The quest of a seeker ends with self-love, which was initially raw ego. This paradox is deeply corrupt, and yet that corruption is beautiful, colorful, and perpetual. The dance of Shiva, the anger of Rudra, and the fury of Bhairava—this is the entire manifestation, the first cosmic sound of OM. It has to start somewhere, for someone. Its pull, the path, and the journey are everything. Every single part of it is beautiful: the uniqueness of thoughts, the effort of action, and the ultimate consequences; its rhythm and the raw experience. It is immensely complex and entangled.
There is always an emotion we will choose to lean into. That choice itself is full of mischief. Your choice for others—who would have first thought that he would choose on behalf of others? It sounds too fictional, so let us get real for the next few minutes. Is it the feeling that makes it real, or is it the dream?
The first grave danger lies in the traits of people who believe they will emerge as a savior or a hero one day, expecting everyone else to align with them. As a result of this desperation, someone goes viral every single day, and then the curtain quickly closes. Perhaps that transient fame was enough for the individual, but it does nothing for the community.
The second danger is people waiting for a savior, expecting things to magically return to normal. What I have understood so far is that the world is perfectly fine as it is; it is exactly in the right place where it is supposed to be. The proverb “nothing is permanent” serves as a fundamental explanation for everything. But there is a cost to this reality, and we are paying the price—which may indirectly act as an eighth or ninth transitive form, completely altering our perception.
We often hear about a leader visiting schools, hospitals, and other public institutions, and the common people celebrate it. This has become a typical mindset. We must discuss this phenomenon because we can never achieve truly free thoughts if we unconsciously become dependent on everything that can be automated. If this mindset is to go, we must realize it has been pushed through flawed interpretations of our epics, culture, and stories during the freedom struggle, as well as through the idealization of freedom fighters who simply wanted independence and perhaps never thought about how they would actually manage that freedom once achieved. In every aspect of life, people appeal for “someone” to step up and do this or that, but who is that someone? Meanwhile, the crises keep piling up. In the modern, crooked framework known as democracy, we can strengthen its better side by ensuring that law and order is absolute and comprehensive—by firmly establishing that we do not need leaders to come and visit us. Instead, we need a robust legal structure in place that gives perpetrators a proportionate punishment, calculated based on the intersection of the victim’s demands and state-made regulations. When a flood hits and a minister arrives with food packages, ask him: “Where is the proper institution equipped with finance, law, R&D, and trained personnel to permanently handle this?” Do not act like a slave. Suppressing your anger will only cause it to explode internally, and when this anger collectively bursts across society, you will make choices you will regret for years. There is a dangerous trap here: never make decisions when you are angry. But then, what choices would you have left?
To streamline this mindset, let us look at three examples from the arena of sports. Sports is one of the few places where you can witness raw, unmasked human emotion. That is why we desperately need sports as a core part of our academic curriculum, though that remains a separate discussion. From sports, here are three examples of individuals who possess a true champion’s mindset:
- Dhoni: His discipline and mindset created an absolute sense of security. If he was out in the middle, everyone knew India would win the match.
- Kohli: His discipline is so immense that he never seems to tire while running between the wickets, even if it occasionally costs him his crease through a freak run-out or hit-wicket. Many players come and go with better hitting abilities or higher strike rates, but everyone knows that the required run rate does not matter if Kohli is there; he ensures the team wins comfortably. There is simply no parallel to him.
- The Pandya Brothers: They offer a completely different angle. Their mindset is rooted in durability and reinvention rather than standard best practices. They excel at showing up and delivering even after being completely counted out by the world.
Let us build statues for these individuals who bring you to the winning side every single time they get the chance. You have to understand the difference between a mere entertainer and a true champion who shows up consistently when needed most. Do not rely solely on statistics and numbers; they can be manipulated to please any crowd. The emotional grit and mindset of a true champion forge their own path. It is not about fitting into a pre-existing frame, but about ensuring that when we play, we win.
Let us look at this as a chicken-and-egg problem. Words can have infinite interpretations once they are written down and read by others. This is precisely why our ancestors never asked anyone to blindly replicate a book in their lives, but rather to embody its characters’ core values.
- When Ramdhari Singh Dinkar wrote Rashmirathi, it was intended to give you the inner power to rise up and work, not to be used as a shield or a victim card.
