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  The one you fought or not,   Either you won, or lost.  Twice the battle happens!                              ~ Dwij

Book review: The Alchemist

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  The Alchemist is written by a Brazilion writer 'Paulo Coelho'. (Born in August 1947) In his early stage of life, he wanted to pursue a career in journalism but later on his focus got shifted towards writing. However, he faced a bundle of hardships but with his determination he sailed through the sea and wrote some of the best selling books that have touched hearts of people everywhere.  The protagonist of the book is a young boy named 'Santiago' who chose to be a shepherd rather than being a priest because he was passionate about travelling. He was happy and content with his sheeps until he saw an unusual dream. He went to an old gypsy woman who was oneirocribe. The woman asked the boy to visit the pyramids of Egypt as according to his dream he would find this treasure there. Within a irresolute mind he began his clueless journey of finding the treasure and met few interesting and meaningful people who helped him to change his perspective about life and reach hi

Book review: Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

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   “ You could never convince a monkey to give you a banana by promising him limitless bananas after death in monkey heaven.”- Sapiens  Through  Sapiens ,  Yuval Noah Harari  has tried to categorically convince readers that    the evolutionary wisdom considered incredible advantageous to Homo sapiens is not a wholesome story. Homo sapiens, the specie we modern humans belongs to means “wise man”    i.e Homo + sapiens : man which is wise. If you ever had the question, if humans evolved from apes ? Is it true ? Or if we both evolved separately from common ancestors( who used to look alike ape but definitely not like modern apes ). If you have the curiosity to know about evolution of Homo sapiens and advancement of society(as we claim so)  then the book is definitely for you.  Moreover questions like ,We as humans are more civilised but are we more advanced too ? Do happiness we admire is    really a concept ? These questions drive a strong desire to read this book. This book questions the

Book Review: Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

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  The best of all I have read so far, and probably the most trancedental I have discovered.     It diminishes the area between reality and illusion. Perhaps, what we perceive is all an illusion, and what we fail to see is reality. Taking away from the material world to spiritual world and that too through a scientific path, is what makes it special. The mystery of Himalayan saints unfolds worldly, through material living saintly figures(sometimes figure less, yes they do so). Starting from the quest of Mukunda(later Yogananda), to run away to Himalayas, searching for his guru and true knowledge. It narrates the real life experience of India’s most valued Yogi who took the Yogic technique of Kriya Yoga to distant lands.  Kriya yoga : is a simple , psychophysiological method by which human blood is decarbonated and recharged with oxygen. The atoms of this extra oxygen are transmuted into life current to rejuvenate the brain and spinal centers. By stopping the accumulation of venous blood

Pandemic

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बरस जाने दो ये आसमाँ, आज बह जाने दो, कुदरत को रुख़सत की हसरत, मिटा लेने दो, रूठी है न जाने कबसे, उसको रुसवाई दिखाने दो, कालचक्र से अबोध हम, कुछ काम उसे भी निपटाने दो, नवनिर्माण के श्रोत से पहले विध्वंस उसको मचा लेने दो..
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