tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88026482765964080082024-03-21T14:05:56.800+05:30Oh My GauSh!!This blog is about anything and everything and nothing that we do in our lives. Things that touched us, made a mark in our lives, caught our fancy and something that we feel like sharing with everyone. And believe me there is a lot, between the both of us we cover the www (whole wide world). Best of both the worlds from Venus to Mars! Peek in our lives and go ‘Oh My Gau sh!’ ;)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16532066438984592474noreply@blogger.comBlogger190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802648276596408008.post-47030914751914238272014-05-06T10:48:00.000+05:302014-05-06T10:48:34.549+05:30Why so apologetic TO BE?!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I
have had the pleasure of traveling a few times via Dubai & Muscat on my
international travel and the one thing I love and adore about Islam in general and Muslims in particular is their uncompromising sincerity towards their religious
practices & ability to provide infrastructure for individuals to do so.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After
a long haul flight to Dubai, on transit, I needed nothing more than meditation
and I was mentally preparing myself to hunt for peaceful corner, if I was lucky
to meditate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To
my utter surprise and thrill there I was staring at a beautiful prayer and
meditation hall at the airport and apparently there were many such halls strewn
across the airport. Man I was impressed. This was something that I carried in
my heart ever since. I was happy, very happy, to find a place where I could
unwind and my reverence for the guys who planned the Dubai airport just went
up, from Ok to fantastic.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Just
imagine a commercial hub like an airport making provision for ones basic
spiritual need – a peaceful, clean and well designed place to meditate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of all the airports in Europe and Asia
pacific that I have used, Dubai just takes it away- from me, on this front.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This
is inspiring, I wonder if Muslims understand the value add they are doing to the
world. Silently praying, unapologetically praying, happily praying, that’s a
sign of evolution for me. I have felt the same awe in places like Banaras,
Rishikesh, Haridwar and other pilgrimages, but the ability to combine business
and yet having the clarity to provide for connecting to ones Self is a very big
deal if you ask me and it requires oddles of courage to stand up against so
many biases, discrimination and judgments that people, societies and countries
so lavishly & conveniently share, without having the patience to go deeper
and see the truth behind it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">After
this experience I had a whole new perspective about the richness of the
cultures in the East and their unfortunate misuse, plunder and dejection, that
we have so often seen from the west. And its so ironic that we in the east are
taught to believe that only things originating between Hollywood & Britain are
worthy of greatness – their education system, their mannerisms, their music,
their clothes. More alarming is the ignorance and intolerance, that west
confers to anything eastern barring Jackie Chan. So who is the fanatic here?
West with its rigid and judgmental view point for & of rest of the world,
trying to monopolise and monetize everything - the east in particular – or the
east which is ever embracing cultures out of wisdom and sometimes out of
foolishness, only to be betrayed? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This
west being greater than the east- is an unending conflict percolating every
strata of our society and every sector of development. Rebels have been banished,
kingdoms – unscrupulously destroyed, be it India- Iraq – China and yet we in
the east never learn – never unite. Why?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I
know I’m zoning off into multiple territories now, but the crux being all these
issues are connected & it comes back to where I started. Why apologetic to
pray? Why apologetic to Meditate, why apologetic to embrace to be who we are,
what we practice, what we truly believe. Unless we carry that sense of pride,
we will be vulnerable to what we are brainwashed to believe - as too old school,
or too lazy, or too naïve, or too cunning, or too ignorant, too shabby or too
stupid, but the truth is we are not, in the east we have the oldest living
civilizations, moving together harmoniously.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When
I see all this it can be disturbing, cause with all the richness we have, with
all the wisdom we share and the highest knowledge of the self that has been our
core, we in the east have everything to be proud of, that we have to upgrade on
many fronts – personal and societal is a fact but even then there is a lot we
can teach the west. The 1<sup>st</sup> step is for me was to carry that Identity and pride
in my heart. By practicing our wisdom, sharing & caring for everyone
around and by praying and meditating together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In all this rambling I seem to derive strength from the fact that I see
hope, I see a reason to be, a reason to work for the equality, equanimity and harmony
in diversity that I want to achieve – I see Sri Sri.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Vande Mataram!</span></div>
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shilpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690796990879824698noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802648276596408008.post-80112124119309277542014-04-08T10:54:00.000+05:302014-05-06T10:57:24.111+05:30Why Modi is Dangerous for India!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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You know I've been smitten by the Modi bug and I don't see any reason why any Indian who has common sense will not support him! Having said that, I started reading almost everything that has been said generally about Indian politics the last 2 years and about Modi in particular, like most of you, so after reading, debating, discussing and sharing amazing facts about this PM to be, this is what Ive compiled: </div>
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Key Assumption : MODI IS DANGEROUS FOR INDIA...</div>
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...and here goes why</div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>He is a nationalist</b></span> : thinks of the country 1st, who does that.</li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Doesn't show any Ji hazoori to the Angreezs</b></span> - now how is that possible, all 60 years after Independence we have majorly had only British ass lickers as our PMs and ruling parties. </li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Modi is very clear about how he wants India to be</b></span> - even this is not possible, we are used to having leaders see India through the eyes of SaabLog and Amreecan bandhus, so clearly its confusing as to how he is so clear?.</li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>He talks development</b></span> blah blah blah and he actually delivers - Not Possible- we haven't seen it happen anywhere in our country so just not possible. </li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">He talks too much sense</span> </b>- cant handle it, after numbing our senses with the meaningless AK & Rahul & no talking by Manmohan, rising up standards is going to be tough nah. </li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>He doesnt talk appeasement</b></span> - why isnt he appeasing the Muslims or the minorities or the BC's or whatever, daal mein kuch kala hai.</li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>He doesn't talk Divide and Rule</b></span> - but strange, that's the only way we have seen our leaders work, too much one-ness and belonging-ness kaise chalega?.</li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>He is too smart & too intelligent</b></span>, done all his Homework and in all his rallies he took the effort to understand local issues and combine it into a national vision...not done.</li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">His English is not that great</span> </b>- what are the Queen and Pope going to say??? so embarrassing...</li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>He has an opinion</b></span> and is unafraid to call a spade a spade, he even went ahead and spoke about Kashmir & Arunachal- no one else has spoken so far, why should he, is he crazy?</li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">He talks about national security</span></b> and has a vision - as issue that has
been handled by spineless Ministers and central govt. so cant relate to
his courage quotient. </li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>His influence on media</b></span> might be such that we will see people actually wearing Indian stuff in Bollywood and Koffee with Karan will become - Chai pe charcha, Bigg boss will become - Bade Bhaiyya and so on.</li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>He is too Indian</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b> & He talks too much Hindi</b></span> and we convent educated, videshi returned types cant handle all this man. - born and brought up in the hinterlands, not British educated, how the hell is he ever going to understand coolness????</li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>He knows his geography</b></span> too well - he knows everything about India, is that even possible? if so why haven't we seen that before. hence I doubt.</li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>He wants to truly develop India</b></span> & <span style="font-size: large;">He is definitely going to take care of women's security</span> - we leftist brainwashed students wont have topics to intellectually debate on? - why? I
