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This morning over the radio, I heard this wonderful rendition of the song, "Kshemam Kuru Gopala", played by Flute Shashank. It is ...

Recently, we had a few sessions on Carnatic music via Zoom in the IITM 1973 group. I was asked to introduce our music. I made a few slides a...

We had 3 sessions via Zoom among IITM1973 batchmates about Carnatic music recently. This is the pitch I made in the second session. The sess...

You have arrived at a magical, rain-forest home, a temple of Nature tended by man. You're welcomed by fragrant creepers, colour...

The idea of SAT - Sanskrit Auto-Translator has been brewing in my mind ever since our teacher Dr. Sowmya conducted an event to ...

It is a misconception that Ravana was a model devotee of Shiva. The nature of Shiva as a God is that asuras and rakshasas pray t...

Over this lovely cup of coffee this morning, let me present Advaita as I understand it.  Here I am, sitting and enjoying my coff...

This is the IPL madness season. Great matches played in the desert. With no spectator frenzy or celebrity dance. But cricket non...

श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते । ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम् ॥ १२-१२॥ In the Bhagavadgita, Sri...

I just saw a beautiful discussion on Naada on YouTube between Sri. Rajiv Malhotra and Vid. Vrinda Acharya: https://youtu.be/QBiDqqXtR-c ...

Shashi Tharoor has always a smart turn of phrase to go with his hair and flair. Without going into other aspects, I agree with h...

 Ishwar-ji speaks often about the five boys that throng our mental home. These are  Lust Anger Greed Attachment Ego. If I look at it closely...

Today my reading of the Vishnu Sahasranamam brought me to the word, कतिथः । I give the scan of Sri Adi Shankara's bhashya in...

From the Buddha garden.com: The Medicine Buddha is depicted in paintings having blue skin, but whether shown in statue or painte...

Earnest enquiry + Intense longing + great endurance  This is from today's Vijayavani newspaper. The author is a Lingayat Swa...

I was thinking today about the best formula to eat right. Here is my idea.  Eat Right = 4L +ABCDEF 4L L = Eat what you like L = ...

I am learning the basics of Paninian Sanskrit grammar from Dr. Sowmya Krishnapur of Vyoma Labs. It is amazing how Panini in 6th ...

For long we have heard much about the heart centre in Kundalini Yoga. It is called the Anaahata Chakra. Anaahata means the "Not-struck ...

॥ महामृत्युञ्जयमन्त्रम् ॥ ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे  सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम्   । उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनात् मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात्   ॥ This...

जन्मदिनमिदम् अयि प्रिय सखे / सखि । Today is your birthday, oh my dear friend!  (man/woman respectively)  शं तनोतु ते सर्वदा मुदम...

There is no way I can describe my inner infinity. But here is a try.  Of endless brightness, a golden pink glow is my inner sky....

(ಡಾ. ರೋಹಿತ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿಅವರ ಛಾಯಾಗ್ರಹಣ, ಮೈಸೂರು) ಮಾನವನ ಮನಸಿನಲಿ ತರತರದ ತೊಂದರೆಯ ತೊಡಕುಗಳ ತಳಮಳದಿ ತಿಳಿಯಾಗಿ ತೆಳುವಾಗಿ ತೋರ್ಪ ಆಶಾಕಿರಣ ದಾರಿದೀಪವೊ ನ...

My song on Cauvery: Oh Cauvery! Goddess of the South!  Blest are we that you descended on earth.  Born in the verdant hills, wit...

I realized early on during the lockdown that I would be doing a lot of webinars and video conferences. My MacBook Pro is excelle...

 

Have you thought about it? The word माया (māyā), which describes the world we live in, comes from the Sanskrit verb मीय् which m...

What makes a great teacher? A question that is relevant on 5 Sept. 1. The teacher loves to teach. 2. The teacher constantly inve...

I was recently trying to convey to a colleague why we find it so hard to build a successful business even for great products. It is typical ...

In today's Vijayavani, Dr. Bhuvaneshwari Hegde,  a professor of economics in Mangalore and a popular writer and speaker, has...

 

 

The Vyasa Vihara with Dr. Ganesh continues. He is speaking about Vidura Neeti wherein Vidura comes at night as requested by a sleepless Dhri...

I am indeed blessed to have been touched by Shri Ishwar Puri-ji, the perfect living master of the Sant Mat Surat Shabd Yoga. He is a living ...

This legend is about the greatest Indian poet, Kaviratna, Kalidasa.  Kalidasa is proceeding on a long journey in the hot sun and is very thi...