Thirupaavai Paasuram #16
In Paasuram #16 Andal teaches us about the power of words and how we should use them judiciously ! Words can hurt deeply.
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Stunning Sunsets
A few photographs that capture the Stunning Sunsets over a couple of days …. The colours and the Sun playing peekaboo is such a sight !
Osho – Ramakrishna’s Man of Salt
The man of salt, the moment he entered the ocean, started melting, and by the time he reached the bottom he was not. He came to know — but he couldn’t come back.
New Words
Am reading this delicious book titled “A Gentleman in Moscow” and I am reading it really slowly because its that kind of book. You just want to linger on every page and hope that the book never really ends :). Along the way, I have picked up four new words. Hadn’t heard these words before, … Read more
A message on love…
Wish everyone a Merry Christmas !! If there was a central message that Jesus Christ had, it was love… and so, here’s an excerpt from Osho’s book “The wild geese and the water” about love. Osho always spoke about rising in love rather than falling in love and in this excerpt he speaks about love … Read more
The words we use
We had our ISB batch reunion in Chennai on the 20th and 21st. During the sharing session on the 21st one of my friends described a situation in his office and addressed his employees as “his girls”. Many of us got anxious thinking he meant his young daughters till he clarified saying these were two … Read more
Book review – Wuthering Heights
Yes, this is the classic by Emily Bronte. I had never read it till recently. Completed reading this about 3 weeks back and didn’t manage to post my review :). This novel was first published in 1847 .. A 168 years back. It took me atleast a 100 pages of reading before I could get … Read more
Actions speak louder than words !!
The three most discussed news in the media today are – President Obama’s visit, Delhi elections and Mr. Jaishankar being made the Foreign Secretary. President Obama by accepting the invitation to be the chief guest at the Republic Day parade clearly indicated America’s heightened interest in India. No amount of tweeting and blogs and newspaper … Read more