Who am I? This simple question has elicited many responses over the course of the existence of humankind. And these responses have been a lot philosophical, some candid, some exploratory. But no one has come up with an answer that has satisfied anyone and everyone. And so we continue on our quest, a journey into …
The question of eternal life is as old as life itself. Humankind has made great strides in life expectancy, from an average of 30 years over most of our existence, to over 70 years today. In a short span of less than a century, this has gone up twice over. A lot of us do …
Here’s a fun fact about resending lost data: you can never be 100% certain that both people, communicating on a network where information might get lost, share the same information—and this holds even if nothing ever actually gets lost! Here’s an example. Let’s say you want to send the very important message “Hey this is …
I’m reading a book interestingly titled “How to take over the world”, by Ryan North. I know it sounds a bit off, but it really has workable strategies to take over the world:)) Provided everything suggested falls into place that is. Nevertheless, the reason I mentioned the book was because of a bizarre, yet practical …
Ok, a lot of you knew this post was coming, isn’t it? Well, I don’t have to take you through the journey of the man – most of you already know it, or at least some parts of it. Today, I want to speak about learning. Constant learning. Modiji is an exceptional politician because of …
Two monks were arguing about the temple flag waving in the wind.One said, “The flag moves.”The other said, “The wind moves.”They argued back and forth but could not agree.Hui-neng, the sixth patriarch, said: “Gentlemen! It is not the flag that moves. It is not the wind that moves. It is your mind that moves.”The two …
Ok so I have been taking this tablet from the past three months, to control an allergy that apparently popped out of nowhere. The nose is not quite happy with me since then, and the tablets do help keep him in check, until I stop taking them…even for a day. So as I trudged down …
Navratri is around the corner, and I am gearing up for it by starting the salad diet from this week. The vrata calls for a rest of the body and the mind, and such resets cannot happen instantly. I recommend preparing at least one week in advance, and also continuing eating light one week after. …
यो ह्य् अपकर्तुम् अशक्तः कुप्यति किम् असौ नरो ऽत्र निर्लज्जः ।उत्पतितो ऽपि हि चणकः शक्तः किं भ्राष्ट्रकं भङ्क्तुम् ॥ १४३ ॥ yo hy apakartum aśaktaḥ kupyati kim asau naro ‘tra nirlajjaḥ |utpatito ‘pi hi caṇakaḥ śaktaḥ kiṃ bhrāṣṭrakaṃ bhaṅktum || 143 || Why does a man who is incapable of taking revenge, shamelessly get angry with other …
And we enter the season of festivals. The next one and a half months will be a roller coaster ride of fun, frolic, fasting and worship. Starting with Mahalaya on the 25th, Navratri on the 26th, and nine days of fasting and resetting the body and mind, and visiting Gayatri’s place to see the golus. …
