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About Adepts and Teachers.
Means Of Wisdom Ato vimuktyai prayateta vidvan,samnyastabahyarthakukhapprahsan Santam,mahatma sampetya kesikam tenopadistarthasamhitama(8) In the 8-13 verse of Viveka Chudamani, Sri Adi Shankaracharya talks about the path self realization. He says self realization is not a casual jaunt. An adept has to be a seeker on a quest. His teacher has to be a ‘Santam’. The word…
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Dhanurmasa – When the Gods Sleep.
Dhanurmasa, I remember papa referring to it. I never really paid much attention, but this time round I thought let me actually see what this is all about. From what I understand Dhanurmasa is when the sun enters the zodiac sing of Sagittarius. It has been relevant since Mahabharata. It is believed that that war…
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Reviving Rangoli — Man On a Mission.
A lean bifocal gentleman would stride. Give a gentle smile. I have vague memories of this man running an art school. I could be mistaken but he remains strongly in my memory as “Rangoli Bayiri.” This is just sharing a few things I remember him telling me. Few things that I picked along the way.…
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Insight of Road crashes.
Third Sunday of every year is the day to remember victims of road accidents. This is an united nations observation and not a holiday. Some key factors of road accidents. Approximately 1.35million people die each year as a result of road traffic accidents. In India 53 road accidents happen every hour killing 17 people. Goa…
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The Left over
“my new footwear has come, you use the old one” Dan said tossing the Amazon wrapping on the living room floor. Something within Sarah just snapped, it always the same, almost like she was a dustbin. “one thali, one khichdi without Kadi, one aloo parata,” Dan took a breather, looked at his wife, and added,…
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Thoku Emong — a festival of gratitude.
Most folk festivals are about gratitude, and thanks giving. So is the Lothas Naga festival of Thoku Emong. Thoku means feast, and Emong is halt. The festival is celebrated by the Naga Lothas tribe in the first week of November. The government however has currently declared 6th– 7th of November as the festival days though…
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