say why? what about us who join UN & World Bank
to write sophisticated crappy reports about India being 3rd world
& all, how on earth are we going to survive???? We will be
jobless.</li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>He is going to stop cows from being slaughtered</b></span> - I just cant see why that is so important?</li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>He speaks about reviving our national textile industry</b></span> - Oh gawdd what about my Gucci, Armani,Versacce and brands that Karan endorses???pls dont tell me he is going to kick them out.</li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Temples will not have VAT</b></span> - that's crazy why should Hindu temples not have VAT? That sounds too nonsecular.</li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>He unabashedly calls India a Hindu nation</b></span> - I'm already feeling guilty for liking the sound of it.</li>
<li> <b><span style="font-size: large;">He has a great sense of pride</span> -</b> No other party in the past has had such a sense of pride about our history and about our country, so why is this guy having it?</li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>His definition of secularism</b></span> is so not what Congress has brain washed us so far, he uses the word Hindu a lot, I mean that's definitely so Un- SECULAR.</li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>He is going to create Jobs</b></span> - Gawwddd this is another pain point, what he is going to make us all work and slog and all...wasn't that MANREGA & other Congress schemes good to feed poor & jobless without having to work? Also youth could ass lick themselves into politics are very well taken care, so why all this hard work?</li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>He is going to convert us all into being INDIANS</b></span> and feeling so proud of India. This is not done, what about the hundreds of years of Angreez brain washing, the angreezi brands we use, angreezi kapda we wear, the serials we watch...how are we going to give up all that- so UN-SECULAR.</li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>He cares about the future of this country</b></span> - man this guy is so not in the present moment. We are so happy- that we are all going to study abroad and come back with our attitude and accents and look down on people who don't do that- and now that's not going to be cool?</li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>He is going to make tourism a big industry</b></span>, he says he will clean up the monuments, improve infrastructure and all - so short sighted, cause there is so much to see in India when will we go abroad.</li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>He is going to make us feel proud about our past</b></span>, our rich culture, no way- we have grown hating our past and looking down on our way of life and now to like all that- not done.</li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>He is totally messing up with my history</b></span> - calls Shaheed Bhagat Singh and all freedom fighters- hows that possible we were taught they were terrorists.</li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>He is keen on creating an internal defense Industry</b></span>, where we are not going to depend heavily on other countries, now that kind of confidence is absurd. </li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: large;">He's gone and generated 1500 crores by creating women's groups</span> </b>of housewives and poor rural women - why take that effort? cant you just let them be, poor women...now everyone's going to be rich? whom am I going to shower my sympathy on?</li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>He wants to connect all the rivers</b></span> - improve agriculture and all, are we all going to be farmers and live in villages or what like 70% of other Indians? no way.</li>
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Too focused- too smart too intelligent too Indian - No wonder Modi is such a big deal. India is definitely going to be different if he becomes PM- India will have an identity and nothing can stop India from becoming a superpower, now that's dangerous!<br />
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Do Vote, its your right.<br />
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Jai Hind.</div>
shilpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690796990879824698noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802648276596408008.post-23768458819692767422014-03-24T12:55:00.001+05:302014-03-24T14:14:27.224+05:30Journal of the week-that was'nt 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">My top 5 takes of this superb week, why and how, do find
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Story number</span><b><span style="font-size: small;"> </span>1.</b></i></span><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">The value of rupee </span>that has steadily been on the
rise (thanks to the national opposition that’s in power) is <span style="font-size: large;">now 100$= 1Rupee.</span>
So the US has given clearance to the embassy staff to personally call all
Indians, inviting them to America to open shops, thailas, sabzi and phool
mandis and dukaans all over the US. <span style="font-size: large;">The aim is to make US dollar stronger by
copying the Indian business model of the
informal sector <span style="font-size: small;">and small & medium scale industries.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Story number<b> </b></i></span><b><i>2.</i></b></span><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <b>
</b></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">Also 10 states in the Indian heartland have
found OIL. </span>Every house has a borwell for oil and they directly supply to rest
of the world. Farming on an increase: These Indians are so rich that they have
torn down all real estate development and are farming organic food. <span style="font-size: large;">Apparently Dubai and US are the weekend get away for all the bhabhijis.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Story number</span> </i></span></span></span><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>3</b>.</span></i><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> <b><i>
</i></b></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The royal Queen is organizing a
special Karva chauth week for all the Indian bahus</i></span> in a bid to increase the
tourism for the decaying historicaly pungent city she belongs to. She has
promised to perform special puja and fasting along with Rabdi Devi, Aishwarya Rai, Madhuri Dixit, Sushma Swaraj, Tina & Neeta Ambani for being a SADAH SUHAGAN.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Story number</span> </i></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>4.</b></i></span><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">There has been a global demand for Vico
vajradanti as Shakira is the new brand ambassador for the tooth paste and
cream.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Here are a look at the Indian brands that
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Lady Gaga – Khadi and Gandhi Ashram products</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Kim Kardashian for Cycle brand agarbatti</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Taylor Swift for Meera shikakai shampoo</span></span></li>
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</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Arnold Schwarzenegger for Bajaj scooters to name a
few.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">Story number</span> </i></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>5.</i></b><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">The OSCARs are being bought by the Sanskar TV
channel and this year the the MC wil be Baba Ramdev.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I think that’s a lot of good stuff and im busy interviewing
all these Hollywood guys who are now shifting base to Mumbai. With more updates
soon. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Signing off with more patriotism.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Jai Hind! </span></div>
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shilpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690796990879824698noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802648276596408008.post-40327235317860795642014-03-21T10:59:00.004+05:302014-03-21T12:09:15.664+05:30RIP Khushwant Singh...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Thank the Lord he is dead, this son of a gun”:</span> </span></u>That's a lift from
the epitaph <i>Khushwant Singh</i> wrote for himself. <span style="color: red;"><i>Source: Indian
Express.</i></span></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
rare combination of intelligent wit, razor sharp humor always saying more than
just what it seemed – that was Khushwant Singh for me.At
a time when there was no internet, his brilliant jokes filled our lives-
whether family get together s or party with friends his joke books that were
available at libraries, bus stands and railway stations made us laugh with joy.</span></span><br />
</div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><i> About
Khushwant Singh:</i></b></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Born
on February 2, 1915 at Hadali, now in Pakistan, Singh wrote classics like
"Train to Pakistan", "I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale" and
"Delhi".</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">He
was a lawyer-turned-diplomat-turned-writer. His autobiography, "Truth,
Love and a Little Malice", was published by Penguin Books in 2002.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">He
was editor of several literary and news magazines, including the Illustrated
Weekly of India as well as two newspapers, the Hindustan Times and the National
Herald, through the 1970s and 1980s.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">In 2007, he was awarded with the Padma
