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The need for a biography and it's  paradigms. In this age of information overload, it can be hard for a seeker of knowledge to determine what to prioritize. The biography of a person highlights their goals, works, culture and other significant events in their life. This makes it easier for others to relate with the person, which in turn gives clarity to the thoughts in the seeker’s mind. Is biography a narrative or something more? Biographies symbolize several things, depending on who is reading them and why. A monumental biography is not just a chronological list of events that happened to someone. Rather, it should weave a narrative and tell a story in almost the same way a novel does. In this way, biography differs from the rest of nonfiction. As biographer Richard Holmes, once wrote that his work was:  writing about the pursuit of that fleeting figure in such a way as to bring them alive in the present Biographies are an essential study and aid us to contextualize the world

The metaphysics of digital discipline identifies the underlying habits that are imprinted on our cultural self. To rebuild ties with our real selves, we must connect with our deepest convictions. To connect, we need a regimen, a discipline. Discipline is an essential educational toolkit to conquer the challenges offered by the potent psychological forces that drive our basic drives, if we are to even approach feeling healthy. Digital discipline is built upon this work in the age of ubiquitous digital space. Swami Vivekananda valued education as that which goes beyond merely disseminating information. He laid emphasis on the fine art of refining the mind. Today, living a digital lifestyle is synonymous with the new normal. If we really want to know our minds, we must take action to ensure that this pervasive digital lifestyle is regulated and that we are not overwhelmed. So, we need the right education to address this challenge. Digital discipline guides us to inculcate the prin

Choice architecture is about designing our choice structures. It is about how certain choices we make at the moment, for the moment, with little or no thought and its consequences, as opposed to clarity-based thinking, which governs our decisions. We can choose our actions, or we can choose our consequences, but we can’t choose both. Can we? We think much differently when we make choices for now versus later. Why? Because we want to do better in the future - programmed to seek happiness in the future. Designing our “ choice architecture ” aligns us with our short-term goals and long-term visions. Expert decision-makers often decide based on the consequences of the various options. They then aim to build on the positives and minimize the negatives. To become a consistent decision-maker, one needs to adopt spiritual decision-making, as it imbibes a holistic approach that governs our inner life and influences interactions with the world. We seek freedom, and good choices empower it.

Can one live in a state of perpetual joy? Do  people take something away from us which we are unaware of?  Evidently, they sap at the core of our being, which is purity. Purity is that elixir that they are after. To be conscious, that purity is a gift that we bring to the world, but rarely take away with us, should awaken a  commitment to preserve the only thing that could ever matter.  Keep what is ours! When innocence and spontaneity awaken  us to discover our innate being. Photo by Michael Morse from Pexels

We aspire to a certain lifestyle, and sustainability is an integral part of any enterprise. Sustainability comprises economic, environmental, and social contexts. In the context of spiritual walkways, sustainability is more inclusive, taking in ecological as well as social equities. We believe that spiritual sustainability is to be translated as humanity in the web of life, rather than apart from it . Discovering common threads  and  inculcating an attitude of profound respect for our natural surroundings form the core pathways to a sustainable future. Humankind needs this spiritual underpinning. Photo by  Dmitriy Ganin  from  Pexels

Knowing the difference between dreams and reality does not mean that a person should deride dreams, but recognize in them the potential to awaken.  Knowing when it is time to stop dreaming and interpreting the inspirations born of dreams is the bedrock of a new reality. Life has its shares of pains and joys, from dreams to reality involves confronting our inner demons and also realizing our deepest aspirations. To transcend the state from being painfully dead to being painfully alive is the art of discovering life. Photo by veeterzy from Pexels