by admin | Sep 15, 2022 | Critical Thinking, neeraj quest, reflections
a priceless hug… Other day, my 3 year old grandson who doesn’t like being lifted or hugged, came running and gave me a long hug, I lifted him and we both clung to each other for almost 30 seconds. It was an amazing feeling, truly priceless! Suddenly his mom...
by admin | Sep 15, 2022 | Critical Thinking, neeraj quest, reflections
Other day my 3 yr old grandson, referring to his favorite monkey suddenly remarked – ‘Nanu, my monkey does not have birthdays. After a pause he continued -‘he always stays one’. Seems he didn’t want his monkey to grow up so had conveniently taken away his...
by admin | