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Reflections on contemporary values, beliefs and behaviours : the adventures of an enquiring mind / Prasanna Gautam

Author
Gautam, Prasanna Chandra, 1945-
Published
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2018.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxvi, 162 pages)
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Contents
Sex: how to begin and when to end -- The unthinking brain: the greatest paradox -- Reap what you sow: suffer your karma -- Retirement: liberation or lamentation? -- Superstition: faith or fear? -- euthanasia: killers of mercy -- Biotherapy for religious maladies: an elixir of questions -- The reality of rebirth: a circle without a centre -- Know thyself: why and how -- Trust in yourself: where is your judgement -- Centre of the universe: the tiny me -- Leaders and leadership: the source of suffering -- The feet or the hands: respect or restraint -- The Garden Of Eden: the first utopia -- Ignorance mired in knowledge: the neglected heritage of mankind -- The Bhagavad Gita: facts and distortions -- The man who created Krishna: the immortal man.
Summary
"This book is a unique presentation of common but highly important issues that affect us all deeply. These are illustrated with personal anecdotes to which the readers can relate and compare with their own experiences in life. Each chapter is independent and presented in a conversational manner which makes reading easy. The book deals with a wide range of subjects, such as sex and sexuality, euthanasia, self-confidence, superstition, religion, evolution, parenting, conflicts, leadership, and the interpretation of scriptures, among others. In addition to presenting the essence of many philosophical concepts and contrasting them with scientific evidence, the book asserts that our world has never before been richer and more technically advanced, but that our unthinking brains have precipitated unhappiness, conflicts, poverty, greed, crime and selfishness. A book of huge interest generally, this is also useful as a handy source of information for the students of humanities, the linguists and translators of ancient languages."--
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9781527506046 (electronic bk.)
1527506045 (electronic bk.)
1527506045
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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