General Topics

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

  • Why people perform superstitious rituals

    Q: After the Air India crash, some airline people are performing rituals in the airplanes. Why do you think they are becoming so irrational?Krishna: Yes, facepalm moments for the scientific communityDid you know that hospital walls heard more prayers than temple walls? And war zones heard more…

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  • How to overcome your fear of flying

    Q: Dr. Krishna, I am a frequent flier. All these days I didn't  feel fear but after the Air India crash, I don't feel like flying again. How can  I get rid of my fear?Krishna: I can fully understand your situation. Aerophobia is a common fear. But when something like this happens even a normally…

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  • Death practices

    Q: Why does someone close the eyes of a dead person? Why did other practices originated?Krishna: After death, muscles relax and then stiffen due to rigor mortis. The eyelids, being controlled by small muscles, may be affected by this process, sometimes causing them to remain open or partially…

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  • What you analyse your experience with is more crucial in gaining wisdom

    Q: 'Experience is responsible for wisdom', 'We get most of our wisdom from experience', your take on this?Krishna: Mostly from experience?!   I beg to differ.Even animals have experiences. Babies and toddlers have experiences.     Politicians have experiences. Everybody has experiences. Do they…

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  • When You Are Walking The Highest Path Of Your Purpose .... and get awakened ...

    When You Are Walking The Highest Path Of Your Purpose .... and get awakened ....1. You firmly think you are exactly on the right path2. You are constantly accumulating knowledge - every single moment of your life.3. You know how to handle  things and feel extremely confident about it.4. You…

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  • What are spiritual chakras according to science?

    Q: Do 'chakras' described in a spiritual sense have any scientific basis?Krishna: Chakras are a spiritual concept, primarily originating in ancient Indian traditions, describing energy centers in the body. While not scientifically proven, some practices like yoga and meditation, often used in…

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  • I am an empath myself!

    Q: Can empaths sense your feelings and emotions without you telling them? If so, how can you tell?Krishna: Know what? I am an empath myself!Empaths can "absorb" the emotions of others, taking on those feelings and experiences as their own.I certainly can feel others’ feelings even if they don’t…

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  • What the  Cat Nobel Prize tells about  your perception

    A study of cats showed that the brain must be exposed to certain sights early in life, or it will remain blind to those sights forever.Humans raised in modern cities tend to notice horizontal and vertical lines more quickly than lines at other orientations.People raised in nomadic tribes do a…

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  • Realistic way of doing things is the best!

    Q: Do you believe in the power of positive thinking?Krishna:NO! Surprised?In the field of science to which I belong ‘being realistic’ is treated as the right way to go about either in research or in life.The thing that makes us truly strong is ‘being realistic’, neither positivity nor negativity.…

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  • Some answers in other languages

    Some people are asking questions in other languages too. They requested me to answer them in the language the question 's asked. So some answers in other languages:Q: ఒక వ్యక్తిని మనం బాధ పెడితే ఆ పాపం మనకు అంటుకుంటుంది. మరి ఆ వ్యక్తి ఏ తప్పు లేకుండ ఆ బాధ అనుభవిస్తున్నాడా? ఒకవేళ తప్పుచేసి బాధ…

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