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The sunrise paints the sky a deep scarlet and a flock of birds fly across the sky, their wings flapping in unison. The gentle morning breeze sways the Champa branches on my terrace and I spy a flower or two, early for the season, in golden…
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Negotiating the steep climb up the hill to what is popularly known as 'Monkey Point', out-of-breath, I look up to see if I've reached at least halfway.There is Alka Pande, art curator and consultant, already waving from the top of the hill,…
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Charles Hoy Fort was not anti science. He was a turnof-the-nineteenth century American writer and researcher who specialised in investigating unexplained and anomalous phenomena which he believed were not being covered adequately or even…
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The word 'choice' means that we have options; that we have alternatives for everything. But there is a very interesting aspect to it.This choice made by the mind is actually a decision of 'A' against 'B'. Whatever it has decided, whether…
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While practising Dharana, the sixth limb of Ashtanga Yoga, careful and systematic effort is made to sustain focus. However, the focus becomes natural and spontaneous with practice, during Dhyana. When Dharana transmutes into Dhyana, the…
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Someone asked me the other day, "What motivates you to engage in tree-planting projects and river rallies?" The implication was clear: Gurus should stick to imparting yoga and leave ecology to environmentalists! But all this is yoga. All I…
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Laughter should be deep and total. This is the medicine that I prescribe for seriousness. You would like me to give you some serious medicine.That won't help.You have to be a little foolish. In fact, the highest pinnacle of wisdom always…
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There seems to be a deep sorrow pervading the universe. But before we deal with the sorrow of other beings, it is imperative to dissolve sorrow within us, human beings. This sorrow is a pile up of centuries of struggle, both for physical…
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No man is an island, and human beings are social animals who thrive on relationships. At every stage of life, we are related to someone. Some relationships we are born with--mother, father, siblings, grandparents, uncles, aunts etc, some…
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Nothing significance having in life comes easily. The best relationships, the most rewarding work, the highest prizes, academicals achievement, championships, salaries and trophies all come through diligent work, self discipline and…
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