Those who know me well, also know that I usually begin my Sundays at Hariprasad. Here is what I wrote way back in 2023 – glad to see that the tradition has continued well into 2026! As I began my day today at Hariprasad, my favorite neighborhood (nearly) Kannadiga food joint here, I wondered about …
It’s a while since I wrote about taking a staycation, and err…haven’t yet got down to it! It’s surprising sometimes, how time passes you by, as you keep making plans and do little to action them. And from the past few days, I’ve realized that it has become essential to re-look at my strategy for …
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 …
The great emperor Kṛṣṇadevarāya (Krishnadevaraya) had a lot of wise ministers in his court. The wisest of them was Tenali Ramakrishna. One day, a merchant came to the king’s court from a foreign kingdom. He saluted the king and then said, “Your Majesty, I have heard from many people that you have very wise ministers in your …
I chanced upon a very elaborate arrangement for recycling in our community earlier this week. Long instructions written on separation of what constitutes plastic and what doesn’t – to be sorted into three relatively tiny boxes that seemed more to tick a box (pun intended) rather than to actually provide a mechanism for true recycling. …
“I constantly see people rise in life who are not the smartest, sometimes not even the most diligent, but they are learning machines. They go to bed every night a little wiser than they were when they got up. And boy does that help, particularly when you have a long run ahead of you. Worldly …
The current flavour of Attalika Keshav Nivas is Lego. And not just the kid, the wife too has taken to the bricks like a fish to water. Keshav spends many an hour assisting the build, and then more time playing with (breaking) the apparatus thus assembled. He also reinforces his interest by watching Lego Dinosaurs …
My son loves dinosaurs. Until they appear on TV that is. We tried to show him the OG Jurassic Park today, and well, let’s just say that it didn’t go as intended. Anyways, I never thought that children his age would love Dinos of all things. I mean cute cuddly animals yes, but prehistoric lizards …
Is your dream too big? Or too small? Or do you have one at all? Do they say its not going to happen, this dream of yours Do they make fun of you? Do they tell you to aim lower, to be less reckless To think of a stable future, rather than an unknown one? …
ईशावास्यमिदं सर्वं यत्किञ्च जगत्यां जगत् । तेन त्यक्तेन भुञ्जीथा मा गृधः कस्यस्विद्धनम् ॥ īśāvāsyamidaṃ sarvaṃ yatkiñca jagatyāṃ jagat | tena tyaktena bhuñjīthā mā gṛdhaḥ kasyasviddhanam || Isha Upanishad The essence of this opening verse from the Isha Upanishad is – Whatever exists in this world, originates from one source. And so, do not covet, for whose is wealth? …
