Spiritual, religious or philosophical?

 Posted on October 14, 2012  |  6 minutes  |  1271 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

Many people confuse spirituality with religiousness, and philosophy with spirituality. Here I will attempt to tease out the differences as I see them. To be religious is to follow a given set of rules generally defined by an existing system of organised faith. [Read More]
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A Sleep Deprived Mind

 Posted on July 5, 2012  |  3 minutes  |  525 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

I woke up early and worked all day. Had very little lunch but instead of eating dinner at eight pm as I normally do, I went to sing with my friends until around eleven thirty in the night. [Read More]
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