Last evening on my walk in the evening, I was thinking of this side of love. Love that was sent out by a heart but was never received... Love that was as potent as any that was.. yet was neither talked about.. nor celebrated. I am sure many of us have gone through this experience or know someone who has... has it even occurred to you where did all those lovely emotions ultimately get stored in? Where do they reside? Read more
This is a short but beautiful poem by Shri Harivanshrai Bachchan on Love. I think it defines love... purity of it.... in a beautiful way. Worth the read and a listen 🙂 Read more
There are people who find God and spiritual bliss from Music. Some call the eternal "hum".. the celestial music as THE only manifestation of the Universal Consciousness. But then there are some who are willing to wear bombs around them and kill anyone who even listens to any music! If you have to look at how religion makes people take their lunacy to a level where spiritual oneness - despite their constant chorus - is thrown out of the window can be witnessed in many strict Sharia based Islamic societies. Taliban has threatened in Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan that suicide attacks will be launched in buses going in that area with music and/or videos being run. Music and Movies, they say, is unIslamic. They, and their supporters even among the moderate Muslims have the verses in the Hadiths (see at the end of the post) to blame or take support from. Read more
Mexican Economy is in danger of a collapse. A U.S. Joint Forces Command report [3] on worldwide security threats recently names Mexican and Pakistan's economies as those which can move very rapidly towards collapse. With increased drugs wars occuring in Mexico recently (>1600 died in drug violence last year and >200 this year), and economy in danger, State Government of Texas is currently planning for the inevitable: flood of refugees and how to stop that. Read more
India was 41 for 4, soon after he entered. Farokh Engineer, Eknath Solkar, Anshuman Gaekwad and MAK Pataudi had already gotten out. Now, it was largely left to this artist and Ashok Mankad to dig India out of the hole. Mankad was never the best player of pace and West Indies attack was in full fury despite a slower wicket at Chepauk on this January morning (11th) in 1975. The foursome attack led by Andy Roberts with Vanburn Holder, Bernard Julien, and Keith Boyce was strong. At that time, Gundappa Vishwanath played an innings of 97, which is often regarded as one of the greatest ever played by an Indian (probably at the same level as VVS Laxman's 281 innings against Australia). Today that artist - GR Vishawanath - turns 60. An artist of a batsman who had built his wrists lifting buckets full of water was one of the finest that India has ever produced. He, along with Sunil Gavaskar, made a fearsome duo for any attack in the poetic, yet sure manner in which they would skin the attack. Read more
Why it is a good idea to reinforce our intents by making reach high cosmic forces in an ascending spiral. Experience has taught me that it is after we really do our best to help others, when the positive consequences find a way to help ourselves. These early hours; four A.M I was awaken by some very strong inner thoughts regarding this though: Read more
George Clooney, the heartthrob of many a females is alleged to be secretly courting a Pakistani damsel. And no ordinary one at that. Fatima Bhutto is the niece of Benazir Bhutto and is a outspoken poet and journo. This 26 year old lives in a plush Karachi suburb and has smitten Clooney, who wants her to spend time with him in Hollywood and keeps planning ways to meet her outside of Pakistan. Fatima studied at Columbia University, and holds an MA in South Asian Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies in Londonand is a columnist for The News in Pakistan. She has written some books, most notable being "8:50 a.m. 8 October 2005" - on the devastating earthquake in Pakistan at that time. Read more
We all know how bad the Indian MLAs and MPs are. The politicians are the worst in the business and completely deplorable! Here is a video where you can see how the Orissa MLAs are behaving in the State House itself. Note the guy in the blue shirt, he is an MLA. Can such folks be arrested? Is there any law against the MLAs? How is this guy any different from say, a terrorist who wants to kill or maim the MLAs? For, by trying to take the microphone out and using that as a weapon... that is EXACTLY what this person wants to accomplish!!! I sincerely think that any violence in the State Houses or the Parliament should be treated at the same level as Terrorism and such people should be deemed as terrorists-in-situ and charged under POTA or any other alternative law. HIgh time we call their bluff!! Read more
Now in a complete Mother of Flip-Flops, finally Pakistan has admitted in its reply to the Indian dossier that the attack was indeed planned on its soil. Among other things, some other admissions are: - 7 of the terrorists were Pakistani nationals - Hamad Ameen Sadiq facilitated the money transfer for the attacks - Javed Iqbal acquired the VoIP connection from Spain, over which the entire operation was managed. - They have named the person who acquired the engine that powered the inflatable boat that carried the terrorists to Mumbai - There were other people in Spain who were connected to the Mumbai Attacks and the Spanish Government has been asked to arrest them. - Three boats were used in the entire operation. Two were Al-Husseni and Al-Fauz. Read more
TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND, APPRECIATE, ENTER, TRAVEL AND WORK IN OUR WONDERFUL INNER WORLD Our first step is to relax our body and our mind. How can we accomplish this? It is a good idea to start from our feet all the way up to the top of our heads. If we imagine a spotlight illuminating each body part and also feeling its warmth, like a constant radiant energy, we will succeed because our brain and all the connections along our spinal cord are stimulated both physically, as well as in a psychic way. Read more
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