no sympathy for the handicapped
Of course limited ability, or challenged, are nowadays gentler substitutes for the word handicapped, but I hope to write about something beyond mere courtesy or terminology, so I’m just using what’s convenient to me.
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cutting edge technology
Was waiting for the company van this morning. The side of the road was under repair – completely dug up, Bangalore style 😉 At the moment, there was only a single worker – involved in the task of cutting – well, pounding – football sized granite rocks into smaller ones using a hammer. It seemed…
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penguinaasana | ಪೆಂಗà³à²µà²¿à²¨à²¾à²¸à²¨
ಪಾತಾಂಜಲಿಯವರ ಸೂತà³à²°à²—ಳಲà³à²²à²¿ ಇಲà³à²²à²¦à²¿à²°à³à²µà³ ಕೆಲವೠಆಸನಗಳೠಈ ಕಡಲ ಕೋಳಿ ವà³à²¯à²•à³à²¤à²ªà²¡à²¿à²¸à³à²¤à³à²¤à²¿à²¦à³à²¦à²‚ಗಿದೆ… 😉 A penguin looks like it demonstrates some aasanas that Patanjali might’ve missed out in his sutras 😉 (I’m not sure, haven’t read it completely myself) ಪà³à²°à²¾à²°à²‚ಬದಲà³à²²à²¿ ಗಂಬೀರà³à²µà²¾à²—ಿ ನಿಂತà³à²•à³Šà²³à²¿…
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the most beautiful army tank…
I saw this one on one of the coastal walks in the southern tips of the UK last year… a very beautiful army tank…
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fallen heroes?
Sometimes we really look up to people and hold them in high esteem. And then they make a mistake, atleast in our perception. Then we feel so terribly let down – that we may end up dismissing everything they ever said as false.
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the truth is out where?
Following a post by Gangadhar – Truth, where does it lead to? I had these comments…
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astavakra gita
[some corrections made on 21-Nov-2005] The story of Astavakra is pretty fascinating, and sets the background and the context. As per what I remember from a seminar I attended recently, I present the speaker’s opinions as I remember them, I hope I do not misquote anything!
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simplification by travel
Due to my job, I occasionally end up living in different countries for short periods (maybe a few months or so). During these times, I’ve been put up in a hotel or apartment room and lived off a suitcase. That was it – my entire lifetime of belongings which occupies an entire house back in…
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a spoon of oil
This is a sub-story from Paulo Coelho‘s book Alchemist: [img source: gimped from here.] ———– A certain shopkeeper sent his son to learn about the secret of happiness from the wisest man in the world. The lad wandered through the desert for forty days, and finally came upon a beautiful castle, high atop a mountain.
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laughing buddha
One can see this statue called the Laughing Buddha in almost any gift shop in Malleswaram/Bangalore… a statue of a man with a huge hearty smile carrying a bag on his shoulder. Here’s his story…