Insights from Love and Logic in Arrangement with `Financial Chronicle\'

Contents: Foreword. Introduction. I. Religion and Life:  1. Religion too Needs Innovation, Change. 2. Religion Must not be Linked to Superstition. 3. Personal Religious Conversion is Vital. 4. Can Religion Foster Good Behaviour?. 5. Between the Plausible and the Ridiculous. 6. Developing Moral, Spiritual Capacity.II. Stories that Connect:  7. Reading Stories Can Alter How We Think. 8. Connect Your Life Story to Spirituality. 9. How We Can Connect Ourselves to Others. 10. Why are Choices Important to Life?. 11. When Profit Takes Over Public Interest.12. How Storytelling Can Connect Us Internally. 13. Gaining Wisdom through Stories. 14. Our Common Story. III. Poetry and Language: 15. Idleness May Be the Ideal Sometimes. 16. We must Behold the Beauty of Life. 17. Turns out, You Can Cultivate Compassion. 18. Is it too Difficult to Forgive and Forget?. 19. Generosity Leads to Win-Win Situations. 20. An Economic and Spiritual Language. 21. Poetry Often Links Culture and Society. IV. Spirituality and Services: 22. When Regrets of the Dying Teach Us to Live. 23. What Christmas Really Teaches Us. 24. The Synthetic Allure of Narcissistic Spirituality. 25. Genuine Progress is also Spiritual.26. Celebrating Material Possessions Mindfully. 27. Attain Liberation through the Body. 28. Finding Spirituality in Ordinary Things. 29. India's Greatest Gift to the World. IV. Science and Religion: 30. Science and Religion Must be Open to Change. 31. Pace of Life Affects Perception of Time. 32. The Bridge between Science and Religion. 33. Einstein's Thought on Prayer Teaches Us a Lot. 34. When Religion and Science Collaborate. 35. What if We Connect Our Brain and Mind?. 36. Genuine Spirituality Means True Humanity. 37. What We Can Learn from Agnosticism. V. Depth of Life: 38. When People Dare to Dream for the World. 39. Do Ecosystems Reside in Our Bodies as Well?. 40. Does Good Always Triumph Over Evil?. 41. Search the Human Heart for Goodness. 42. Get to the Depth through Deepities.43. Roots and Routes as our Foundation. 44. In the Eternal Quest for Reality and Truth. VI. Keys to Happiness: 45. Meditation for Better Mental Clarity, Focus. 46. When You Feel a Stroke of Insight.47. Dispositional Attitude and Individual Destiny. 48. The Mere Pursuit of Happiness Thwarts It. 49. In Life, Happiness and Meaning are Seperate. 50. More Does Not Always Mean Something Better. 51. Human Bias towards Happiness. 52. Christmas Brings the Best in Us. 53. So, How is Your Eudemonia Doing?. 54. Warren Buffett's Key to Happiness. VII. Suffering and Evil: 55. Encounter the Best and the Worst in Us.56. To Succeed, Embrace your Vulnerability. 57. Where Tragedy Meets Eternity. 58. Ways of Reaping Larger Rewards. 59. Utilise Compassion Instead of Empathy. 60. Is Virtual Empathy Becoming a Reality?.61. Google's Way to Attain Physical Immortality. 62. Deep Reading Boosts Our Empathetic Ability. Epilogue. Bibliography. Index. Science and Religion.

What is the relationship between love and logic in actual life? What is the relevance of spirituality for the contemporary men and women who do not have the luxury to spend hours in prayer? Can spirituality emerge from the ordinary, boring and mundane experiences of an average human being? Open-minded and visionary, the articles in this book are meant to touch the daily life of busy people who are fully involved in the struggles and success of daily life. For better clarity and convenience, these articles are divided into eight approximate and arbitrary sections:

     * Religion and Life
     * Stories that Connect 
     * Poetry and Language 
     * Spirituality and Service 
     * Science and Religion 
     * Depth of Life * Keys to Happiness 
     * Suffering and Evil

Limited to 625 words, they appeared first in the `Financial Chronicle,' one of the most prestigious business and financial newspapers of India, and they attempt to provide us with both roots and wings: rooted that will give them a sense of belonging to the rich Indian heritage and wings that will take them forward based on the spiritual depth. This book, `Insights from Love and Logic: In Arrangement with Financial Chronicle' is a humble attempt to lead genuine spiritual life in our contemporary context. (jacket)