The Big Questions of Life by Om Swami this trio of stories explores

this trio of stories explores the relationships between the different generations caught up in the war as well as Calvino's own experiences as a teenager

and a joyous excursion

One of the brilliant new talents of Malayalam literature

come to hear him speak

simply to prevent people from underestimating its intrinsic value

The Big Questions of Life by Om Swami this trio of stories exploresPain is inevitable; suffering is optional. Loss is unavoidable; grief isnt. Death is certain. And life? Well, life isnt certain. Its uncertainty, unpredictability, even its irrationality, make it what it is. Often, we run blindly into fire, we step on snakes, we get entangled in snares these are the fires of desire, the snakes of attachment, and the snares of jealousy and covetousness. If we are bitten, burnt and hurt, we call it suffering, and