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Mita, Lifestyle agenda, Steps for Individual & Collective Suceesss, Socio-Econo & Riligo – Political Guidelines is a recently published book authored by Narendra Agarwal and published by Aasra Publications (India), (AsraPublications@rediffmail.com).

Among all the emotions we have, the only means left with us is Love, through which salvation is possible, if it is possible at all. This is the only hope, this is the only silver line, and this is the only ray which we heavily count on.

From the title above one may perceive that this writing is to play a lexical game upon a big number of quit smoking methods available at the market for the people in need. To support this sweet sense of humor, I would say, 'Yes, it is!'; nevertheless, it will be such an unfair underestimation if I fail to confess that, basically, it is not only supposed to be a particular, strange method of quit itself, but also a realistic view over the major reason why the present narcotic overuse has come about.

There are endless ways of telling one's story. For this reason poets and writers like Roger White and Bernard Shaw may be wrong to think that the passive nature of their lives disqualifies them from even attempting to write their autobiography. Roger used to say that he did not think it was possible for a biographer to make anything at all interesting out of his life. I think time will prove him wrong. He, like Shaw, thought his life was in his writing, or as he once put it, quoting Rabindranath Tagore: 'the poem not the poet.'

Is the physical world really destructible ? The question is important because we witness destruction everywhere. Then what the philosophers wants to say by indestructible?

The limitation of the physical world and the life itself has created doubts among many about achievability of Moksh in this life. However, some give logic that we can. What is it then ?

Illusion, truth and the truth is very difficult to differntiate. And when it comes to philosophy it become all the more difficult for many, except the person pursuing the highest truth.

Dharm consitsts of two parts - Adhyatma (Pertaining to body) and Darshan (Philosophy). The question is how to make balance between the two.

There are two points of view whether the Dharm or a religion is only a belief or faith or it is based on reason. Whatever be the claims, let us probe it.

There are two points of view whether the Dharm or a religion is only a belief or faith or it is based on reason. Whatever be the claims, let us probe it.