

    #Sanskrit
    संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ ।
    तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते ॥

    #Kannada script:
    ಸಂನ್ಯಾಸಃ ಕರ್ಮಯೋಗಶ್ಚ ನಿಃಶ್ರೇಯಸಕರಾವುಭೌ |
    ತಯೋಸ್ತು ಕರ್ಮಸಂನ್ಯಾಸಾತ್ಕರ್ಮಯೋಗೋ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಯತೇ ||

    #philosophy #easternPhilosophy #gita #work #devotion #engagement #withdrawl

  29. Renunciation of work and devotion to work, are both liberating. But of those two, devotion to work is better.
    - Sri Krishna, 5-2

    Me: Simply put, this verse promotes being engaged over being withdrawn.


    संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ ।
    तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते ॥

    script:
    ಸಂನ್ಯಾಸಃ ಕರ್ಮಯೋಗಶ್ಚ ನಿಃಶ್ರೇಯಸಕರಾವುಭೌ |
    ತಯೋಸ್ತು ಕರ್ಮಸಂನ್ಯಾಸಾತ್ಕರ್ಮಯೋಗೋ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಯತೇ ||

  30. Renunciation of work and devotion to work, are both liberating. But of those two, devotion to work is better.
    - Sri Krishna, 5-2

    Me: Simply put, this verse promotes being engaged over being withdrawn.

    #Sanskrit
    संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ ।
    तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते ॥

    #Kannada script:
    ಸಂನ್ಯಾಸಃ ಕರ್ಮಯೋಗಶ್ಚ ನಿಃಶ್ರೇಯಸಕರಾವುಭೌ |
    ತಯೋಸ್ತು ಕರ್ಮಸಂನ್ಯಾಸಾತ್ಕರ್ಮಯೋಗೋ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಯತೇ ||

    #philosophy #easternPhilosophy #gita #work #devotion #engagement #withdrawl

  31. Renunciation of work and devotion to work, are both liberating. But of those two, devotion to work is better.
    - Sri Krishna, 5-2

    Me: Simply put, this verse promotes being engaged over being withdrawn.

    #Sanskrit
    संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ ।
    तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते ॥

    #Kannada script:
    ಸಂನ್ಯಾಸಃ ಕರ್ಮಯೋಗಶ್ಚ ನಿಃಶ್ರೇಯಸಕರಾವುಭೌ |
    ತಯೋಸ್ತು ಕರ್ಮಸಂನ್ಯಾಸಾತ್ಕರ್ಮಯೋಗೋ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಯತೇ ||

    #philosophy #easternPhilosophy #gita #work #devotion #engagement #withdrawl

  32. One who is sincere [in effort] and has control of [their] senses attains knowledge.
    - Sri Krishna, 4-39

    #Sanskrit: श्रद्धावान् लभते ज्ञानं तत्परः संयतेंद्रियः
    #Kannada script: ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾವಾನ್ ಲಭತೇ ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ತತ್ಪರಃ ಸಂಯತೇಂದ್ರಿಯಃ

    PS: The following adaption is common:
    - The sincere ones attain knowledge; the knowledgeable ones achieve success.
    - श्रद्धावान् लभते ज्ञानं ज्ञानावान् लभते यशम्
    - ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾವಾನ್ ಲಭತೇ ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ಜ್ಞಾನಾವಾನ್ ಲಭತೇ ಯಶಂ

    #philosophy #easternPhilosophy #gita #sincerity #control #knowledge

  33. One who is sincere [in effort] and has control of [their] senses attains knowledge.
    - Sri Krishna, 4-39

    #Sanskrit: श्रद्धावान् लभते ज्ञानं तत्परः संयतेंद्रियः
    #Kannada script: ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾವಾನ್ ಲಭತೇ ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ತತ್ಪರಃ ಸಂಯತೇಂದ್ರಿಯಃ

    PS: The following adaption is common:
    - The sincere ones attain knowledge; the knowledgeable ones achieve success.
    - श्रद्धावान् लभते ज्ञानं ज्ञानावान् लभते यशम्
    - ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾವಾನ್ ಲಭತೇ ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ಜ್ಞಾನಾವಾನ್ ಲಭತೇ ಯಶಂ

    #philosophy #easternPhilosophy #gita #sincerity #control #knowledge

  34. One who is sincere [in effort] and has control of [their] senses attains knowledge.
    - Sri Krishna, 4-39

    : श्रद्धावान् लभते ज्ञानं तत्परः संयतेंद्रियः
    script: ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾವಾನ್ ಲಭತೇ ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ತತ್ಪರಃ ಸಂಯತೇಂದ್ರಿಯಃ

    PS: The following adaption is common:
    - The sincere ones attain knowledge; the knowledgeable ones achieve success.
    - श्रद्धावान् लभते ज्ञानं ज्ञानावान् लभते यशम्
    - ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾವಾನ್ ಲಭತೇ ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ಜ್ಞಾನಾವಾನ್ ಲಭತೇ ಯಶಂ

  35. One who is sincere [in effort] and has control of [their] senses attains knowledge.
    - Sri Krishna, 4-39

    #Sanskrit: श्रद्धावान् लभते ज्ञानं तत्परः संयतेंद्रियः
    #Kannada script: ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾವಾನ್ ಲಭತೇ ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ತತ್ಪರಃ ಸಂಯತೇಂದ್ರಿಯಃ

