Ritu Sharma is a philosophy scholar, a writer and an educationist.

July 28, 2016 12:48 IST
Those who advocate ‘action’ as a solution to our problems, can mock at us, but sometimes, inaction or a sense of resignation, is all that we are left with.
Thu, Jul 28, 2016
July 19, 2016 13:38 IST
Philosophers have been trying to interpret ‘nishkama karma’ as a spiritual ideal for centuries.
Tue, Jul 19, 2016
July 11, 2016 16:08 IST
"For people will come and people will go but I go on forever", adopting this motive and not clinging to unnecessary people and situations may help us enjoy life to the fullest.
Mon, Jul 11, 2016
July 07, 2016 12:16 IST
How does one motivate people to do good and fulfil their duty towards their family, society and nation?
Thu, Jul 07, 2016
June 28, 2016 15:45 IST
When we ride on success by deceiving people in the process, existence makes sure our physical or mental state will not allow us to enjoy it.
Tue, Jun 28, 2016
June 20, 2016 20:25 IST
Different cultures are known to have their unique way of dealing with envy.
Wed, Jun 22, 2016
June 14, 2016 02:03 IST
It’s important that we realise that even when we are not attending to anything, we are still doing something.
Wed, Jun 15, 2016
June 06, 2016 19:20 IST
Our sense of helplessness is existence’s way of humbling us.
Mon, Jun 06, 2016
May 30, 2016 15:51 IST
Our ticket to reach a destination is knowledge because without knowledge, we will keep getting off at the wrong stations and end up feeling disillusioned.
Mon, May 30, 2016
May 23, 2016 20:48 IST
We need to remember that ‘people’ can neither give nor take anything from us simply because they are mere instruments.
Mon, May 23, 2016
May 16, 2016 20:20 IST
What we don’t want to accept is that life goes on, with or without us.
Mon, May 16, 2016
May 09, 2016 20:51 IST
Depending on the degree of self-awareness each individual is at a different stage of evolution.
Mon, May 09, 2016
May 04, 2016 13:53 IST
Do we merely fall in love with ‘the idea’ of being in love? Is love yet another exercise in self-importance?
Wed, May 04, 2016
April 25, 2016 15:58 IST
‘Fear’ may vary in degrees and types, from fear of death to the fear of the unknown, from realistic fear to neurotic fear, but there is no denying that fear is no stranger to any of us.
Mon, Apr 25, 2016
April 18, 2016 16:59 IST
Only when our material needs are met with can we move to the highest level of the hierarchy, that of self-actualisation.
Mon, Apr 18, 2016
April 11, 2016 18:08 IST
To be doing what one is not meant to do, day after day eats into our vitality.
Mon, Apr 11, 2016
April 04, 2016 17:26 IST
The one common assumption that we share as humans is our ‘sense of permanence’, but we need to remember that things can change in a moment, and nothing is really forever.
Mon, Apr 04, 2016
March 28, 2016 19:22 IST
We look for ways and means to get noticed – from sporting fancy hairdos and hair colours, to tattoos and music, we even make blasphemous statements so that people notice us.
Tue, Mar 29, 2016
March 22, 2016 01:12 IST
How to let go of regret and attachment and welcome change with open arms.
Tue, Mar 22, 2016
March 14, 2016 19:57 IST
The best way to deal with the defects of character is to shift our focus on the positives that complement it.
Mon, Mar 14, 2016
March 07, 2016 12:58 IST
Life is an individual journey and the subjective world of each individual is unique and beyond the grasp or understanding of another’s. So, why is it that anyone who chooses ‘the road less travelled’ is frowned upon?
Mon, Mar 07, 2016
February 29, 2016 17:02 IST
We are so caught up in the objective world that we spare little thought for this stranger rather strangers residing in each one of us.
Mon, Feb 29, 2016
February 22, 2016 20:13 IST
All through our lives, we have collected things out of our greed, our sense of insecurity, our lack of faith.
Mon, Feb 22, 2016
February 15, 2016 17:04 IST
The truth is that we are all special; unique in our potential and consciousness, no one is superior or inferior to the other.
Mon, Feb 15, 2016
February 09, 2016 14:16 IST
In the end everything turns out fine, the pieces fall in place, better than what we could have hoped for for ourselves.
Tue, Feb 09, 2016



