Shihan Rohit

Daydream…

When we were kids in the back yardPlaying astronauts and rock starsNo one told us to stop itCalled us unrealistic Then suddenly you’re eighteenGo to college for your Plan BWhat you want is too riskyLive for weekends and whiskey We all got these big ideas One day they’re replaced with fearsHow did we get here?Darlin’ …

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Have a Merry Christmas!

Christmas, in the words of Sri Krishnananda. I have taken a few bits of his lecture – parts that are relevant to you and me. Have a read:) The way spiritual is one of the ways in which man can live in the world, is what the common populace may be thinking. The way spiritual …

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Merry Christmas!

It’s that time of the year when people start to wind down, commencing with Christmas and ending in the New Year. A time to spend with family, friends, loved ones and in this year, one more variant of COVID. As we stare at rising cases worldwide, it starts to get irritating. When will all this …

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What a waste of intelligence…

Epishura. Now, chances are that you have not heard of this. Nor had I. Epishura inhabits Lake Baikal, the largest source of freshwater in the world. It contains 23% of the worlds’s freshwater, and is renowned for it’s pure H2O. But how does the lake remain so clean? The answer lies in a zooplankton species …

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Twelve steps to health…

Today, I had a very interesting discussion on Suryanamaskara. A few of my colleagues have been trying to get this right, but were confused about the number of cycles, the time it takes and how to do it right. So here is a detailed guide:) The 12 steps of Suryanamaskara Pranamasana or Anjali Mudra / Prayer Pose Utthana Hasthasana / Upward …

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A bit of Whitney Hanson…

“tell me your secret” I ask the small child within “how do you find hope?” she stoops down, picks a dandelion, and blows seeds into the wind. then she smiles and says “make a wish” it’s ok fall to pieces scream into your pillow let yourself break but this time when you are done when …

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Business and small? No!

A small business is anything but small. What it lacks in size, it makes up in impact. If you think of it, prior to the Industrial Revolution, a majority of the businesses, if not all, were small businesses. Traders, livestock, armorers, home smiths, potters…that sort of thing. Guilds were the next stage of evolution, where …

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On nostalgia…

Nostalgia is an odd feeling. One is nostalgic at all points in life – it’s almost as if the times that we passed by were always better than the times that we are in at present. This image below was widely circulated a few months earlier – I too got nostalgic, like most others. It …

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