http://chottanovelist.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Satish Dogra en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:36:01 GMT 2009-12-29T09:36:01Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977209539 Dean's article on the following link set me thinking: More on Consciousness Difficulty is faced in defining the mind and consciousness because neither philosophy nor science is able to offer . . . Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:06:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977209539 Satish Dogra 2007-12-21T08:06:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977191441 Srimad Bhagwad Geeta, one of the most popular and most inspiring Hindu scriptures, is believed by devout Hindus to be the word of God. In its 18 chapters, this Divine Song discusses in detail different . . . Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:15:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977191441 Satish Dogra 2007-12-01T08:15:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977070810 On 26th July I published a story "Punishment" on gather.com. Readers gave nice and encourgaing comments. I am thankful to them. I am especially grateful to Anindita who made some very constructive . . . Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:18:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977070810 Satish Dogra 2007-07-30T10:18:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977069216 Two decades ago, when large-scale computerisation of our department was begun, it caused apprehensions of a possible layoff among the staff. The members of the employees’ association in my unit came . . . Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:55:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977069216 Satish Dogra 2007-07-28T13:55:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977067011 “Happy 2007!” said Kishore as he warmly shook hands with his friends on a parting note. All of them were in high spirits. Indeed they were expected to be in the highest of spirits, having consumed . . . Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:33:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977067011 Satish Dogra 2007-07-26T09:33:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977039644 Once it is all done --- Once Science has dismantled the Universe And ripped apart its every meson,  Will I still be able to put it back And see its beauties as a Whole again? Or will it be lost . . . Tue, 26 Jun 2007 02:30:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977039644 Satish Dogra 2007-06-26T02:30:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977030793 Even by a most reductionistic definition of human life on earth, we are consciousness as well as a physical body. Even if it is presumed that there is no soul and it is proved some day that mind is nothing . . . Sat, 16 Jun 2007 03:17:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977030793 Satish Dogra 2007-06-16T03:17:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939523 Maharishi Patanjali's Yog Sutras is the greatest treatise ever written on the spiritual science of meditation. The Sutras are divided into four chapters: the Samadhi Paad, the Saadhanaa Paad, the Vibhooti . . . Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:13:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939523 Satish Dogra 2007-03-23T14:13:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976930098 Maharishi Patanjali's Yog Sutras is the best known treatise on the Hindu system of meditation. The Sutras begin with a definition of Yog and then go on to explain how Yog can be attained. "Yog" . . . Tue, 13 Mar 2007 03:15:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976930098 Satish Dogra 2007-03-13T03:15:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976920478 Our problem is that we expect to see the result of our good actions then and there. We do not realise that the great architecture created by God spans over millions of years of time and billions of light . . . Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:29:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976920478 Satish Dogra 2007-02-28T19:29:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976882421 Note: This story is a work of fiction and is not based on true incidents. The story is an exploration of the many meanings of religion and how it affects different people differently. As you enter my . . . Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:46:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976882421 Satish Dogra 2007-01-11T16:46:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976845812 A couple of days ago an article on Gather re-told the story of the birth of Christ in a manner that was vulgar and verged on the obscene. I am a devout Hindu and Christian beliefs are nowhere near the . . . Fri, 24 Nov 2006 11:29:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976845812 Satish Dogra 2006-11-24T11:29:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976845352 The Management by Objectives (MBO) approach to organizational efficiency provided a new way of channelising the human resource of an organization: the key-word in such an approach is “focus” . . . Thu, 23 Nov 2006 16:05:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976845352 Satish Dogra 2006-11-23T16:05:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976841907 In a certain discussion forum, a number of brilliant people have expressed views about the positives and negatives of appraisal systems used in the industry and other settings for assessing the performance . . . Sun, 19 Nov 2006 05:13:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976841907 Satish Dogra 2006-11-19T05:13:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976825660  The method of behaviour-modification discussed in this article is a part of a bigger theory of what I call the "Orientations Theory of Behaviour" according to which a situation, or certain . . . Sat, 28 Oct 2006 03:56:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976825660 Satish Dogra 2006-10-28T03:56:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976823375 The other day I was roaming around in a popular mall in Chennai. At one place there was a stall in front of which a small crowd was standing and watching what was going on. As I happened to look in that . . . Wed, 25 Oct 2006 04:15:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976823375 Satish Dogra 2006-10-25T04:15:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976822035 Martha wakes up in the morning and finds that it is eight o' clock. She had planned to get up at six and work on the project that she must show to her boss today. Martha knows that her work has slowed . . . Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:53:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976822035 Satish Dogra 2006-10-23T16:53:21Z