General Topics

All the other topics of interest that are not covered by art, science and literature interactions.

  • There isn't a thing called loneliness!

    Q: How does one deal with living alone and having no one to come home to?Krishna: This perception itself is culturally and emotionally conditioned.Let me show you a different perception.There isn’t a thing called loneliness!The perception really depends on the personality of the ‘lonely…

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  • Selfish?! What does that mean?

    Q: Why are child-free people considered selfish by people with children?Krishna:Do they? I don’t know.However, I can tell that most of them aren’t selfish after interacting with them.With the ever increasing population and limited resources to support it, some people don’t feel secure to bring more…

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  • Human beings are not naturally religious!

    Q: Is the mind naturally religious?Krishna: NO!Take a child to a lonely island, bring him up without any human contact and never ever tell him about religion and God. Then see what happens.There is a research work that contradicts this… (1) and saysResearch finds that humans have natural tendencies…

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  • Do you think you are alone? NO! That is an illusion!

    Q: Being alone saddens me, but being around people makes me tired. What can I do?Q: Being alone makes me unhappy. What should I do?Krishna: I find this strange.Do you think you are alone? NO! That is an illusion!I definitely am not alone . Do you know there are billions, no trillions, of bacteria…

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  • Why people can't mend their mistakes

    Q: Why don't people accept their faults? Even if they made any mistakes, why can't they just accept it?Q: Ma'am why don't people accept their mistakes even if they are very obvious?Q: How should we deal with people who don't accept their mistakes?Krishna: …

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  • Can you wish, bless or pray for a dead person?

    Yesterday some people asked me whether they can wish dead people 'happy birthdays' and 'happy wedding anniversaries' like others are doing.Well, yes, dead people can no longer celebrate them and 'feel happy about them'. But let me ask these questions: Can wishes or blessings or prayers really make…

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  • There is no negative energy like people imagine in the house or body in the first place

    Q: Is it possible to wash away our negative energy in the shower?Krishna: There is no negative energy like people imagine in the house or body in the first place. It just is an irrational belief.There can be psychological negativity because of toxic people around you and their behaviour, fears you…

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  • How to handle the squabbles

    Q: Dr. Krishna, my mother and wife always squabble. If I support my mother, my wife will fight with me. If I support my wife my mother gets annoyed. I am suffering in between. What should I do? Q: We are four friends. Two of my friends always argue on some issue or the other. We are being caught in…

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  • All about spies

    Q: Can a spy carry a gun?Krishna : “Spy” is a broad term. In general a person employed by a government or other organization to secretly obtain information on an enemy or competitor.Spy?Image source: Times of IndiaIn the intelligence world, a spy is strictly defined as someone used to steal secrets…

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  • Things only intelligent people can understand and do

    Q: What is the real mark of intelligence? Krishna: These are the things only intelligent people can understand and do:Sometimes you have to play the role of a fool to fool the fool who thinks they’re fooling you.Distance can really give you some clarity on how you feel about people.A clear…

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