How do you acquire true knowledge from a Guru? Through – Praṇipātena – Prostration – Not just falling at the feet of the Guru – that is a symbol of surrender. You have to surrender to your Guru – when you prostrate, your head and heart lie at their feet. This signifies devotion – a higher form of …
Did you know that photons of light have no color, sound waves have no sound, olfactory molecules have no odors, and food molecules have no taste? The greenness of the trees, the blueness of the sky, the smell of that freshly baked pastry and the taste of that homemade pie are all created inside your …
Have had this question many times, from many people – about the name of my consultancy – 10 Leaves. Why 10? Why Leaves? William Shakespeare once said – a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet…But the good bard wouldn’t have relished being called Will.I.am I imagine. Now would calling a rose a cabbage …
Have you heard of Wootz steel? Chances are that you haven’t. Have you heard of the swords of Tipu Sultan? AHA. Well, they were made of the stuff. Wootz steel was a pioneering steel alloy developed in India in the mid-1st millennium BC and exported globally. It originated in Wootz steel originated in the mid-1st millennium BC in South …
And just like that, one day already passed in the New Year. Chances are, we didn’t get much done, post all the revelry on the 31st. Yes, one day may not be much in the scheme of things, but it does count, if you want it to. So does an hour, even a minute, but …
Around five hours to go. This time around, the community management has organized a year-end party, well, right outside my house. So whether I like it or not, today is going to be a long night. I hear Kylie Minogue (the DJ must be quite old I must admit) screaming her lungs out from the …
Tomorrow is the last day of the calendar year. Another year flies by, without us really knowing what happened. Anyways, some plans for meeting close friends like cough syrup and antibiotics, and starting the new year on a high note. By working on 1st January. Personally, I could never reconcile with the fact that the …
So it’s sick season (once again), this time a bacterial infection that seems to have got to everybody at home, maid included. Not a great way to end the year:| Speaking of infections, the annoying trend of blood and gore in movies continues unabated, this time reaching Malayalam cinema, which is traditionally known to have …
“According to Manusmiriti, there are six policies of dealing with such an issue – Sandhi (peace treaty), Vigraha (war), Yaana (preparation for war), Asana (neutrality), Samsraya (forming alliances) and Dvaidhibhava (double-dealing or pretending to be friendly). So please discuss among yourselves and let us reach a consensus on how we are going to tackle this situation.” अपृष्टेनापि वक्तव्यं सचिवेनात्र किंचन ।पृष्टेन तु विशेषेण वाच्यं पथ्यं महीपतेः ॥ …
Arjuna was the most prominent warrior in the Mahabharata. The best archer in the world, with the avatar of Sri Vishnu as a guide, and the establishment of Dharma as the objective, on the biggest stage that humanity had ever seen. It is only natural that the tools available to him had to be exceptional. …
