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Dabbling with discomfort

Vishy KurugantiDecember 31, 20191 mins

Maximizing pleasure doesn’t need practice. It’s hardwired into our system. Tolerating pain, however, is a different ball game. Notice how I swapped maximizing with tolerating. Maximizing pain fits…

Bangalore to Hubli: from agony to ecstasy

Vishy KurugantiJuly 29, 20147 mins

[Editor’s Note: My good friend and ex-colleague Shriram undertook an amazing trip last year. Shriram is a cyclist and a runner. He belittles his running but he’s blessed with natural abilities. With…

Made men of the mafiosi runner’s body

Vishy KurugantiMay 26, 20135 mins

I have stood here before inside the pouring rain With the world turning circles running ’round my brain I guess I’m always hoping that you’ll end this reign But it’s my destiny to be the king of pain…

A definition for pleasure and pain

Vishy KurugantiSeptember 02, 20111 mins

I found the following gem in Pandit Usharbudh Arya’s Mantra & Meditation: The Lawbook of Manu (IV.60) states: All dependency on other than one’s self is pain, Whatever is controlled by one’s self is…

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