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Hosted by Siddhartha Jha, Journal of life is an attempt to shed light on the various unspoken issues of our daily living. Siddhartha, a life coach by profession is a...
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Hosted by Siddhartha Jha, Journal of life is an attempt to shed light on the various unspoken issues of our daily living. Siddhartha, a life coach by profession is a keen spiritual seeker and a life skills trainer but most importantly, he is a student of life. Thus, he wishes to share what he has gathered in his number of years of experience training individuals of various age groups.
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Journal of life
Journal of life
Episode 16- How to Get over a Heart-Break?
22 AUG 2020 · Heart-Break is one feeling that most of us share mutually. A failed relationship, unfulfilled love, breakups, unrequited feelings all of these are common to everyone. We expect the life and the relationship to go a certain way. But even though we try and do the best possible thing, it does not necessarily turn out to be the way we wanted them too. This happens quite often in the case of unfulfilled love, unrequited love, heart break and breakups.
How does one then face the pain and suffering, the guilt and the memories that come with them? How does one move on from a failed relationship? How does one resolve a heart break? This episode discusses these questions from all aspects of a relationship. For all those who have been suffering due to a relationship, in one way or the other, this one hopes to be a healer!!
Episode 15- What makes a Hero?
16 AUG 2020 · A teenager, a young person has a very impressionable mind. When he comes out of the protective cocoon that his parents provide him with, he witnesses the real world and it's colors for the first time. He gets attracted by a lot of things, inspired by a lot of thing. This is the point at which he makes his idols, heroes. People who aspire us, Inspire us. And this happens more so with the evolution of internet.
But, have we ever wondered what does it take to become a Hero? How does an ordinary person turn out to do extraordinary things? What does a hero comprise of? What is different in his life than us? How does one lead a life that becomes timeless? How does a man brought up in the same world turn out do something that is beyond the imagination of the same world? This episode discusses all of these questions and instances from lives of a few heroes from history on the auspicious occasion of India's Independence day. Hope the youth likes this episode particularly.
Episode 14- Ram-Mandir, Democracy and Secularism
8 AUG 2020 · 5th August was indeed a historic day. As a result of probably the most controversial decision in this century for India, the Ram-Mandir construction began. But so began, the endless chatter around the decision. The country has been literally divided into two factions. One of them in outright support of the decision and the construction of the temple in Ayodhya, and the other one, the smaller, claiming this decision to be unfair, and going as far to say that this decision marks the death of democracy and secularism in the country.
Although this issue is a highly polarising and sensitive one, but it needs to be addressed. For those who are in favour and those who are against, Who is Ram? What is the significance of Ram Mandir? Is this decision aligned with the constitution and democratic rights? Is it okay to be for or against it? What is the main purpose of the Ram-Mandir and what does it represent and stand for? This episode discusses all the aspects related to this decision in the light of teachings of saints and vedanta.
Episode 13 - Right Action vs Wrong Action
1 AUG 2020 · We have all been taught various things since childhood. Violence is bad, love is good, to be kind, polite, respecting, truthful etc. A child learns them earnestly, but when he grows up, he finds that the world operates in grey and not black & white. Whatever he had learnt so far, is in reality of very little or no use in the world. As a result, more or less, all of us remain confused throughout our lives on the delineation between right and wrong, good and bad, good and evil etc.
How does a child operate then? How does he decide what to do and what to not? What is right action and what is not? Why do these teachings not seem to apply in the real world? Is there a good and bad in the absolute sense!? So, is there an actual right and a wrong? If yes, how do we define it? How does one go about finding the right action? This episode aims at unraveling all such mysteries and helping the listeners become clear about where their actions arise from!!
Episode 12 - The Myth of Expression
25 JUL 2020 · Of late, there has been a surge in a common consensus when it comes to mental health. People often say that one should not suppress his/her emotions. One should talk to people, express what they have in their hearts. But is this consensus entirely true?
Expression means saying or doing what comes to our mind. We live in a society, we are a part of a society. Invariably, we feel the need to express ourselves. Besides, there has been a debate about introverts v/s extroverts since ages.
When should one express and should one, at any point suppress too? With our mind, always covered with thoughts, whom should we confide to? How does one express themselves and yet, not get perceived as arrogant? Where does different expressions arise from? This episode discusses all of these issues and much more. This episode is bound to make you come closer to ourselves and realize why do we express and say what we say.
Episode 11 - Love and Rebel
18 JUL 2020 · We've all heard of the epic romances, the eternal love tales. From Shirin-Fariyad to Laila-Majnu; from Heer-Ranjha & Mirza-Sahiba to Romeo-Juliet. All these eternal love stories have been passed on from generations. Have we ever noticed that these stories have a great deal in common? Have we ever sought to seek, what they intend to teach us or are they mere stories to be read, for us?
