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I am in total opposition of “nick names”

They have named you for a reason, so that everybody can call you by that one name to uniquely identify you from the other person. If you are sitting next to a person, I call you by your unique name to distinguish you from the other. That is how naming works. With introduction of nick [...]

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Carl Sagan's wife, Ann Druyan, about his death and afterlife

Ann Druyan, Carl Sagan’s wife, talks about his death and afterlife

by Brijesh Chauhan

Carl Sagan’s wife, Ann Druyan, talked about his death, their immense love and the afterlife. I think you can love someone the most when you both are aware of the fact that there is no second life, its all here and now. You can give and receive all your love while you exist in the life form for a tiny fraction of time, knowing that there is no tomorrow. The words she said below are magical. You can watch this video if you want to know who Carl Sagan was.

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The Day I Touched The Universe – Video

by Brijesh Chauhan

Religion promotes fear in you, fear of death, fear of going to hell, fear of burning for eternity. People who understand science do not fear from it or from the vast universe. Instead they are amazed by it, they are curious about it. Astronomy is humbling and character building experience. If you appreciate universe, you wont have fear of death.

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Bill Gates Philanthropy - Good without God

Bill Gates Is Good Without God, Are You?

by Brijesh Chauhan

Bill Gates and Warren Buffett donated almost all of their fortune to Charity. They did it because they thought it is good for people on this planet. They don’t need religious faith to do good things to other people. Some people are good with God. Some, like Gates and Buffett, are just as good without God. So its not about where you are getting your morals from but how good your morals are.

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Bill Hicks – It’s Just A Ride

by Brijesh Chauhan

Bill Hicks (1961 – 1994) was an American stand-up comedian. His humor challenged mainstream beliefs. This is a clip from his show “Revelations” which he closed with “It’s Just a Ride”, one of his most famous and life-affirming philosophies. This is something that I always supported before I came across Hicks and will support it forever. You can find excerpts after the video.

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Richard Dawkins rebuked by Neil Tyson

by Brijesh Chauhan

At the ‘Beyond Belief’ discussion, Neil Tyson rebukes Richard Dawkins for his rhetorical style and Dawkins responds brilliantly. This is one of the reason I love science, if you don’t, watch what Dawkins has to say.

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How to Make Procrastination Productive (Video)

by Brijesh Chauhan

You’ve got a big, important report to write for work and you’re dreading it. The deadline has been weighing on your mind for weeks and so far, you’ve done nothing about it. And you are still checking your facebook instead of doing it. How to convert this procrastination into productive thing? Watch the video and find it out.

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Success explained in 2 minutes – Alan Watts

by Brijesh Chauhan

Alan Watts speaking about Success. Life is like a music, there is no “meaning of life” or “purpose of life”. Life is meant to be enjoyed and cherish all little things and those moments. Its not about finding the destination, its about enjoying the journey.

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How tiny we really are

by Brijesh Chauhan

Do you know how tiny we actually are? Our mind can’t really process the word “12 billion light year”. Watch this short clip to get a glance of how tiny we really are in this universe. Earth is like a dot compared to other stars in this galaxy. Our planet is just a dust in the wind.

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Carl Sagan – Pale Blue Dot – What we really are

by Brijesh Chauhan

The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of this pixel on the scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner, how frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds.

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