Archive for September, 2005

short story from the Mahabharata

Wednesday, September 21st, 2005

updated 26 Sep, 05 Though I’d read the Mahabharata in my childhood days – all abridged versions, though from multiple sources , I heard a story today in a seminar in IISc that I had never heard before… (What’s in italics here is merely a verbatim repetition to the best of my memory…)

financial freedom

Sunday, September 18th, 2005

Its a fairly well known idea nowadays that time is becoming increasingly more valuable than money, and what we really need is more time for ourselves.

Emperor Ashoka | ಅಶೋಕ ಮಹಾರಾಜ

Tuesday, September 13th, 2005

Came across various versions of the same story. As I couldn’t find a succinct version, I consolidated yet another one myself from different sources on the web to match the one I’d heard originally long ago (can’t remember where).

a kid on a slide

Sunday, September 11th, 2005

A small child was climbing up a slide in a playground today. He was trying hard clambering up the ladder – almost fell down at one time but was caught by his alert father – and finally reached the top. It was a small slide but I suppose it felt gigantic to him. And what […]

Jain for another day

Friday, September 9th, 2005

Managed to fast again yesterday. This time it was much easier, completely effortless. Maybe I’m getting faster at it 😉 [ugh, couldn’t resist]

writing in Kannada

Thursday, September 8th, 2005

ಇವತ್ತು ಹೆಚ್ ಪಿ ಜೊತೆ ಮಾತನಾಡುವಾಗ ಕನ್ನಡ ದಲ್ಲಿ ಬ್ಲಾಗ್ ಮಾಡಲು ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಉಪಾಯಗಳು ಸಿಕ್ಕಿದವು… ಬರಹ ಡೈರೆಕ್ಟ್ ಉಪಯೋಗಿಸಿ ಆರಾಮಾಗಿ ಯೂನಿಕೋಡ್ನಲ್ಲೇ ಬರಿಯ ಬಹುದು! ಇಷ್ಟು ದಿನ windows 2000 ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡ enable ಮಾಡಲು ಸಾದ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ ಅಂದುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದೆ… ಆದರೆ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ತುಂಬ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ವಿವರಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ 🙂 ಆದರೆ ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಬರಿಯುವ ಅಭ್ಯಾಸ ಇಲ್ಲದಿರುವುದರಿಂದ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ನಿಧಾನವಾಗಿ ಬರಿಯುತ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದಿನಿ ಆದರು ಸಕ್ಕತ್ ಮಜ ಇದೆ 😉 ಯೆಷ್ಟು ತಪ್ಪುಗಳು ಮಾಡಿದ್ದೀನೋ ಯೇನೊ ಆದರೆ ಶುರು […]

real faith | ನಿಜವಾದ ನಂಬಿಕೆ

Monday, September 5th, 2005

Build up your faith so that in times you will not be shaken This was a quote from a friend, and it was nice to read it – but in my opinion, faith “gets built” up, one cannot actively build it. If one actively tries to build it, it may end up becoming disillusionment.

currency comparison

Monday, September 5th, 2005

My friend was asking me the other day – how can I possibly take off paid leave and go out somewhere every now and then.

austrian alps

Saturday, September 3rd, 2005

Managed to upload something from one of my archives… austrian alps This was written a couple of years after the actual trip, and while the month/year is correct, not sure about the date.

[flashback] considering a shortcut

Friday, September 2nd, 2005

flashback = old memory. In this case, something that happened over twelve years ago (when I was a teenager)… and nothing to do with me today! If you read this article, please read it completely – do not jump to any conclusions and abandon it midway!! 🙂 —— Sitting in stillness may at times bring […]