- Similarly, Jay Subhash by Vinod Chandra was meant to ignite your energy to fight and rebuild from the remnants of the freedom struggle.
- Vardan Maangunga Nahi by Shivamangal Singh “Suman” was written to ensure you never bend your knee under any circumstances.
- Pushp ki Abhilasha by Makhanlal Chaturvedi aimed to raise your aspirations higher than your own imagination.
- Agnipath by Harivansh Rai Bachchan warns you never to lose your integrity in life’s struggles, ensuring you don’t do something you will ultimately regret.
Yet, over time, people focused primarily on the pain within these stories and internalized it. Everyone has attached themselves to a struggle narrative. Imagine how our ancestors lived when they weren’t even allowed to gather in groups of five or ten, or keep a single weapon in their homes. They were systematically demoralized, but did they lose their grit? Today’s media narratives—dance shows, comedy acts, and reality television—are obsessed with portraying your struggles, ensuring you never truly escape them. If you try to rise above it, they call you arrogant. If your past isn’t tragic or appalling, you aren’t deemed eligible for a front-page headline.
We see a similar flaw in how we view corrupt people. The common mindset wonders: Why aren’t they truthful? Why is nothing bad happening to them? Is there no God to punish them? There are two sides to this. First, they possess the sheer will to act, and they have a human belly to feed. Second, at least they are doing what they feel is necessary to put food on their plate—they are doing something rather than sitting around and playing the blame game. This mindset needs to change as well. If you look at it strictly in terms of work and reward, they are operating successfully because law and order has failed to catch them. Do not inject morality into survival. Morality is a secondary phase of evolution; once everyone has food on the table, they can sit down and debate ethics. Until then, think in terms of building foolproof laws, not hoping for a savior.
This is where we must manage things carefully, at least for the upcoming generations of our families. Keep your children away from your generational trauma; if you cannot do that, then do not have children. A subtle example of our societal hypocrisy: people claim to be vehemently against the dowry system, yet they readily accept it if the bride’s parents are wealthy enough to afford it. Operating under the philosophy that “if you aren’t caught doing something bad, you aren’t guilty” is a remarkably low point for human evolution.
This world is dynamic, and everything exists within it simultaneously. Evolution happens at its own pace. Words, events, people, ideologies, brands, and narratives inevitably lose their meaning over time. That is the beauty of it. However, a few things take far longer to fade when they are deeply internalized; this is where the seven-generation theory comes into play to entirely erase the remnants of an idea.
Consider our judiciary. It is hard to believe that the individuals running the judicial system haven’t come to terms with the social reforms necessary to drive structural changes. Look at land disputes, marital conflicts, murders, and financial frauds. It has been over 75 years since India gained independence. Thousands of judges, lawyers, and litigators have served the Indian judiciary, yet not a single person has deeply internalized a long-term solution. Who among them has drawn a comprehensive wireframe for future generations, outlining how the Constitution or our laws should evolve? There must be clear, unmoving definitions for what we expect from a court and a jury, collectively known as justice. On what grounds do they deliver their decisions? The blindfold on Lady Justice is symbolic of avoiding favoritism and bias—it was never meant to imply ignoring the core reality of an issue.
My question is simple: Is there still a soul left within the judiciary and its components, or not? With thousands of cases and extensive case studies available, why hasn’t an R&D team figured out a behavioral shift to optimize legal systems by at least 80%, working hand-in-hand with governments, cultural experts, and ministries? We need to propagate these critical ideas in multiple formats to truly uplift humanity.
Every single professional in that system has watched a culprit walk free on minor technicalities. How do you sleep at night? How do you look at yourself in the mirror knowing that these arbitrary, human-made rules decided the fate of another human soul? How do you live with all that concentrated finance, manpower, trust, and fear? Has Thomas Babington Macaulay truly crushed the spine of every single Indian?
This was a country where people used to forgive enemies who were ready to kill them at the very first opportunity. This was a country where people died to keep their word. This was a country where marriages were arranged before birth, and where people sacrificed their children, themselves, and their entire culture before surrendering to fear. That was the baseline level of human integrity. What is the root cause of this massive degradation?