Vibhushan. </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="color: red;">Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Khushwant-Singh</span> </i></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpLast">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There is no better way to remember a
Guinness writer than sharing his works...so without further delay, here goes a few
of his jokes.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -18pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">·<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;">Ajit looked up from the paper he was
reading and remarked "These Hindu fundamentalists are going to convert
everyone.'' Robert was quite horrified and replied "But what am I going to
do? I'm a Christian!'' To which Ajit advised, after some thought, "See Dr
Manmohan Singh. He will make you partially convertable.''</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent: -17.85pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">·<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;">Indian VIPs have recently been warned
to take certain precautionary steps to avoid being blown up by terrorists. They
have trouble following most of the points suggested.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -17.85pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">à<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;">don't go to the same hotel or
restaurant too often.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -17.85pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">à<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;">don't walk in the same park at the same
time every day.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -17.85pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">à<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;">don't take the same car to work every
day.</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 72pt; text-indent: -17.85pt;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">à<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;">don't sleep with the same person in the
same place every night.</span></span></div>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A firm of solicitors in Mumbai (funny,
why not Delhi?) go under the name of Patel, Patel, Patel and Patel
(actually, could just as well be Nairobi or London). The office phone rang
and the voice at the other end asked:</span></span></li>
</ul>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"May I speak to Mr
Patel?"</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Mr Patel is not in
his seat."</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"In that case could
I speak to the other Mr Patel?''</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"The other Mr Patel
is out of station.''</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Then put me through
to the third Mr Patel.''</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Sorry, the third Mr
Patel has gone out for lunch.''</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Okay then I will
speak to the last Mr Patel.''</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Patel speaking.''</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">(dunno if that story is true, but I was
once at Mumbai International Airport when one of the officials began calling
out for Mr Patel. Half the people around me turned their heads!) </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;">It's amazing the kind of English one
sees in the streets. "Froot Stal'' boasted one place selling "froot chooce''.
Perhaps I would need one on a "two-wheller'', which was being sold next to a
place that dealt with the "serviec and repair'' of watches. Another sign said "Do not stick posters here. Stickers will be prosecuted.'' And if you think I
have trouble expressing myself, why not advise me to go to the "National
Institute for Stuttering Management and Behaviour Technology". </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Wives of two MLAs were busy comparing notes
about their spouses. "Mine can talk hours on any subject!'' exclaimed one. "That's nothing,'' said the other. "Mine does not even need a subject to talk
about.''</span></span></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><i>Source:
http://www.funfunky.com/jokes-khushwant-singh</i></span></span></div>
</div>
shilpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690796990879824698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802648276596408008.post-77023094914723734492014-03-18T13:38:00.000+05:302014-03-18T20:42:55.077+05:30Journal of the week- that was'nt...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It has been a crazy week and I'm sure you will all agree.Though I did not have anytime to catch up with good bollywood films, the political scenario compensated more than enough. Special credit to Kejri and his gang of Topiwalas. My top 5 pick of the week that could topple any bollywood superflick. T-20 I-pull, U-pull,V-all-Pull or any Sas bahu drama. So here goes the unedited version...<br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li><b><i>Story number <span style="font-size: x-large;">1</span>:</i></b> We hear that the <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Topiwalas from Maharashtra - whose attire it is Kejri has "worn" are going to sit on Dharna</b></span>, since their patented attire has been stolen, so its not just trust that this man breaks he also has some serious issues to discuss with these men from Maharashtra, whose identity he has stolen and missused...<span style="font-size: small;">cant wait to see who wins over the Topi</span></li>
<li><br /></li>
<li><b><i>Story number <span style="font-size: x-large;">2</span>: </i></b>Apparently <b><span style="font-size: large;">the coffers of the Kejri Gang are tinkling with so much dough</span></b> that AAP is building its own stadium and state of art Dharna centre in the national capital.The land has been alloted and people are lining up to help construct, it should be done in a week considering that they have funding and help from European and US allies - so neither transfer of technology nor funding is a problem. Also the <span style="font-size: large;">platform for <b>Dharna is a mobile one, which can fly from one city to another. </b></span>Point being Kejri doesnt move in public transport and he flies like alladin to any place in the country, for dharnas. That way he ensures he is not stopping the traffic for AAM ADMI on the sadak, with his guest appearences in all Indian cities. The sign of a true Indian Leader...Bharath mata ki jai!</li>
<li> </li>
<li><b><i>Story number <span style="font-size: x-large;">3</span>: </i></b>Next in line is the news that one of the <span style="font-size: large;">key leaders in AAP stated</span> that <span style="font-size: large;">too much violence going on in Kashmir</span> and we are loosing too many Indian soldiers fighting at the borders so <b><span style="font-size: large;">might as well give Kashmir away to the neighbours,</span></b> new level of bilateral thinking by <span style="font-size: large;"><b>AAP lauded by UN for peace and KEJRI to receive Noble Peace Prize</b></span>. Kashmir to be re-named Takt-e-Pakistan. This news was lauded not just nationally but internationally too, the AAP office was flooded with bouquets from pope to ladan to the mafia. Apparently all these guys felt they finally found the true India who could carry out their work peacefully without protest or resistance...and they have confirmed their esteemed presence for the inauguration of the Dharna Stadium in Delhi.They may all be flying from Delhi to Kashmir on the same platform.</li>
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shilpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690796990879824698noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802648276596408008.post-55910991626441044132014-03-10T15:06:00.000+05:302014-03-11T11:22:39.241+05:30 Re-Interpreting Democracy...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<li style="text-align: justify;">many of the youth not stopping at just registering, they are volunteering to help others do the same</li>
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So all in all its a very good scene out there- something better than nothing, BUT I have my concerns with respect to how some political parties have sprung in our country - at least one mango party in particular, their modus operandi and their ability to mould facts and RE-present them.</div>
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Its no rocket science and any sane person can see that this party that was under qualified by all standards just proved that by accepting & then with the same ease walking out of the responsibilities of our national capital.</div>
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Even more baffling is the fact that they have the audacity to proclaim themselves as warriors for the path of non-corruption and how? now this is interesting, I don't see a strategy at all, what I see is a disturbing tendency to defame and nullify any attempt for the opposition majority to come in power. So its not what they want to do, they are about creating chaos so that people are mislead and so that they do not take informed decisions on a basic fact : IF OUR COUNTRY HAS TO PROSPER - ITS INTERNAL SECURITY HAS TO BE STRONG AND FOR THAT ITS VERY ESSENTIAL THAT WE HAVE A NATIONAL PARTY ELECTED. Period!!! this is a plain and simple fact, and anyone who cares about this country will know this that in the last 10years our country's security has been breached like the security for exams conducted in some rural area 1000's of KMs away from access. This is a big concern for me. I'm no expert but I'm an Indian with common sense and its obvious to me as it is to many more.</div>
