IdeologyInk: Where Words Paint Worlds

Kafka on the Shore is a book written by national bestseller writer/Author Haruki Murakami . Amongst his many this book particularly stands out for its surreal narrative that has the capacity to entice the readers despite the fact, that it neither is a thriller nor a mystery novel. Title : Kafka on the Shore Author : Haruki Murakami Total no of pages : 614 Genre : Historical/ Contemporary fiction Language : English (Originally Japanese) Kafka on the Shore: A complete Book Summary #One-line summary: Illusional, dreamy, yet beautifully crafted drama that lasts into the imagination.  #Paragraph summary: It is a progressive drama that intertwines the lives of two major characters, Kafka Tamura and Nakata, who surprisingly never meet each other in the story. The story unveils as Nakata runs from a vicious murder, travels across the cities, and quests for something called an "entrance stone". On the parallel track, at some point in time, Kafka Tamura experiences the illusionary to...

Ikigai in Japanese concept is the fusion of iki, meaning “alive” or “life,” and gai, meaning “benefit” or “worth.” Something that  gives your life worth, meaning, or purpose. I bet you have one, haven't you?  In French,  Ikigai  is famed as “raison d’etre” or “reason for being.”   But in India, I guess, the term given by Jay Shetty, a former Monk, fits better to understand Ikigai. In fact, I would say it is an  Ikigai synonym. it is called " Dharma "- Accordingly, in your life, you ought to be any one of these four personalities (Leader, Guide, Creator, Maker). So who are you originally? Start thinking!   Embracing Ikigai: The Reason To Get up In The Morning! Now, how to find your Ikigai? Or straightly put, "The reason for you to get up every single morning?" This blog will delve deeper into its definition and simplify the methods to find Ikigai for you.  Did this ever occur to you that after you got up from bed, you fe...

"Existential vacuum" is a rather sophisticated term, wouldn't you say that? It appears so because the term is very closely related to "Existential crisis" or something like  "Existential dread" , and believe me these all are not just the term(s) but very frightening situation(s) we often have experienced in the life, now and then, more or less, and yet we acknowledge them seldom.  In this Blog, we shall educate ourselves on the meaning of the Existential vacuum , understand its dynamics, and see how to deal with its consequences to have a meaningful, fulfilling, and worthy life. The Auschwitz  The Existential Vacuum: Meaninglessness of Modern Life! The image quoted here packs the horrible stories of victims of the holocaust during World War Two. The same place was also the epitome of unimaginable helplessness, crisis, and the frightening void they felt daily. This is the picture of  Auschwitz , one of the Nazi concentration camps where Existential va...