Why does everyone chase a job, only for nothing substantial to come out of it after four decades of service and resource consumption? We see columns devoid of remorse or glory; people simply die after retirement. Similarly, many marriages simply wither away. Can two retired individuals, who consider themselves educated and worldly, not build an intellectual R&D framework simply by sitting on their lawn or sofa, deeply exploring the topics they love? Do not get married if you cannot find a companion with whom you can share that level of depth.
What has been happening to our core ideologies all this time? What installed this profound fear within us? Is it financial insecurity? Is it our complex historical legacy? Is it the embarrassment of being judged? Or is it a systemic corruption and hypocrisy forced into our DNA, causing us to hate and deprive our own people? Where are the prominent professors and elite academic institutions? Where is the real academia that demands proof and provides a sanctuary for research and development?
Why are we failing to convey a simple message to our children: that burning 25 to 30 years of your life in academic preparation for a job is a complete waste if you cannot actually live out what you prepared for? Once people secure employment, they often abandon their ethics, ideology, energy, and dreams to indulge in systemic corruption. Why has contemporary Indian identity become so spineless? How much time will our institutions need to think, plan, and build something designed to last for eight to ten decades?
Every year, more than 50 to 60 million individuals enter the academic system. What are we doing with this massive influx of data, resources, and raw energy? Why is corruption so deep-rooted that every profession has lost its intrinsic meaning? Why are we failing to raise champions? Is this gap caused by self-obsession, or an ego that blocks you from accepting critical feedback? How broken do you have to be to become corrupt within the IAS, the judiciary, human affairs, agriculture, or food services? What happened to the people who once claimed, “I would die for my duties, which I earned through relentless hard work and persistence”? Why does the desire to fix a broken system suddenly become someone else’s problem the moment you secure power? How fast do you forget the intense nights and evenings you spent discussing these very reforms during your preparation days?
Let us try to be at least 10% of what we aspire to be, and stop being hypocritical about it. Whichever race, community, or caste considers itself superior can start by contributing to building something so flawless that even the corrupt, during their final days, will seek it out for redemption and expression of regret. If sportspeople who faced extreme biases in selection processes refuse to stand up and fix the system during their lifetimes, who will? We have the infrastructure and the baseline setup. Where is the spark of divinity within you? How deep is its sleep? When will you wake up and do what is inherently right, completely on your own, until your very last breath?
How low will we go? What is our absolute rock bottom? Every aspect of contemporary life feels compromised. Not a single institution can confidently state, “We have a process, a staff, and an end-to-end outcome as honest as the sun, whose integrity cannot be breached, like fire.” Who will take real ownership of their professional duties? How long will you wait to realize this?
Take the example of the Teacher Eligibility Test exams. How much advanced subject knowledge do you truly need to teach students from classes one to five? Yet, due to constant fraud—teachers failing to show up to school, skipping classes entirely, and indulging in local politics and corruption—a reactionary government decided to enforce a sweeping eligibility test on all existing teachers. Look at the immense social distress this has caused. Even people regularly preparing for these exams struggle to qualify. How can you expect this from teachers who are already working within a broken system? We need to build a system where everyone can thrive. Give them an accessible way out backed by financial support and social respect. This issue is incredibly grave, yet it is continuously reduced to a single exam. This is a form of systemic corruption, and I am uncertain of the sheer civil adversity it inflicts upon people’s mental health just because 5% to 10% of the workforce refused to do their jobs. In this mess, everyone acts simultaneously as a victim and a perpetrator. We must come up with a societal solution. It starts the very day you begin preparing for an exam: you must deeply understand the roles, duties, and long-term outcomes of your position. You need to map out how you will navigate the rest of your life within those boundaries. This clarity should be introduced early in our academic journey. We need to fix this as fast as humanly possible.
The law of attraction, positive thinking, manifestation, and sheer willpower all contribute to shaping your mindset, but I harbor strong reservations against these philosophies because every individual is unique. How can a single, generalized framework fit everyone? A massive gap has been created in our education and social constructs that prevents people from developing a full spectrum of emotions and learning how to express them healthily. This deficiency breeds fear, and out of fear, people construct emotional boundaries that ultimately become their prisons. These walls break violently when time takes its revenge, leaving people to lament, “I wish someone had told me this,” or “I wish I had known earlier.”