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Our Borders have been breached and yet no strong stand has been taken, be it from Pakistan, Bangladesh or China and its a shame that we put our countries soldiers life at risk without caring. Last month when I visited one of our border posts, it was shocking to know how lax our central govt. has been towards these attacks and how little power the officers are given at the front to take a call. In this process we have lost many brave soldiers due to weak political will and many brave ones have been court martialed for acting promptly to save the nation. I cannot fathom this. Also we have truck loads of recreational drugs entering our Indian borders, which is distributed to youth and how is that possible? All this information one will find if you search well enough. You tell me which Indian citizen or government would allow this to happen? but then I'm reminded that our country is not RUN by an Indian…sad but true.</div>
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Another issue connected to the Internal security is the Distribution of mass weapons on the name of communism to innocent villagers. This is a concern. Our country has 1 lakh plus villages and 600 odd districts, of this 1/3rd have been infested with home grown terror activities. Is it possible that a democracy this large that can make super powers quiver, not have the strength to take a call on these internal issues? I think its more than what meets the eye.</div>
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Since I started by talking about Politics let me connect the two, parties that do not speak about our national security, nationalism are not worth existing in our country, fooling people with the image of secularism and non-corruption is a farce that many of us can clearly see. How is it that we have had more than 10 naval attacks in just 6 months and no major political party has voiced its concern and acts ? Its not possible without an internal help…so all in all it comes back to Internal security and sadly I do not see our noisy media making any fuss or reporting about these grave concerns- because they are paid like a madaris bandar to dance to the tune they are trained to.</div>
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If we as youth connect to understand these undercurrents and inform ourselves with facts that plague our nation, it might not be too late…So I would like to close by sharing that the only way to redeem this country at this point will be by participating in the upcoming elections - by voting, by creating awareness and most importantly by giving an opposition national party a chance that cares about the country…whether secular in image or not.</div>
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shilpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690796990879824698noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802648276596408008.post-91787091862145763892014-03-08T11:42:00.000+05:302014-03-08T12:06:04.487+05:30So its Women's Day...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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she washes, cooks, cleans, takes care, works, decorates and multi tasks - every single day and we dedicate this ONE day to her, wonder why?</div>
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thousands of years ago there were invasions and so we were protected, unfortunately men never woke form that slumber...but now we are free...</div>
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Sri Sri : What determines whether a society is strong and harmonious, or otherwise is the role of women in it. Happy Women's Day!!!</div>
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shilpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690796990879824698noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802648276596408008.post-14541851999914458032014-02-12T22:54:00.000+05:302014-02-12T23:21:07.149+05:30from Earth to Ashes...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">from earth to ashes & earth again</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">my journey began & will thus end</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">a cycle from which liberation i seek</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">to find meaning in the pattern of this wheel</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">the spike my breath- the wheel this world </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">-the core being my self unexplored</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>for the cycle from which liberation i seek</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>to find meaning in the pattern of this wheel</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>the core being myself to explore</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>to choose to realize beyond both - the earth & ashes</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>that i seek is not a part of this wheel</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>what my eyes couldn't my heart did see</i></span><br />
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shilpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690796990879824698noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802648276596408008.post-32691254666997011562013-09-01T16:57:00.002+05:302013-09-01T16:58:42.411+05:30PROMISE...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i>Seldom will you find someone who loves you so unconditionally and more so sharing such profound words of love and freedom, </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19px;"><i>each and every bit of which you experience to be true...thanks for sharing this with us mortals Guruji, will be ever grateful... </i></span></span></div>
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I can’t promise that we will be rich or famous or powerful…</div>
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I can’t promise that we will always be together…</div>
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I promise that this will be the most rich and fulfilling life possible.</div>
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I promise your life will be an eternal celebration,</div>
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You will find the one you have waited forever….</div>
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You will meet yourself in my arms…</div>
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I promise.</div>
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shilpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690796990879824698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802648276596408008.post-29970888631467742662013-07-20T10:28:00.000+05:302013-07-20T11:22:07.731+05:30Loosing a close one...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nothing can prepare you for the death of a closed one - not their age, not their illness - just to have a void created by their physical absence is so baffling to start with...to feel that someone you spoke to, someone you shared an important part of your life, your mundane, your dreams - to feel that someone GONE takes a while to adjust...the void the sadness and grief can be very intimidating...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Death brings you in touch with the reality of life. Death creates a vacuum, a void. Void is the fertile ground for the spirit to manifest. All talents, invention, creativity springs forth from the void, and creation has a tendency to return to the void.</i></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Kailasa means "where there is only celebration", and Smashana is where there is only void. Thus the Divinity dwells in the void as well as in celebration. And in you there is void, in you there is celebration.</i></span></div>
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shilpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690796990879824698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802648276596408008.post-32360875271446244502013-07-01T11:32:00.000+05:302013-07-01T11:39:39.882+05:30Guilt and Blame...root cause is the same...<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Im sharing this article as i Experienced this "AHA Moment" yesterday after meditation...Guruji had said that Guilt and Blame are 2 sides of the same coin, and they put one in a cycle - its either guilt or blame. Guilt is anger about one's self and Blame is anger on someone else...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All of us love perfection in life, and when things do not go the way we have planned it thats when these emotions play havoc and if the cycle is not broken with awareness and Pranayamas then it tends to become a habit...God imagine staying with people who are alwaysssss complaining...I could easily be that person if I didn't have the help of Sudarshan Kriya...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So here Im sharing this beautiful knowledge sheet on Blame by Guruji...happy reading</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>When someone blames you, what do you usually do? Blame them back or you put up resistance in yourself. When someone blames you, they actually take away some negative karma from you. If you understand this and don't put up resistance and feel happy about it, then you drop your resistance. "Oh, good. That person is blaming me. Good. Something is going away." And when you drop the resistance, your karma goes away. Do you see what I'm saying?</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>So when someone blames you and you put up resistance in your mind, and you don't react, then you are not allowing them to take the negative karma. Outside you may resist, but inside if you don't resist, and feel happy, "Oh, good, somebody is there to blame me and take some negative karma," you will feel immediately lighter.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>How does it feel to you when someone blames you? Do you feel some heaviness? Usually, when someone blames you, you feel hurt and you feel unhappy, you feel sad. This is all because you're. resisting. That is it. What you resist, persists. The ignorant person tells someone, "Don't blame me because it hurts me."</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>An enlightened person also says "Don't blame me." Do you know why? Because it might hurt you. This is a beautiful point. What are the points? You get hurt because you resist the blame. When someone blames you, you resist it inside. Outside you may not resist, but inside when you resist, then that hurts you.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>An ignorant person warns you, "You better not hurt me, you better not blame me because I will feel hurt." Someone warns you not to blame them because it will hurt them and they'll do something harmful to you out of revenge.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>An enlightened person says "Don't blame me because it will hurt you." So here you say, don't blame because of compassion. You can tell someone, don't blame me out of compassion, or you can say it out of anger.</i></span><br />
