नामुत्र हि सहायार्थं पिता माता च तिष्ठतः । न पुत्रदारं न ज्ञातिर्धर्मस्तिष्ठति केवलः ॥ २३९ ॥ nāmutra hi sahāyārthaṃ pitā mātā ca tiṣṭhataḥ | na putradāraṃ na jñātirdharmastiṣṭhati kevalaḥ || 239 || Manusmriti 4.239 The Manu Smriti tells us: namutra hi sahayartham pita mata ca tisthatah. na putradarah na jnatih dharmas tisthati kevalah. “When you depart from this world, your …
One – Eat warm water when you wake The first thing that you need to do when you wake is to eat warm water. I said eat deliberately – the process (always) has to be deliberate, taking a sip, swishing it around your mouth, and then gently letting it down the throat. Gulping down water (and …
The Gītā has been seen as a religious text – a sort of canonical scripture that is the defining book of Hinduism. Some see as mythology, others as the word of God. I am too small to comment on what the Gītā really is, but for me, I look at it as a guide to …
Every once in a while, you come across a concept that blows your mind. And then, there comes along a chain of thought that manages to scare and excite you at the same time. The book I am reading now manages to do this, and more. Everyone is talking about AI these days – like …
We are but a sum total of the choices we make. Life is all about choices. From the food we eat, to the clothes we wear, to bigger decisions such as the career we choose, to where we live, even our life partners. It is said that we humans are the only beings on the …
Why is it that we think of a retreat, of going away from it all, we always tend to go closer to nature? I am fortunate enough to live in a community that is very close to nature. We have low-rise buildings, larger terraces, trees all over and abundant green spaces. I wake up with …
TIME, ATTENTION AND ENERGY Chris Bailey is a noted author and productivity expert. His book – The Productivity Project – details some very interesting facets of productivity. While the book does contain a comprehensive look at the subject, if you had to take away just one learning from it – it would be the three words above. The …
I was going through my old posts (more than 10 years old) and found this one. I used to watch a lot of movies those days (I still do), and some that stood out, or stayed with me, used to find their pride of place on the virtual pages of my (then) nascent blog. This …
How many time have we tried to change a habit, or to form a new one – and failed? We start well, but somewhere down the road, we end up slipping into familiar territory again. They say that it takes 21 days to make or change a habit. I say it takes more than just …
A lot of people ask me for book recommendations from time to time. While I do give them a few names, I have been thinking of going beyond mere recommendation, and making some sort of a ‘solution’ around this. Ideas keep bobbing up and down in my head often (much like Mr. Ducky in my …