I blame this psychological pattern on centuries of slavery and consistent foreign invasions, which have left behind a legacy of wild ego, ignorance, or a deep, defensive self-love that rejects everyone until an absolute need arises. This pattern holds historical trauma, causing people to fear “chaar log kya kahenge”. If you observe closely, 99% of people’s successes are driven solely by a desire to prove others wrong. This motivation becomes incredibly bitter and revengeful for society because, out of that 99%, nearly 100% will entirely miss the actual task or path they were uniquely meant to choose.
As a social engineer, you do not want individuals driven by repressed anger filling our public institutions. That misdirected anger inevitably targets citizens who do not understand the rules. We see it every day: officers harassing and abusing common people who don’t even know how to apply for a basic voter ID or source government documents. Even those bureaucrats failed to achieve what they truly wanted in life, leading right back to the root issue—the gap and systemic fear we discussed.
Break free from the mindset that people will only flock to you once you are successful. They do it because they don’t know any better; they have forgotten how to organically trust people. It is not just individuals; our institutions have transformed into giant lie factories known as marketing.
The same decay applies to how opinions are formed. Take the example of the Indian cricket team and its recent captaincy changes. If you disagreed with the decision at the time, did you voice it constructively? Did you lodge your complaints? No. Instead, the masses simply cancel anyone who speaks out. Now, when the team underperforms, people come out with all guns blazing. A proper, resilient institution cannot be built this way. Popular, loud, and reactive opinions will always cancel or overshadow nuanced ones. Show me the hard, fast rules you set before selecting your team, and show me the responsibility you took when your choices went wrong.
This reactive bandwagon behavior is one of those toxic mindsets that must be ignored. You cannot simply block these people from your life; you need a mixed crowd to grow. Consider India’s playing eleven: every single cricket enthusiast wanted this specific lineup, but the moment they lost, the collective hate and the race to be a “know-it-all” started immediately.
Why do we require our administrative systems to act like criminal investigators? Why must they constantly dictate, “Do this, do that”? Why can we not have clear, automated rules in place so that the moment a violation occurs, a penalty is simply applied? Let the law take its course seamlessly. Why must a political leader always be visual front and center?
Live deeply in the present so you can utilize your brain for critical reasoning and your heart for loyalty to support meaningful initiatives. Otherwise, down the line as you grow old and bitter, you will spend your remaining days complaining about someone or something. This isn’t about arbitrary judgment; it is about utilizing your data to make firm decisions—decisions that might occasionally go wrong, but were inherently right based on the context when you supported them.
If we do not support foundational ideas now, a day will come when you will want to taste the fruits of success, but they will belong exclusively to someone close to that original idea or individual. Do not come back then with weak accusations like, “Nobody told me, something is wrong, blah blah.” Step out of the victim mentality and contribute in any way possible to the greater idea. Even if it fails, it was right when you gave it your approval. Otherwise, your family, friends, or select investors will own everything, and you will complain about nepotism, favoritism, or unequal resource distribution. Nepotism thrives in a vacuum—when you were building something from scratch, who actually stood by you?
If you cannot genuinely enjoy your earnings from corruption, what is the point of it? You simply continue storing and stealing, only for an honest administration to eventually seize it from you. Even if you steal, what value does it bring? We live in a unique democracy. If you are going to steal, at least enjoy it—but never do it at the cost of a human life. If your corruption causes the loss of life, then you have failed to grasp the core truth that we are no longer slaves. Laws must protect human beings from structural failures, and governments should exist solely to ensure public welfare, not to be weaponized against citizens who hold differing opinions.
If you are going to compromise your integrity for someone, at least make it worth it. Ensure they never have to repeat your mistakes; at least let your next generation be free of corruption.
The eternal myth regarding who is greater between Karna and Arjuna. We have the Bhagavad Gita solely because of Arjuna, do we not? You must understand that laws, rules, society, and culture exist to serve you, not the other way around. If the Bhagwad Gita guides your life, simply acknowledge that Arjuna is great.