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shilpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690796990879824698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802648276596408008.post-52245475156540193802013-06-02T20:09:00.000+05:302013-06-02T20:12:10.431+05:30A place called Dilli in Timor Leste near Indonesia...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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From Dilli with love :)<br />
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Yes the title says it all...so Im sharing 2 a few pics and videos to show some beautiful beach side of Dilli...<br />
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The people are so warm and caring and so is the weather...and that is so infectious...<br />
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You will also see that people here look upto India (I know how rare is that these days) and are so fascinated and impressed with our food, culture and way of life...</div>
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Hope you get the chance to go to there.</div>
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P.S. Timor had a series of Panchakosha meditations on the beach...it was priceless </div>
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shilpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690796990879824698noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802648276596408008.post-44648918972449824072013-05-22T17:04:00.001+05:302013-05-25T09:41:54.078+05:30Why do we like ATTENTION...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According to WikiPedia Attention = <span style="color: #990000;"><b style="line-height: 19px;">Attention</b><span style="line-height: 19px;"> is the </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_process" style="background-image: none; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" title="Cognitive process">cognitive process</a><span style="line-height: 19px;"> of selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things. Attention has also been referred to as the allocation of processing resources.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1" style="line-height: 1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention#cite_note-1" style="background-image: none; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[1]</a></sup><span style="line-height: 19px;"> Attention is one of the most intensely studied topics within </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology" style="background-image: none; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" title="Psychology">psychology</a><span style="line-height: 19px;"> and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_neuroscience" style="background-image: none; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" title="Cognitive neuroscience">cognitive neuroscience</a><span style="line-height: 19px;">. Attention remains a major area of investigation within </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education" style="background-image: none; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" title="Education">education</a><span style="line-height: 19px;">, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology" style="background-image: none; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" title="Psychology">psychology</a><span style="line-height: 19px;"> and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroscience" style="background-image: none; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" title="Neuroscience">neuroscience</a><span style="line-height: 19px;">. Areas of active investigation involve determining the source of the signals that generate attention, the effects of these signals on the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuronal_tuning" style="background-image: none; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" title="Neuronal tuning">tuning</a><span style="line-height: 19px;"> properties of sensory </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurons" style="background-image: none; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" title="Neurons">neurons</a><span style="line-height: 19px;">, and the relationship between attention and other cognitive processes like </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_memory" style="background-image: none; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" title="Working memory">working memory</a><span style="line-height: 19px;"> and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigilance_(psychology)" style="background-image: none; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" title="Vigilance (psychology)">vigilance</a><span style="line-height: 19px;">. A relatively new body of research is investigating the phenomenon of </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traumatic_brain_injuries" style="background-image: none; line-height: 19px; text-decoration: none;" title="Traumatic brain injuries">traumatic brain injuries</a><span style="line-height: 19px;"> and their effects on attention. Attention also has variations amongst cultures</span></span><span style="line-height: 19px;">...so now that, that is clear lets understand what is attention and why do we like it?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Because we all feel like super stars within and then the sense of approval that we are all used to at all stages and levels, be it as little childern crying to fit into norms called society or family or as adolecents in high school selecting friends, as graduates choosing the right universities or as partners choosing partners, we all like attention, its one basic thing that we all need and cant do without.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">Fair enough but attention to what, for what, how, so many questions and so many parameters, its not just enough to be lauded by people, those people should be of the subsect of society that you look upto or atleast aknowledge and then there are other sub sects like what people will think of this group thinking of you, you know and it can get quite complicated, it can just go on and on and on,</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">so here goes, seeking attention, paying attention is a very powerful emotion...therefore I've shared my bit of attention decoded below...</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><i><b>When we pay attention to ourselves, we become more aware and so our actions would be more intune with the existing rythym of life,</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><i><b>when we pay attention to others, we upgrade ourselves to be capable of improving, creating and sharing something divine - cause thats what Divine does, pays attention to us 24x7 - the sun rises, the wind blows, it rains, the earth rotates, crops grow - all this irrespective of who you are and what you do.</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">or maybe Lady Gaga </span>or Rohnaldino or anyone famous you adore, and look upto -what is it they are doing right? <b>Well they are Paying attention - to a cause, to their talent, to their world within,100% attention = excellence.</b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;"><b>Therefore paying attention to what your paying attention to, is important, It defines who you are and gives you the power to be who you want to be...</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">The best way to pay and get attention is to attend to yourself first...</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">and how do we handle this distracted mind to pay attention? by MEDITATION -</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">with some Silence everyday, you will definetly be able to pay attention to the right things at the right time...</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">I started learning meditation by following the guided meditations on www.artofliving.org, you can check it out yourself...</span><br />
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shilpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690796990879824698noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802648276596408008.post-75780210156753021362013-05-17T12:13:00.004+05:302013-05-25T10:50:23.395+05:30A bunch of contradictions called SOCIETY...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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stagnenet, shallow, shaken, cowards...thats the indian society at large, plauged with concerns of immediate comfort, lack of vision or social responsibility, divided by caste creed religion and utter ignorance of its rich culture- thats the indian society at large,</div>
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no wonder the youth are so confused and lost when asked about their culture, what is it culture - wearing khadi, flaunting a bindi on the forehead,wearing a Manish Malhotra or Sabyasachi, looking traditional - maybe, not so sure, thats why youth abandon their very own identity and its the parents and society to be blamed for this.After all we are the youngest democracy in the world with over 60% of the population that is intelligent and want answers- either you provide a platform for them to experience it or the least you can do is satisfy their intellect, but when neither happen, then "how can i trust something that i dont know", is the raging question.</div>
