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Topic: Vipassana

Paws for peace: Aloka, the Indie rescue dog concludes the 2,300-mile march with monks

New Delhi: The 2,300-mile peace walk by Buddhist monks that culminated in Washington, D.C., this week, has thrown up an unlikely star—one that has quickly...

SubscriberWrites: My response to Dilip Mandal’s flee from Vipassana in just 4 days

Vipassana is an ancient knowledge system of meditation, mindfulness & awareness of theinner self, revived and popularized by Buddha to an extent that it has become synonymouswith Buddhism.

Dilip Mandal misunderstood the spirit of Vipassana. He rejected it without testing

Mandal quit after 4 days to attend to unfinished business due to Independence Day. When applying one commits for all 10 days. By leaving early he wasted one precious seat.

Why I fled Vipassana in just 4 days — Dilip Mandal

On day 4, we started moving our attention to our entire body, part by part, from top to bottom. On day five, I exited the camp.

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Telangana spoke up for Muslim vendor who was attacked. South is different from the North

A poor Muslim man from Kurnool, selling khoya buns during the Medaram Jatara in Telangana, was harassed by some YouTubers and surrounded by a mob over allegations of 'food jihad'.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.