There is a massive problem inherent in our contemporary hero-and-savior culture: it focuses intensely on who is speaking rather than what is being said. If we can uplift our collective consciousness to a level where people understand the core message working in favor of their lives, they will enjoy existence within the paradox—living fully in the moment, rather than trapped in memory. Consider the mindset of cheating, the deliberate duration of a deceptive plan, and the process of earning unearned trust. If someone has wronged you in a romantic, financial, or social setting, would you not agree that while you were in the midst of that story, you enjoyed every single part of it? Whether it lasted for weeks, months, or years, you spent a real span of your finite life experiencing those moments. If the trajectory has changed, do not bitter your soul by blaming it. Save yourself from that heavy emotional burden because those moments were entirely real to you then, and you enjoyed them. Even the truest relationships carry deep vulnerabilities. The law of constants applies to everything. If you train yourself to live fully in the present moment, you will never harbor resentment for the past. Above all the accumulated knowledge in the world, I have realized that our ancestors never pinned us down to a singular, rigid set of values. This is precisely why India was historically so incredibly diverse, yet beautifully knitted together through a single thread of epics regarding the character of Ram—focusing on his values rather than his material actions. They never wanted you to blindly copy him, but to understand his choices according to your own contextual needs. Our people were deeply reasonable; different communities accepted thousands of varied commentaries and versions of the Ramayana. Modern, self-proclaimed intellectuals are trying to tie this grand epic to a single, monolithic perception, which represents the total decay of Hinduism. We can be united under abstraction, but in the concrete world, every culture and individual is entirely unique. There is no one else like you.
Once we truly understand an idea, only then should we pass it on to others, ensuring we fully own that information. I purposefully avoid quoting specific individuals because doing so centralizes authority onto one person, and the broader message falls apart. If you understand what I am trying to convey, only then should you support it. If you can feel it deeply, hand this philosophy down the line. To fully achieve this, you must live in the present.
My expectation from any reasonable person is simple: if you ever encounter a situation where you must offer guidance to someone younger than you, present the raw data in such a way that they are empowered to choose entirely for themselves, without you artificially altering the course of their life.
I see grown-ups completely deserted and disconnected from their own souls in the name of progress and development—the very things they promised themselves as children they would fix once they acquired resources. But due to the distractions of their new adult circus, that childhood promise is buried deep, struggling to break out while they actively suppress it. This never-ending inner conflict remains in constant, agonizing motion. Take the example of a flood-affected region where thousands of children are born over generations. From that entire area, not a single individual has reached a level of absolute resource abundance and returned to permanently fix the issue, despite promising to do so when they were children.
To fix this, you must understand what true wealth is—not just by reading, assuming, or theorizing about it, but by experiencing it in a material way that impacts you directly. Let me offer a technical analogy: every Indian must earn enough money to explore the unexplored, repressed thoughts of their past three generations, allowing them to feel secure in their own personality. To achieve that security, purposeful action is mandatory.
Those who have successfully generated wealth within our system deserve to be recognized for building something within the established rules. However, you do not have to respect them blindly based on their money alone. Understand this clearly: if they haven’t paid you a single penny, you have no obligation to listen to them. Move on. Their specific knowledge will rarely help you because their knowledge is often pure marketing, and within capitalist philosophy, abundance cannot be universal. For any grand idea they pitch, simply ask them how much of their own capital they are willing to invest, or demand a working prototype—watch how fast their theoretical knowledge disappears.
Engaging in any profession brings a typical behavioral shift for an Indian. We did not build the modern infrastructure that drives our social, financial, structural, and cultural lives; historically, we were not built for this corporate job system. Consequently, it exerts a deep psychological toll, causing people to look at others as a waste of space. But if they receive a real opportunity and stick with it for a couple of years, they learn the true value of work. They will not indulge in corruption because they realize that getting a job is accessible, and with time, executing it well becomes second nature.
Within that professional ladder, I am looking for the rare individual who is willing to invest out of their own pocket to become genuinely exceptional at their craft. They will rebuild this professional system to be insightful for everyone. Currently, many people in India hold jobs simply because they need basic employment, or view the position as a short-term stepping stone. They do not give it 100% of their attention, and they retire with that same passive mindset, leading to a critical shortage of genuine experts. When these individuals retire, they are unable to build society because they never possessed real passion for their work. They do not retire accomplished; they simply retire old.
How many police officers, army personnel, IAS officers, judges, engineers, professors, doctors, or food inspectors have built lasting solutions out of the structural drawbacks they faced during their 75 years of collective independence? This is exactly what must be fixed from the top-down.