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I bet more than half the parents dont even know the significance of the culture they so egoisticaly carry forward, they cant meditate, dont understand the meaning of their traditional lifestyle, blindly follow rules that this "society" has laid...then why would any youth be interested and why would they even consider following their footsteps...the erossion of our rich culture would oscillate between the extremes of fanatics and shallow ignorant fools of our society,that are thriving in abundance...</div>
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So when youth are clueless about our rich culture and are abandoning it and trading it for a more polished western culture i only pray that they may have an experience that will enrich their life, like mine did, a decade ago.</div>
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Respecting Hinduism - my religion only came to me after experiencing meditation, after hearing Sri Sri explain the meanings of so many gods and dieties and yet made me see one in all...the element of ease in being a part of the universe, first, 2nd this country, then the dharma i followed and finaly my gender, gave me so much clarity amidst the murk of meaningless rituals and customs that i saw my close ones blindly following...10 years ago i couldnt fathom myself sitting through a Homa without getting jittery or taking a zillion tea and toilet breaks, but now as i do so, I feel grateful for all the rich experiences and miracles that support and feed my faith to move to be a more intelligent and educated human being...</div>
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Shilpa!</div>
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shilpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690796990879824698noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802648276596408008.post-73676926087106187462013-02-14T20:20:00.002+05:302013-02-14T20:20:25.602+05:30When the Divine became my Valentine<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
When i was a kid (slightly younger than what i am now;)) Valentine's day was all about secretly giving roses and hearts. It was more of a competition of who got the most roses and hearts.<br />
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During College it was about fishponds and passing chits, carving names in hearts on trees, giving code names (mobile phones were introduced in the last year)<br />
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In the office world it was just a Red n Blue costume day (zzzzz)<br />
a quick dinner and postponing the celebrations to the coming weekend.<br />
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Through my ups and downs there was only one person who was there for me and showered unconditional love and compassion- <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyZdUJ7C3wk">Gurudev</a><br />
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To Put it simply He taught me:<br />
1. How to have that unshakable smile.<br />
2. Discover my hidden talents.<br />
3. How to be this source of joy for others.<br />
4. To stop cribbing and complaining and focus on 'haves' and not 'have nots'- living from abundance in gratitude became a natural state.<br />
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Happy Valentines Day beloved Guruji.<br />
We love you<br />
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Jai Gurudev<br />
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ps: The newly weds Shilpa and Aasit write a fantastic article- <a href="http://www.artoflivingsecrets.com/2013/02/how-to-choose-partner.html">How to Choose a Partner</a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16532066438984592474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802648276596408008.post-14857059133322749802013-01-19T19:01:00.000+05:302013-01-19T19:09:17.630+05:30Lets Hangout Together<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I am really excited to attend the <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/coba0vjo57hl8g0p5pb1r2in6ks">Google hangout with SriSri</a> on 26th Jan 2013 8.30pm IST onwards.<br />
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This year began with the whole nation getting together as one to fight for <a href="http://www.artoflivingsecrets.com/2013/01/are-you-good-or-bad.html">women safety</a>.<br />
When i heard about the google hangout with SriSri on '<a href="http://www.artoflivingsecrets.com/2013/01/hangoutwithsrisri.html">stress free and violence free society</a>'<br />
i couldn't help but think that He really can give us solutions to avoid such circumstances in the future by creating a stress free and violence free society.<br />
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We have seen the whole nation come together after unimaginable incidents happen- be it for women safety or corruption or any other issue.<br />
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But the only person who I have seen give solutions to make sure that these incidents do not repeat is <a href="http://srisriravishankar.org/srisrispeaks/">SriSri</a>.<br />
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After a lot of thought i have put up my question to Him for the hangout.<br />
its on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAYSPS2UHR0">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAYSPS2UHR0</a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16532066438984592474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802648276596408008.post-78770845752302121232012-10-20T15:32:00.002+05:302012-10-20T15:32:15.635+05:30Happy Navaratri<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Shilpa n i have been busy with DOING things that it was too much to put up a post but we did manage a few.<br />
We are in the <a href="http://www.artoflivingsecrets.com/2012/10/a-glimpse-into-navaratri-at-bangalore.html">Bangalore Ashram for Navaratri</a> and it is an experience which one should not miss in this lifetime.<br />
Here are the two most amazing links which explain the whole essence of Navaratri.<br />
Please do comment, like and share for more to know about Navaratri.<br />
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An Article by our Bhanu Ma<br />
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<a href="http://www.artofliving.org/in-en/devi-divine-mother">http://www.artofliving.org/in-en/devi-divine-mother</a><br />
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And an article by Bau on Times of India Speaking tree about Navaratri<br />
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<a href="http://www.speakingtree.in/spiritual-blogs/masters/mysticism/navaratri-the-nine-nights">http://www.speakingtree.in/spiritual-blogs/masters/mysticism/navaratri-the-nine-nights</a><br />
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Incase you are like me and wanting to fast during Navaratri (which was difficult with all the yummy food cooked in Cafe Vishala.) Though i managed, this article Dr. Nisha Manikantan was really a guiding light.<br />
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So enjoy yourselves and look out more on this space.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16532066438984592474noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802648276596408008.post-71171707859974432152012-07-03T16:49:00.001+05:302012-07-03T23:06:29.640+05:30Happy Guru Poornima<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Wish you all a very Happy Guru Poornima :)<br />
Shilpa n I have been busy with work the last few months.<br />
one of my articles got posted on <a href="http://www.artoflivingsecrets.com/">http://www.artoflivingsecrets.com/2012/06/routine-scam.html</a><br />
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Today being the day of the devotee there are so many people posting, so i have gone through a few and these are the ones that i really liked....<br />
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<a href="http://www.artoflivingsecrets.com/2012/07/bahwho-needs-guru.html">http://www.artoflivingsecrets.com/2012/07/bahwho-needs-guru.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.kashikar.org/2012/07/bandau-gurupada-paduma-paraaga.html#comment-form">http://www.kashikar.org/2012/07/bandau-gurupada-paduma-paraaga.html#comment-form</a><br />
nice post by Kashi Bhaiya<br />
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<a href="http://bawandinesh.name/happy-guru-poornima-2012/#respond">http://bawandinesh.name/happy-guru-poornima-2012/#respond</a><br />
sweetest poem by Dinesh Bhaiya which made me go mush.<br />
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Shilpa at her best on this one.<br />
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So guys, happy Reading and Wish you all a very Guru filled year ahead.<br />
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G (n shilpa)</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16532066438984592474noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802648276596408008.post-44403470767289464172012-05-13T16:24:00.001+05:302012-05-13T16:27:28.418+05:30Happy Birthday my Guruji :)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Twitter n facebook really has picked up and i have got so addicted that i did not take out time to post.<br />
But today is special - its my Guru's birthday. The coolest, bestest, gorgeous, loving, adorable, witty, fantabulous, rocking Guru one can ever ask for :)<br />
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It is a HUGE Blessing to have a Guru and to have one who is Sri Sri Ravishankar is more than anyone can ask for.<br />
The amount and kind of love that one feels with just one glance from Him is truly epic.<br />
i am eternally grateful to Him for getting me on this path.<br />
