Our second attempt today, to get Keshav’s passport renewal process initiated. The last time we had an appointment, we ran into the biggest storm in a couple of years, so had to reschedule. Today, as we sat in the car, we heard a few massive interception bangs, and then it started raining again, for good …
We humans are complicated. I mean, things can be simple but we tend to make them complicated. We leave things unsaid, tasks undone and people incomplete. Our desires are not rational, our greed excessive and our satisfaction is elusive. We make things and situations harder than they actually are, and then search for solutions. We …
“In breathing, as in everything in life, the numbers are staggering—indeed fantastical. Every time you breathe, you exhale some 25 sextillion (that’s 2.5 x 1022) molecules of oxygen—so many that with a day’s breathing you will in all likelihood inhale at least one molecule from the breaths of every person who has ever lived.” “And every …
The issue is not that you are not capable of doing it…the issue is that I know you are capable but you don’t. A phrase (or a close derivative) that I have found myself repeating often – to karate’s who I taught, to employees, even to family. The starting point for most people is “I …
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 …
द्विः शरं नाभिसन्धत्ते द्विः स्थापयति नाश्रितान् । द्विर्ददाति न चार्थिभ्यो, रामो द्विर्नाभिभाषते ॥ Rāma doesn’t aim twice, he doesn’t give refuge twice, Rāma does not give twice to a seeker, he doesn’t speak the same thing twice. He does it perfectly the very first time. It is said that if our culture was only based …
Was reading something unrelated, and came across this extract on crows. Found it quite interesting! Crows can recognize your face, hold a grudge for years, and warn other crows to avoid you. The thousands flying in cities right now are running a nightly operation that puts most logistics companies to shame. Every evening from fall …
The mind has a tendency to be restless – to constantly keep thinking of hundreds of things at once. Even when you sit still, the mind is never still. It keeps making up stories, analyzing imaginary scenarios, depending into daydreaming….The whole process of yoga is aimed at calming this restless mind. Asanas serve no greater purpose …
The echoes of an April that passed us a couple of years ago – when Dubai was under water after a deluge of epic proportions. Well, not so epic this time (thankfully), actually, nowhere near it, but we are back at Treppan nevertheless. For those who don’t know, Treppan is the Hotel Apartment provider where …
Conflicts starting across the world… People against each other – choosing sides… I am right and he is wrong..this is mine and that is not his… My country, my house, my family…rest be damned… Let’s watch this unfold on social media… Bombs falling, people slaughtered… All from the comfort of our couch… And don’t forget …