For those who are still in their learning phase or are currently unemployed, beware: you cannot rely on someone else’s manufactured motivation. The unique data of your upbringing means their standardized rules will not apply to your life. Be highly aware of that.
Many founders talk endlessly on podcasts about arrogance, breakouts, or leveraging past pain to fuel growth. This is often a calculated brainwashing strategy that will only leave you bitter if you adopt it. When they achieved financial success but felt no internal life, they turned to podcasts to feel alive; it is not a spiritual awakening. They are simply trapped in a gilded cage that money attracted them to, and now they cannot break free. They lecture you to avoid mistakes, but as I suggested, do your own thing, secure your financial independence, and earn the resources required to explore your true self. I am trying to inject an aspirational balance into this narrative.
People often become corrupt after they secure a job, yet while they were preparing for it, they were deeply inspired to build something honest and helpful for society. They planned to fulfill their personal needs entirely within their official salary. It is a highly complex paradox because no one knows exactly how much money is enough to make them stop chasing it and finally do the right thing. This uncertainty breeds generational corruption. Once you face the hard reality of a fixed salary versus your expanding desires, you look for side incomes—and in government positions, only corruption can fulfill that gap. It becomes a bottomless pit; it is never enough. This is the ultimate job paradox.
An aspirational salary with which you imagine buying anything is completely different from a real salary. Your aspirations shift daily because your past three generations never explored financial power. A real salary forces you to recognize your material limitations. You gradually become a yes-man to your seniors for sheer survival, and over time, that submissiveness becomes your permanent personality. Observe the behavior of an average government employee toward their masters versus their actual duties: it is driven by blind loyalty and a “namak khaya hai” mindset.
We are failing to treat each other as equals. A poor person instantly drops their integrity the moment they discover someone possesses a powerful background or immense wealth. Why must you degrade yourself like that? Drop that submissive mindset entirely. Build your self-respect not from money or power, but from foundational, unshakeable skills that can generate resources anywhere, at any time. This self-reliance will make you love yourself and your family. Otherwise, you will grow to envy those who possess what you wished to build for your children.
People will continuously sell your struggles for their own livelihoods—content creators, filmmakers, and reality shows look for broken, traumatized backgrounds because a massive portion of our population relates to poverty. They want you to chase a dream so consuming that you become a tool for someone else’s agenda. This is basic human nature for both the oppressor and the oppressed, and we often fail to distinguish between them. All the great books written during our freedom struggle were meant to uplift your spirit so that you would win and celebrate, not to give you a victim narrative to hide under.
Claiming that you cannot manipulate yourself is a lie. Be aware that your mindset is constantly shaped by the data surrounding you. Embracing this reality gives you clarity regarding your own internal hypocrisy and diplomacy. It provides the discipline required to fight your own inner evils.
The character of Arjuna represents an unimaginable standard. His entire life was a relentless pursuit of learning and mastery. When he fought, not a single soul dared to stand against him; he systematically dismantled everything and everyone. That same potential resides inside you.
Never align your mindset with Karna. The romanticization of Karna is a tragic fantasy imposed on society by writers to make you fall in love with victimhood, a fantasy that has effectively handicapped our collective psyche. Conversely, when Arjuna steps forward, his entire life is about mastering every single role thrust upon him without a single flinch. When all peaceful avenues were systematically closed, only then did he lift the Gandiva.
Only Sri Krishna can truly articulate the depth of Arjuna’s bravery. Human beings write histories based on their limited mindsets. Can you imagine that all those who have been glorified in epic Mahabharata could not stand against Arjuna in true battle, yet fabricated stories were propagated across generations to diminish his stature?
Try to understand Arjuna deeply. Did he ever flinch? Did he ever back down from his duty? Did he ever intentionally cause unprovoked harm? He was as calm as Buddha, an archer as righteous as Ram, a prince as dedicated as Bharat, a donor as open-handed as Karna, and a yogi as detached as Shiva. Attaining all these attributes simultaneously is an extraordinary feat. He could have become anything he chose. He understood the Bhagwad Gita intimately because Krishna chose Arjuna—and only Arjuna—to receive that ultimate cosmic knowledge. No one else was eligible for it.
The Karna mindset must be discarded now. It is high time that the Arjuna inside you wakes up, stands tall, and takes complete control of the steering wheel.