words cannot express the love and gratitude He has brought in my life. making that smile permanent on my face and knowing that nothing and no one can take it away :)<br />
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Love you Guruji. Wish you a very very very Happy Birthday :)<br />
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<div><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">You can watch the live webcast of Sri Sri's Birthday Celebrations and Satsang from Canada on the following links</span></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><a href="http://harmony.artofliving.org/ru/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=1851&qid=398276" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.artofliving.org/satsang</a> <wbr></wbr>or <a href="http://harmony.artofliving.org/ru/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=1852&qid=398276" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">www.livestream.com/</a></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><a href="http://harmony.artofliving.org/ru/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=1852&qid=398276" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">artofliv<wbr></wbr>ingtv</a></span></span></div><br />
<div></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">The webcast timings are:</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 17px;">13 May 2012</span></b><br style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; line-height: 17px;" /> <span style="line-height: 17px;">8:30 pm IST - Ayushya Yagna</span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><b>14 May 2012</b> (please note there is change in date as these timings are for India, which is one day ahead of Canada)</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">12:30 am - 1:30 am IST: Birthday Celebrations of Sri Sri, Canada</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">2:00 am - 4:00 am IST: Satsang</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagc_Idgjm3hNj-Qnzxc1gGY7TtFmWlnuGXsqPXujYxnOcfMvAYd6z7NfrcmqPYtBu1jvu1P2ORXEcLdNTNfpBxWvNA90D20Qac1LvylU8CIRgfUBG0Pp4aVuh6QxSgcpVyZYVT2yW4Oo/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagc_Idgjm3hNj-Qnzxc1gGY7TtFmWlnuGXsqPXujYxnOcfMvAYd6z7NfrcmqPYtBu1jvu1P2ORXEcLdNTNfpBxWvNA90D20Qac1LvylU8CIRgfUBG0Pp4aVuh6QxSgcpVyZYVT2yW4Oo/s1600/3.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Jai Gurudev<br />
Love,<br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16532066438984592474noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802648276596408008.post-12253260258804435702012-04-04T10:11:00.002+05:302012-04-04T10:11:57.111+05:30Nice Read<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #006600; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Once was a farmer who discovered that he had lost his watch in the barn. It was no ordinary watch because it had sentimental value for him. After searching high and low among the hay for a long while; he gave up and enlisted the help of a group of children playing outside the barn.</span><span style="font-family: Times,serif;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #006600; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">He promised them that the person who found it would be rewarded.</span><span style="font-family: Times,serif;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #006600; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn, went through and around the entire stack of hay but still could not find the watch. Just when the farmer was about to give up looking for his watch, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another chance.</span><span style="font-family: Times,serif;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #006600; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The farmer looked at him and thought, "Why not? After all, this kid looks sincere enough."</span><span style="font-family: Times,serif;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #006600; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">So the farmer sent the little boy back in the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The farmer was both happy and surprised and so he asked the boy how he succeeded where the rest had failed.</span><span style="font-family: Times,serif;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #006600; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The boy replied, "I did nothing but sit on the ground and listen. In the silence, I heard the ticking of the watch and just looked for it in that direction."</span><span style="font-family: Times,serif;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times,serif;"><span style="color: #006600; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://groups.fropki.com/join" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Moral:</span></a></span></span></div><span style="color: #006600; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">A peaceful mind can think better than a worked up mind. Allow a few minutes of silence to your mind every day, and see, how sharply it helps you to set your life the way you expect it to be...!</span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16532066438984592474noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802648276596408008.post-16328716732635984412012-03-31T21:57:00.002+05:302012-04-01T08:49:07.293+05:30random...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">what is a writer's block ?<br />
i know not<br />
all i know that there is flow that feels its gone underground,<br />
powerful but running below the surface waiting to be re-found :)<br />
<br />
i heard an old granny's tale where she raised a child so fair<br />
in thoughts words looks and deeds<br />
that she grew to rule the world indeed<br />
<br />
i read about the blue untouched lord<br />
whose hair was matted, a moon on it seated wrapped a snake around his neck<br />
OMGaush who would really dare do such a trick????<br />
<br />
i saw a love story so rich with life and full of gravity<br />
in-spite all odds the lovers did find<br />
peace and joy for eternity in each others arms<br />
<br />
i felt the breeze the rain and heat<br />
all gushing to experience me<br />
waiting to open me to life<br />
to live with all in belonging and love<br />
<br />
i experienced a presence so full of peace yet firm in bliss<br />
i wondered am i this? i am this<br />
this force in-spite me being me still guided my life for what its going to be<br />
it knows everything big and small,<br />
cause everything is it and it is all<br />
<br />
no words can share what the heart can bear<br />
cause it is...<br />
all i know is that i know not<br />
<br />
but it is with love i say<br />
this life so beautiful is here to stay...<br />
<br />
jaigurudev<br />
shilpa !<br />
<br />
</div>shilpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690796990879824698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802648276596408008.post-37865621442643059272012-02-29T20:05:00.000+05:302012-02-29T20:05:16.682+05:30Europe Trip 1- Berlin!!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Part 3 will come later.....before i forget i want to pen down my Europe trip.<br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">well this whole thing began in jan where Bau n Dinesh da started planning the trip for all of us.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">in April we were ready to roll with Tanu taking charge of things.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">We were so busy with completing our work and preparing for the dance that we barely got time to shop n pack for the trip.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">once at the airport and after our phones were switched off we could relax and get excited about the trip ahead.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">out flight was delayed by four hours. so we landed up sleeping at the snacks bar in the airport and sleepily boarded our flight at 4 in the morning.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">after a sound nap though we were all active on the plane....</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">the paris stop over was also stretched as the connecting flight was delayed by an hour.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Finally in the eve we landed in Berlin.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">we were so excited to check in and meet Guruji that our excitement was infectious.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Guruji's posters along with the World Culture festival photos were all over Berlin which made us feel at home in one glance.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Since we were in such a big group (40 of us!!!!) whereever we went we just monopolized everything.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The whole bus became ours with everyone sitting and the baggage in the remainder of space!!! after checking the first 2 people's tickets the driver gave up checking the rest of us and just ordered us to get in fast :)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">It was cold and windy and raining!!!!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">but at the hotel after meeting everyone and seeing the AOL family there soon warmed us and we were back.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Bau took us around the hotel and dropped us at the train station after introducing us to the Jogurt (in german Y=J) between all of us we tasted all the different toppings they had to offer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLJqlk2u6MObOm_KPalQ2aKByxId3qTQNWVeNfAMGeVm14cbGHBPAlooza98WTnrg6lbWxmMjQchAcYzAOyKKorzzJ-lJSPaLatbzMiZcmccaRYVVTp9z5VhSBXUdczhOZzM1eLA28ak/s1600/yogurt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLJqlk2u6MObOm_KPalQ2aKByxId3qTQNWVeNfAMGeVm14cbGHBPAlooza98WTnrg6lbWxmMjQchAcYzAOyKKorzzJ-lJSPaLatbzMiZcmccaRYVVTp9z5VhSBXUdczhOZzM1eLA28ak/s320/yogurt.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Getting on the train was the most difficult task that day. we had a small time window to get into the boogie and each of us had atleast one huge bag and two small bags to carry. added to this we did not have a direct train but had to change at one stop. travel from Tigelpura to Sonnanhalle was one heaven of a ride!!!</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Hotel Estrel was very comfy and the staff was very co-operative. we still took time to check in and it was 1am when i finally crashed in.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">the next 2 days went by like a blur please refer : <a href="http://ohmygaush.blogspot.in/2011/08/fairytale.html">http://ohmygaush.blogspot.in/2011/08/fairytale.html</a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Tour of Berlin coming up :)</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Love,</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">JGD</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">g</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16532066438984592474noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802648276596408008.post-19758710331659363942011-12-31T17:47:00.002+05:302012-01-08T04:30:15.808+05:30Happy New Year :)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">This year just breezed by with a lot of activity and very few breather breaks.<br />
