Understanding

There are few things that are much harder to understand than the mind of a girl.

Worries of Beauty

“The beauty of a human face is marred not by age, but by the worries that pile upon the mind over time. That is why a child, no matter who it is, always has a beautiful smile when even the most handsome looking adult has to try hard to even smile!” - A barber in [...]

Some insightful quotes

From the Sword of Truth series by Terry GoodKind:
“Sometimes that’s all life is: one desperate act after another.” - Zedd
“When you are out numbered, and the situation is hopeless, you have no option-you must attack!” - Richard
“Third Time tricked, marks the fool.” - Richard
“Everything is valuable under the right conditions. To a man dying of [...]

Fine thoughts

Just thought I could share with you all some insightful quotes I heard/ read recently.
“Sometimes, anger can help you survive.” “So can faith!” – From the movie X-MEN
“You talk to God, you’re religious. If God talks to you, you’re psychotic.” – From the TV series “House”
“It takes a great deal of courage to stand up [...]

Reflections

I give counsel and hope to many people, yet I despair when times are dire.
Many people think I am too philosophical. I just consider them to be too mundane.
Speaking lies is extremely bad. But you don’t have to tell the full truth either!
You don’t need poverty or disease to make life miserable. Unbridled lust and [...]

Are you a “brahmana”?

This is a story from the Chandogya Upanishad, about a boy named as Satyakama Jabala.
“Once, Satyakama, the son of Jabala, asked his mother, ‘I want to live as a brahmacari. Which dynasty (gotra) do I belong to?’ Jabala answered, ‘My son, I do not know which dynasty you belong to; in my youth I served [...]

Learning to live?

People are attracted towards yoga programs and self-proclaimed spiritual retreats for several reasons. For many, its a just a matter of faith. For some its the “feel good” and “brand” factors. But for a very few people, it has to be a matter of the credible aspect of truths about life that a particular person [...]

Good luck? bad luck? who knows?

There is a Chinese story of a farmer who used an old horse to till his fields. One day, the horse escaped into the hills and when the farmer’s neighbors sympathized with the old man over his bad luck, the farmer replied, “Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?” A week later, the horse returned with [...]

Read somewhere on the web…

“Fate served me meanly, but I looked at her and laughed,
That none might know how bitter was the cup I quaffed
Along came Joy and paused beside me where I sat,
Saying, ‘I came to see what you were laughing at.’”

Patience

Life never moves at our pace
either too fast or too slow
Fury wind in the face
or oxen with a plow
Nothing is too soon
nothing too late
When time and luck meet
people call if fate
As pebbles form from rocks
shaped by the flowing water
should we be in facing life
with patience now and after
For the one who waits
good things come
For the [...]

Days I will always remember

1) The day I was born – so that I may type this today
2) The day I first fell down the stairs and saw my own blood – so that I may remember shock, pain and fear
3) The day I [...]

Padma-patram ivāmbhasā

Just as the lotus leaf is untouched by water, so should we be untouched by the desire to attach ourselves to the results of our works.

Office of profit bill… a disgrace!

The seemingly pointed and speedy execution of the process to send the “Office of Profit Bill” again to the President’s assent has clearly shown that this spineless ‘Congress et al’ government has nothing more than its own political interests as its priority.Instead of coming up with a comprehensive solution as suggested by Dr. Kalam, the [...]

Thought for the day

Srimad Bhagavad Gita 3.21
yad yad acarati sresthas
tat tad evetaro janah
sa yat pramanam kurute
lokas tad anuvartate
“Whatever action is performed by a great man, common men follow in his footsteps. And whatever standards he sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.”
This verse is one of my favorites… a very truthful statement.

Ockham’s razor… can it cut everything? - recycled

Yet another post of mine, which was actually read by some faculty member from the place I worked! Google can a bane… sometimes.
I was reading about some stuff for my tutoring sessions and I came across a principle known popularly as ” Ockham’s Razor”. Intrigued, I started digging deeper. This was a medieval [...]