The 5 Reasons why Ayyappan is a symbol of Secularism (Challenge 13 / 18)
The unkindest cut of all was when Ayyappan was cited as a symbol of discrimination. Ayyappan is a symbol of secularism in its fullest spirit. The short article will give you 5 reasons why:
The 3 Step process to Gratitude (Challenge 12 / 18)
Why Gratitude? The Turtle Story: An old lady was asked, ‘do you know what holds the earth?’ Nonchalantly she replied, ‘It is on the back of a turtle.’ She was then asked, ‘Do you know what holds that turtle?’ Spat came her reply, ‘It is turtles all the way down.’ Limitation of our senses: Our […]
Why does Kohli consider CONSISTENCY as his only mantra? (Challenge 11 / 18)
Seth Godin is leading management thinker and amongst the most popular bloggers in the world. When asked to explain what does authentic mean, he said that it was all humbug. He said that you can fart in your privacy but you would not do the same in public in the name of being authentic. He […]
Is Compassion relevant today? (Challenge 10 / 18)
Wayne Dyer says that the face of pure intention is – COMPASSION. I was coming down the stairs, when I heard loud voices. It was the watchman of our flat berating some kid. Upon arriving at the scene, I saw that it was my kid. Seeing me, the watchman fled the scene.
Why will Minimalism make a difference? (Challenge 9 / 18 continues)
You have a choice. Either to make your life easy or to make your life hard. A mouse takes one day to build a hole, a bird takes two days to build a nest and a man takes thirty years to build a house. – Excerpts from Jon Jandai (TED Talks) Is there something wrong […]
Why will minimalism make a difference (Challenge 9 / 18)
I excel at the art of doing nothing. For countless Sundays, I have zealously rested. I curse myself for having taken up this blogging challenge. What motivates these PSAI members? What is the mantra that invokes them to write on Sundays? Is this a bait to delist me on judgment day?
Why we need Sathvik food (Challenge 8 / 18)
Savvy and I love to fast. We have trained our minds to observe our ghrelin (hunger hormone) & leptin (satiety hormone) dance. Savvy is an aficionado of this topic. She can fast at the drop of a hat. We never eat breakfast (last 3 years) and seldom do we have dinner. A few times, we […]
Why should you to go to temples and walk barefoot (Challenge 7 / 18)
School vacations were spent with my grandfather. He would spend hours in the morning doing LINGA puja. I was fascinated by the array of stones that he did puja to. Red, blue, green, black & white were the colors, and were very smooth to touch. His afternoons were spent poring over Ramanan’s almanacs on astrology. […]
Why are you what you eat (Challenge 6 / 18)
Manasa, is my conscience keeper. I would shudder at the thought of confronting her. This 18 year old, N.I.T (National Institute of Technology) student is a vegan. She would rattle out facts of how 50 billion livestock are butchered every year, to feed this rapacious planet. It included 25 million buffaloes & 4 million horses.
Why Churchill wouldn’t like the sound of it (Challenge 5 / 18)
Heard about the term VOMITORIUM? Rome had conquered the known world and opulence led to decadence. Excess of wealth took consumerism to an extreme. What happened may shock you. The Romans would throw up lavish meals. Gluttony was the order of the day. After imbibing the drink & consuming the food, the Romans would vomit […]