The Capsule Collection
24 capsules — each a few minutes of reading
Start at Capsule 1 and climb one step at a time, or explore by theme.
Who Am I?
Who are you — really?
IQ vs EQ
Intelligence serves as a gifted tool mainly to solve problems. It has an upper limit for each person and can be measured through specific tests that show the degree of problem-solving ability according to their design.
The Third Quotient
WQ is required to make the problem statement — to define, identify, or even avoid the problem in the first place. EQ is required to influence, coordinate, and form a team of people so the problem can be clearly explained and owned by everyone.
What Words Cannot Teach
Experience is something that cannot be fully explained in words to someone who has never gone through it.
The Right Questions
Critical thinking is a sensible and balanced way of examining any new information or situation. It helps us move beyond surface reactions and see things with greater wisdom and clarity.
The Barometer Problem
In a degree exam, a physics professor asked his student: "Tell me how it is possible to determine the height of a building with a barometer.
Shatrubodh
No matter how fairly we treat everyone in life, we cannot always expect the same behaviour in return. Life can appear unfair, but this feeling arises mainly from expectation.
Live and Let Live
At any given moment in life, every person — knowingly or unknowingly — operates from one of three fundamental positions. Understanding these three is not merely an intellectual exercise.
What Makes Us Human?
What makes a human being truly human?
Why Conflict Arises
Wherever two or more people share a common space, a common goal, or even a simple coexistence — the possibility of conflict exists. But conflict does not arise from mere difference.
What Makes a Nation?
What is the difference between a house and a home?
How Nations Weaken
A nation, as the previous capsule showed, is not a piece of land. It is the collective consciousness of its people, bound by the culture that flows from their shared civilizational roots.
The Beauty of Division
We cease to exist if we are divided.
Are We Really Equal?
Many exclusive ideologies have come to power — democratically or dictatorially — by complaining about inequality, or rather, the lack of equality. Society is easily deceived by this promise because we feel we are all "equal" in the eyes of nature.
The Donkey and the Tiger
An old folk fable, retold across many lands:
The Real Wealth
What makes life truly enriching?
What Is Dharma?
What is Dharma?
Clarity vs Confidence
Confidence means having the courage to perform a given action without knowing the consequences of that action. It is the courage to simply "be," without having to know exactly what that "be" represents.
Knowledge vs Belief
Belief and knowledge are not merely different — they are worlds apart in their impact on human consciousness.
React or Respond?
Every living being reacts on the spot to whatever happening it feels can affect its survival. Be it sound, water, fire, wind, or hunger — reaction is quick and automatic.
The Key to Truth
Observation is the first step — the gateway through which awareness enters.
Controversy
Controversy — a word we often hear when there is strong public disagreement or debate. It happens when opinions clash, tempers rise, and truth seems lost amid loud voices.
The Trap of Exceptions
In an age of emotional storytelling, it is remarkably easy to lose sight of reality. We often find ourselves swayed by exceptions—rare, carefully chosen instances that stand out precisely because they do not reflect the norm.
The Ultimate Mindset
What is attitude? Usually, attitude is associated with arrogance or defiance, but that is an incomplete understanding.