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Identify your Permen (Manostha)

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Most people navigate through life without having full control over their mental state. The moods we experience—the mental and emotional states we inhabit—are profoundly influenced by external factors. Circumstances, the time of day, seasons of the year, the food we eat, and the environments we frequent all shape how we feel. Among these, one of the most significant influences comes from the people we interact with. In this exploration, we shall focus solely on the individuals who shape and define one’s mental state. Let us call them Permen (or Manostha, in its Sanskrit root)—the people who possess the power to influence one’s mood and emotional atmosphere. A Permen actively or passively sets the tone of the interaction, whether through their presence, demeanour, or actions. On the other side of this dynamic, we have the Percepton (or Manograh, in its Sanskrit root). This term represents the person who allows others to influence their mood and mental state. A Percepton is the receiver...
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The Limited Logic.

  What is logic? In plain mathematical terms, it is a relationship between variables or constants. Relations like “Greater than”, “Less than” are familiar to everyone. Although Logic has many layers to it, some simple and some complex, it can be established that logic essentially deals with discrimination. We say something is big or small or cold or hot through this discriminatory process itself. So, Logic only deals with more than one entity. Logic cannot exist for Singular entities. Logic, as it is used in this post, might mean, according to the context, anything from ‘intelligence’, ‘knowledge’, ‘science’, ‘hypothesis’ to even a ‘religion. However, the reader need not bother identifying the usage as it is not so important to know. I urge the reader to just be aware of the fluidity in the usage of the term Logic as opposed to a single general meaning that is usually attributed to it.  Logic also demands information. No information, no logic. To say if 5 is greater than 6, we...
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My understanding of the phrase "Nischala tatwe Jeevan mukthi" ("నిశ్చల తత్వే జీవన్ముక్తి "). "From Unwavering nature to Liberation of life"

For those who are not familiar with the phrase, it is a line from Adi Shankaracharya's most famous composition Bhaja Govindam where he tries to tell people to have devotion. I am not the person who accepts the 'truth by authority'. I however do not disregard any statement made by an authority. I rather carefully examine the element of truth by logically reasoning them against its possibilities and impossibilities. Considering the way "the great Adhi Shankaracharya" was introduced to me, as a great saint, philosopher and above all a well-established Yogi, it could be easy for me to accept his authority and believe that " Nischala tatwam " (Unwavering nature) leads to " Jeevan Mukthi " (Liberation). Also, I personally didn't feel capable enough to test it. Although I pretend to accept that statement, I had no means to verify it. My thinking mind could not accept that statement without proper reasoning. It, as usual, demands the logical step...
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ప్రేమ...

నాకున్న అవగాహనను ఉపయోగించి ప్రేమ అంటే ఏంటి అనే ప్రశ్నకు సమాధానం కోసం ఆలోచించానను. ఆ ఆలోచనల సారాంశమే ఈ సంచిక.. “ప్రేమ”. ప్రేమని మనం ఇన్ని రోజులు తప్పుగా ఎందుకు అర్థం చేసుకున్నాము.. అసలు ప్రేమ అంటే ఏమిటి వంటి అంశాలను ఈ సంచికలో ప్రస్తావిస్తాను. ఇప్పటివరకు చాలా మంది సాధారణంగా అనుకుంటున్నట్లుగా ప్రేమ అనేది ఒక భావోద్వేగం కాదు. భావోద్వేగాలకి ఒక కారణం ఉంటుంది, ఒక మాతృక ఉంటుంది. ఉదాహరణకి, కోపం అనే భావోద్వేగానికి లోనవడానికి ఒక బలమైన కారణం ఉండాలి. ఎదుటి వ్యక్తి మన మాట వినకపోవడమో, మనకి నచ్చని పని చేయడమో మనకి కోపాన్ని కలిగించవచ్చు. అలాగే మనం కోరుకున్నవి   నేరవేరనప్పుడు బాధ, నచ్చనివి చూసినప్పుడు అసహ్యం.. ఇలాగే ప్రతి భావోద్వేగానికి ఒక కారణం ఉంటుంది. కానీ ప్రేమ అలా కాదు. ప్రతి భావానికి ఒక వ్యక్తీకరణ ఉంటుంది.   కానీ , ప్రేమ యొక్క వ్యక్తీకరణ భావోద్వేగాల ఫలితంగా రాదు. ప్రేమ అనేది ఆహ్లాదకరమైన లేదా శాంతమైన స్వభావం యొక్క వ్యక్తీకరణ. ముఖ్యంగా , ఇష్టానికి ప్రేమకి మధ్య ఉన్న భేదాన్ని గ్రహించాలి. గౌతమ బుద్ధుడు చెప్పినట్లుగా భావింపబడుతున్న ఒక   ప్రసిద్ధ మాట "మీరు పువ్వును ఇష్టపడితే , మీరు దానిని...
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How we misunderstood love for so long...!

The title of the post kind of declares that we have been misunderstanding what love is from a long time. Why am I so sure of it? I will try to put my perspective about love and what made me write those lines.   Since, we started with the word misunderstanding, let us see the actual dictionary meaning of love. According to the Oxford dictionary, Love means " a very strong feeling of liking and caring for somebody/something, especially a member of your family or a friend." It clearly says it as a feeling towards a person most likely from the family member or a friend. Let us also make sure what Love is not. Some people may think it as an emotion, it is not. It is an expression. So, what is an expression? It is the way you express it or display it. An expression can spring from an emotion or it can come by nature. You can have emotions of anger and you express it by being angry. Similarly, you can be unpleasant and express it in sadness. But, the expression of love is not as a r...
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