Like Bau says we all were ' Happy being Busy and Busy Being Happy! '<br />
Some of the things that we did:<br />
Winter Break 2010-2011 ended with La Khana and a super fantastic Bhakti concert in the Amphitheater.<br />
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Bawa N Dinesh Da's visit to Gujarat with DSN and Bhakti's in Rajkot, Ahmedabad and Baroda was super cool with Dinesh da's physical presence and Bau's cosmic presence over skype :) We even had Guruji and Bhanu Ma coming on skype in the Baroda Bhakti.<br />
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World Cup celebrations in Ahmedabad where every living being was out on the road cheering. wish the same would have been there for the support of Anna.<br />
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Celebrated my birthday with Guruji in the Bangalore Ashram- one of the most memorable days in my life- Life is Prasadam were the words. one of the most amazing months spent in the ashram with Vishala cafe food :)<br />
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World Culture Festival- 30th Anniversary of The Art of Living in Berlin. Followed by Europe tour with Bau N Dinesh da- unforgettable July 2011.<br />
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Navaratri in Ashram- the place to be for Navaratri.<br />
Diwali with Guruji in Gujarat- more posts to look forward for.<br />
Did my Part 1/Basic course with Guruji in Ashram 11/11/11<br />
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Refresher meet with Santa followed by winter break :) <br />
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it was really unbelievable how time flew this year, with just a blink the year was over.<br />
Resolutions???? only one- to be a better person today than what i was yesterday (http://ohmygaush.blogspot.com/2011/04/guru-what-guru.html)<br />
more posts coming up with our adventures :)<br />
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Love,<br />
Jai Gurudev!<br />
G</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16532066438984592474noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802648276596408008.post-828694517274453992011-11-14T12:21:00.000+05:302011-11-14T12:21:01.756+05:30truly an Inspiration...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Hello everyone,<br />
<br />
its been long and hope you are having a blast reading Gauri's adventures, I mean writing. on the topic of LOVE :)<br />
How vey apt this is one topic on which everyone would have something to say...<br />
<br />
so here I am sharing another aspect of this LOVE "again" and its about the one who makes my life go round (literaly)<br />
and never leaves a dull moment in it, never ever...<br />
so here's presenting Sri Sri and how HE beautifully explains about the birth of Sudarshan Kriya. For those of us who've experienced it, you know what I'm saying and for those who are yet to do so, hope you have the fortune to do it asap :)<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpT8cf0a7QHjKzN2lgTM161PbqyrUxyrkHHZqPgO84Ui52En8a-siTEFG0q42o0rbqon4du71b3b6f-Z9dxMvDBIbwc7m2eqBJA75hX5ApaN0-q-5wX3dS6ocuKvpc9TVMDXnc8ojl2P2t/s1600/gurupurnima.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpT8cf0a7QHjKzN2lgTM161PbqyrUxyrkHHZqPgO84Ui52En8a-siTEFG0q42o0rbqon4du71b3b6f-Z9dxMvDBIbwc7m2eqBJA75hX5ApaN0-q-5wX3dS6ocuKvpc9TVMDXnc8ojl2P2t/s400/gurupurnima.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><h3></h3><div style="color: #351c75;"><b><i>"What is it that would help people have deeper experiences in their meditation?<br />
I wanted to find a way to bring an unshakable smile and a glow to people.<br />
Close to the Bhadravati river I went on a fast and silence for 10 days and Sudarshan Kriya was born."<a href="http://www.artofliving.org/in-en/sri-sri">Sri Sri</a></i></b></div><div class="fl_carousel_fld_text"><div class="fl_carousel_fld_text-inner"><div class="fl_carousel_fld_text_text"><br />
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</div></div></div>So long, till we meet again ...<br />
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Lots of love<br />
S<br />
Jai Gurudev!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>quote source www.artofliving.org </i></span><br />
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</div>shilpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06690796990879824698noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802648276596408008.post-70739075562540091712011-09-07T13:23:00.002+05:302012-04-16T09:07:11.341+05:30Love Actually Part 2!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ok so the much awaited post has finally come.after the success of <a href="http://ohmygaush.blogspot.in/2011/08/love-actually-part-1.html">http://ohmygaush.blogspot.in/2011/08/love-actually-part-1.html </a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">really sorry about the delay but i had to do a market study before i present their case.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">so after covering varied gamut of specimens i have the following on behalf of MOM- Men on Mars rofl (i know....i sometimes surprise myself as well!!! guys you can also smirk if not giggle!)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. Denial- they will act all casual in public and DENY big time.oh we are just friends!!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2. in a group they will find excuses to be with you- find some work which you can do for them.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. they will notice all your accessories- right from nail paint to the hair is different or the eye shadow. suddenly they will know the word- eye shadow, mascara n stuff found only in a girls purse...and will comment on your looks.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">4. they are curious about your career plans but for a different purpose- to find out your location in the near future!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">5. act all chill pill in public but from inside waiting for your sms/call.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">6. make fun of you to get your attention initially<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">7. they will not like the people who you don't like.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">8. proudly display that they have reached the highest level in the game/or some guy stuff. basically wanting to show off in the guys team also in front of you.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">9. want to show off their technical skills of how tech savvy they can get or be.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">10. suddenly behave more accommodating about things or situations!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">11. pay attention as to why someone is your fav actor- and build similar qualities in them!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">12. they might realise they like you when you tell them about your new crush.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">13. have group meals together, see if they can place themselves next to you and stuff. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">14. secretly wait for your sms and get even more frustrated when some random person sms's....<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">15. they also become fashion conscious.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">16. start listening to different set of songs- maybe different language or type....(her type)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">17. pay attention to and remember everything you said (cross referencing is always going on in their mind)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">18. they will also have special songs that remind them of you. sometimes the songs are not necessarily romantic....they can be rock romantic, or pop mushy etc etc etc or just a rock song which reminds them of you!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">19. some things from the previous post also guys land up doing.....<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">special thanks to all my previous crushes and Perviz, Abhiram, Gowrishankar, Jdu and my sis for their inputs for this post.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">now this may vary from person to person do please do not take it personally......<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">love,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: .5in 1.0in 1.5in 2.0in 2.5in 3.0in 3.5in 4.0in 4.5in 5.0in 5.5in 6.0in; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Venus<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ps: part 3 in the making.....</span></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16532066438984592474noreply@blogger.com8