Medals at Rio Olympics; Being and Becoming of mind; A Brief History time; Investing in human bonds

India got freedom at midnight. It is yet to dawn – Anonymous

Medals at Rio Olympics

Many Indians seem to be disappointed and worried that India is not winning any medals at Rio Olympics.

First the spirit of participation is to be given prominence and appreciated. Winning medals is secondary.

And when we expect our athletes and participants to win medals at such a tough international competition, we must compare the participants from among participating countries and their training and infrastructure facilities.

Our food habits are not in tune with international standards. And the genetic factor in body-build up is to be noticed. The athletes from other countries have suiting food habits and body strengths. The genetic factor gives them advantage in having healthy and strong bodies

And our attitude to allow our children to take sports as a career is not encouraging. Added to it our training and infrastructure facilities are so much below par to international standards and are highly inadequate. Still further we have interference of politicians at all levels of sports and competitions.

The recent behaviour of our sports' minister at Rio gives a taste of attitude of our government and people's representatives. 

Under these realities it is wise to appreciate and applaud the participation spirit of our athletes and players despite the insufficient and inefficient support given by sports bodies and representatives from governments and people.

I am happy our competitors are high in spirits under these circumstances. My salutations to their grit and spirit.

Let Indian sports persons get our encouragement and support for their participation. Let us not feel tension and be sad that Indian athletes are not winning any medals at Rio. 

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Being and Becoming of mind

External physical world, its internal mental impressions, internal phenomenal world, memory, ideas, understanding, experience, ego, thoughts, feelings, actions, interactions and reactions in and of body are cognitive objects of mind. Mind and its functions are cognitive objects of consciousness. If no mind and or its functions are, then consciousness is called pure consciousness. It is also called Being\Bliss\Peace\Silence. Existing mind and its functions are called Becoming. Being and Becoming are resting and functioning mind respectively.

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A Brief History time

A Brief History time, the book by Stephen Hawking discussed time from physics point of view only. View of other disciplines are completely missing. Thus that book is not a comprehensive treatment of nature and structure of time.
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Investing in human bonds

The jobs we do will take care of our financial and economical needs and desires. They cannot take care of our intellectual and emotional needs. Only proper, harmonious, near and dear bonds with our near and dear can take care of our intellectual, aesthetic and emotional needs. Our interest in fine-arts, scientific thought, spirituality will help us to evolve into a cultured human being. 

Neglecting or maintaining disharmony in our relationships will have disturbing affect on our mind, heart and makes life unlivable and unlovable. It is in our hands to keep harmony in our thought, word and deed which endears us to our near and dear. 

Harmonious human bonds are equally necessary as our financial earnings to have a fulfilling and serene life. We will neglect our near and dear and bonds with them at our peril.

Investing in human bonds is equally important and must as our financial investments for secured life in all aspects.

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