From Bulleh Shah to Mira Bai in the east to Khayyam and Gibran of the west, why have they talked of love in a mystical way? How is that love different from what we call love? How do we resolve this contradiction? How do we understand what is love? How can one go about his/her relationship in the best possible way? What do the epic love stories intend to teach us and how can we apply them in our lives? Discussing all of this and much more this episode is bound to make you come closer to yourself and understand love better. This episode is sure to make our relationships and love life better!
Episode 10 - Trust Issues
11 JUL 2020 · All of us irrespective of our caste, creed, background go through very similar problems in our lives in most of the cases. Difficulty in trusting people can easily be said to be one of those problems.
Our lives includes a number of people, family, friends, colleagues, neighbours etc. We have a relationship with each of them. We expect them to be a certain way but they eventually don't. This makes us feel stupid of ourselves for trusting. All the betrayals, all the hardships, the breakups , the spoiled relationships result into us turning into careful rather doubtful people. We can't really seem to understand whom to trust and whom to not! What is the real meaning of trust? How and whom should we trust? As a result, we all have trust issues.
Do these issues have something to do with our mind? How can we deal with this requirement for security and knowledge that we call trust? What is belief? What is faith? What is the difference between both of them? How can faith help us deal with our trust issues? This episode discusses all of this and much more. This episode promises to relieve us of fear and insecurity in our relationships and hopefully make them better and deeper.
Episode 9 - Raising Parents
4 JUL 2020 · A child's birth is a golden opportunity; a blessing in disguise! An opportunity for the parents, the guardians to grow up with the kid. At first, the child requires support physically and emotionally. But is that all? Is that what parenting is all about and limited to? Is there something more that is required? What is it that needs to be taught to a kid to ensure his life remains full, complete and devoid of confusions and dilemmas? What is required to be taught so that the kid can stand up to the most unprecedented of situations in his life with full vigour and utmost clarity? What does it mean to be a parent?
How can a child contribute to the overall growth of his own life and the lives of his parents? Once a child becomes mature, what should be his approach towards life? What should be his behavior towards his parents? How much weightage should parents' advice have in their child's life? How to balance all of it above. This episode discusses all of this and much more. This episode is bound to bring parents/guardians closer to their kids and vice-versa!!
Episode 8 - The Real Beauty
27 JUN 2020 · Ever wondered, what is beauty fundamentally? When we say, "He/She is beautiful", who do we refer to? Or what do we refer to? Is it the clothes, the make up, the skin colour, the body parts or is it something more? What is the significance of being beautiful in this world? How is it decided that someone is superior or inferior on the basis of how they look? Is there an absolute parameter possible for beauty?
How could one get exploited due to one's beauty? What happens when you pay attention to beauty? What are the subconscious tendencies that we should be careful about while caring about how we look and our physical appearances? Why do people say that looks don't matter!? What is the meaning of the saying, "Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder?" This episode answers all of these questions and much more. This episode is bound to bring you closer to yourself so that we can learn how to use our body rather being governed by it.
Episode 7- Understanding our Responsibility
20 JUN 2020 · On 14th June, 2020, the nation, rather, the world lost a gem, named Sushant Singh Rajput. The actor committed suicide spawning humungous conversations about mental health. There have been numerous conjectures about how the nexus created within the Indian Film Industry ostracised him and eventually coerced him to commit suicide. People have been talking a lot about mental health, its importance and how he should have chosen to talk to someone. Also, how each of us must be wiling to open up to someone in our lives regarding our mental state. But is that the entire picture? Is that what it is?
Does this whole incident command a sense of responsibility? Was Sushant's death, the first time that something like this has happened? What is a common man's responsibility in such a scenario? What can we learn from all of this? What is the fundamental mistake that we, as a society, have been making? This episode discusses all of this and much more. It's a tribute to all the gems that the world has lost over the years and, at the same time, a reminder to every individual to correct our mistakes. This episode is bound to make us reflect on how we as a society collectively have been operating.
Hosted by Siddhartha Jha, Journal of life is an attempt to shed light on the various unspoken issues of our daily living. Siddhartha, a life coach by profession is a...
show more
Hosted by Siddhartha Jha, Journal of life is an attempt to shed light on the various unspoken issues of our daily living. Siddhartha, a life coach by profession is a keen spiritual seeker and a life skills trainer but most importantly, he is a student of life. Thus, he wishes to share what he has gathered in his number of years of experience training individuals of various age groups.
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| Author | Siddhartha Jha |
| Organization | Siddhartha Jha |
| Categories | Spirituality |
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