Watcher on the Hill Gaurav Rastogi's column observes current events from the perspective of an uninvolved observer, a "watcher on the hill". The observer is a Hindu, Yogi, Technophile interested in Spiritual Care for the community. Name comes from the Sanskrit word "Kutastha" (that which remains unchanged). Thu, 17 Jul 2025 21:26:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 From Socrates to Silicon: The Evolution of our Inner Voice https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2024/10/socrates-to-silicon-daemons/ https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2024/10/socrates-to-silicon-daemons/#respond Sun, 06 Oct 2024 05:22:00 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/?p=450 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2024/10/socrates-to-silicon-daemons/feed/ 0 The One Truth, Many Names https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2024/09/the-one-truth-many-names/ https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2024/09/the-one-truth-many-names/#respond Mon, 16 Sep 2024 02:00:16 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/?p=423 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2024/09/the-one-truth-many-names/feed/ 0 Does your Belief System Suffer from “Low T”? https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2024/09/does-your-belief-system-suffer-from-low-t/ https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2024/09/does-your-belief-system-suffer-from-low-t/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 18:39:31 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/?p=378 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2024/09/does-your-belief-system-suffer-from-low-t/feed/ 0 Dharma: The Antidote to Effective Altruism’s Cold Logic https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2023/12/dharma_ea/ https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2023/12/dharma_ea/#respond Sat, 02 Dec 2023 01:48:44 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/?p=368 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2023/12/dharma_ea/feed/ 0 Written Religions face a Reckoning: A New God in the Age of Artificial Intelligence https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2023/12/deus_ex_machina/ https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2023/12/deus_ex_machina/#respond Sat, 02 Dec 2023 01:25:49 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/?p=353 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2023/12/deus_ex_machina/feed/ 0 How Not to Lose the World https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2023/07/how-not-to-lose-the-world/ https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2023/07/how-not-to-lose-the-world/#respond Fri, 07 Jul 2023 17:38:12 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/?p=341 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2023/07/how-not-to-lose-the-world/feed/ 0 Spiritual But Not Religious- why aren’t these the same? https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2023/06/sbnrorjusthungry/ https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2023/06/sbnrorjusthungry/#respond Fri, 30 Jun 2023 04:41:05 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/?p=329 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2023/06/sbnrorjusthungry/feed/ 0 Karma Americana https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2023/04/karma-americana/ https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2023/04/karma-americana/#respond Mon, 10 Apr 2023 23:05:57 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/?p=261 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2023/04/karma-americana/feed/ 0 The Land Remembers What People Have Forgotten https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2023/03/mother-earth/ https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2023/03/mother-earth/#respond Wed, 08 Mar 2023 23:19:26 +0000 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/?p=243 https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2023/03/mother-earth/feed/ 0 The Full Supermoon (Poornamadaha Poornamidam) https://www.patheos.com/blogs/watcheronthehill/2016/11/the-full-supermoon-poornamadaha-poornamidam/ Tue, 15 Nov 2016 01:50:10 +0000 https://medium.com/p/76a5d742d554