Comments on: Discussing Zakir Hussain, the Philosopher, with Lulu

By: Srividya

Srividya — Fri, 05 Mar 2021 02:27:45 +0000

Loved reading it Sir. We really look at things in our own way, not necessarily in the way it actually is. Memory is also quite colored with our perspective and time. I remember things differently after a long period of time. Hence it depends – some people feel that they got more than they deserved when they look back, while others feel that they have not got what was due.

By: Vilas Dhavale

Vilas Dhavale — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 07:45:49 +0000

The philosophy of Destiny may dangerously go close to Astrology, the attempt of predicting future. Both are good “time pass”. However we have to keep in mind that time pass becomes a habit and adversely impacts productivity of life: the thinking of the former in the old age and the letter in the young days!

By: G V Joshi

G V Joshi — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 05:39:14 +0000

Thanks for the Very nice share Sir. The debate of supremacy of destiny (fate)v/s karma(efforts) has always baffled human mind . The fact is that nobody knows about what is in store in the future. Hence Karma theory of doing one’s karma and leaving fruits to Destiny or God appears practical. The ending of your blog showing that those who believe in destiny also look at sides while crossing a road sums it all.
Regards

By: VJ Rao

VJ Rao — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 03:19:02 +0000

Good one Vivek. Yes, I do believe that I have received a lot of grace and blessings. And I do keep wondering why some others have not been the recipients of such benevolence. I have no answer of course. I remember watching a Warren Buffet interview in which he said that his success was a series of coincidences – to whom he was born, in which state in the USA, what his parents believed in, the institutions that we went to etc. So I guess, some of us are fortunate and blessed and we need to be grateful for that.

By: Mirza Yawar Baig

Mirza Yawar Baig — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:39:53 +0000

I believe that destiny is like a door. You open the door and what is on the other side is your destiny. You can even get out of that room and shut that door (most of the time) and go to another door. So in that sense we have multiple destinies which we can choose from – except that until we choose we don’t know what it will be. That is why effort is necessary and so is vision and strategy.

By: Suchita

Suchita — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 21:35:42 +0000

Classic case of duality between प्रारब्ध and पुरुषार्थ.. succinctly summed up as look before you cross a road despite the overarching faith in the destiny!

By: Anjali Kanitkar

Anjali Kanitkar — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 17:56:31 +0000

I am inclined towards Hawking.
I live in hope that everything can be changed by human agency.
Otherwise, why live at all?
At 60, one might look back and assess what life has dished out…whether less or more or whether just what we deserved…but the future is all ours to shape at will!