    PS: The following adaption is common:
    - The sincere ones attain knowledge; the knowledgeable ones achieve success.
    - श्रद्धावान् लभते ज्ञानं ज्ञानावान् लभते यशम्
    - ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾವಾನ್ ಲಭತೇ ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ಜ್ಞಾನಾವಾನ್ ಲಭತೇ ಯಶಂ

    #philosophy #easternPhilosophy #gita #sincerity #control #knowledge

  36. One who is sincere [in effort] and has control of [their] senses attains knowledge.
    - Sri Krishna, 4-39

    #Sanskrit: श्रद्धावान् लभते ज्ञानं तत्परः संयतेंद्रियः
    #Kannada script: ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾವಾನ್ ಲಭತೇ ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ತತ್ಪರಃ ಸಂಯತೇಂದ್ರಿಯಃ

    PS: The following adaption is common:
    - The sincere ones attain knowledge; the knowledgeable ones achieve success.
    - श्रद्धावान् लभते ज्ञानं ज्ञानावान् लभते यशम्
    - ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾವಾನ್ ಲಭತೇ ಜ್ಞಾನಂ ಜ್ಞಾನಾವಾನ್ ಲಭತೇ ಯಶಂ

    #philosophy #easternPhilosophy #gita #sincerity #control #knowledge

  37. Nothing compares to (purity of) knowledge.
    - Sri Krishna, 4-38

    Literally: Nothing exists that equals the purity [sanctity] of knowledge.

    #Sanskrit: न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं (पवित्रमिह विद्यते)
    #Kannada script: ನ ಹಿ ಜ್ಞಾನೇನ ಸದೃಶಂ (ಪವಿತ್ರಮಿಹ ವಿದ್ಯತೇ)

    Trivia: The phrase "na hi jnyaanaena sadrusham" (the first four words of Verse 4-38) is frequently the motto/slogan of schools and colleges in India (and it was for my school).

    #philosophy #easternPhilosophy #gita #knowledge #motto #slogans

  38. Nothing compares to (purity of) knowledge.
    - Sri Krishna, 4-38

    Literally: Nothing exists that equals the purity [sanctity] of knowledge.

    #Sanskrit: न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं (पवित्रमिह विद्यते)
    #Kannada script: ನ ಹಿ ಜ್ಞಾನೇನ ಸದೃಶಂ (ಪವಿತ್ರಮಿಹ ವಿದ್ಯತೇ)

    Trivia: The phrase "na hi jnyaanaena sadrusham" (the first four words of Verse 4-38) is frequently the motto/slogan of schools and colleges in India (and it was for my school).

    #philosophy #easternPhilosophy #gita #knowledge #motto #slogans

  39. Nothing compares to (purity of) knowledge.
    - Sri Krishna, 4-38

    Literally: Nothing exists that equals the purity [sanctity] of knowledge.

    : न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं (पवित्रमिह विद्यते)
    script: ನ ಹಿ ಜ್ಞಾನೇನ ಸದೃಶಂ (ಪವಿತ್ರಮಿಹ ವಿದ್ಯತೇ)

    Trivia: The phrase "na hi jnyaanaena sadrusham" (the first four words of Verse 4-38) is frequently the motto/slogan of schools and colleges in India (and it was for my school).

  40. Nothing compares to (purity of) knowledge.
    - Sri Krishna, 4-38

    Literally: Nothing exists that equals the purity [sanctity] of knowledge.

    #Sanskrit: न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं (पवित्रमिह विद्यते)
    #Kannada script: ನ ಹಿ ಜ್ಞಾನೇನ ಸದೃಶಂ (ಪವಿತ್ರಮಿಹ ವಿದ್ಯತೇ)

    Trivia: The phrase "na hi jnyaanaena sadrusham" (the first four words of Verse 4-38) is frequently the motto/slogan of schools and colleges in India (and it was for my school).

    #philosophy #easternPhilosophy #gita #knowledge #motto #slogans

  41. Nothing compares to (purity of) knowledge.
    - Sri Krishna, 4-38

    Literally: Nothing exists that equals the purity [sanctity] of knowledge.

    #Sanskrit: न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं (पवित्रमिह विद्यते)
    #Kannada script: ನ ಹಿ ಜ್ಞಾನೇನ ಸದೃಶಂ (ಪವಿತ್ರಮಿಹ ವಿದ್ಯತೇ)

    Trivia: The phrase "na hi jnyaanaena sadrusham" (the first four words of Verse 4-38) is frequently the motto/slogan of schools and colleges in India (and it was for my school).

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  42. Sacrifice [in pursuit] of knowledge is superior to material sacrifice because the entirety of all actions [activities] can only culminate in knowledge.
    - Sri Krishna, 4-33

    #Sanskrit
    श्रेयांद्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञात् ज्ञानयाज्ञः परंतप ।
    सर्वं कर्माखिलां पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्तते ॥

    #Kannada script:
    ಶ್ರೇಯಾಂದ್ರವ್ಯಮಯಾದ್ಯಜ್ಞಾತ್ ಜ್ಞಾನಯಾಜ್ಞಃ ಪರಂತಪ |
    ಸರ್ವಂ ಕರ್ಮಾಖಿಲಾಂ ಪಾರ್ಥ ಜ್ಞಾನೇ ಪರಿಸಮಾಪ್ತತೇ ||

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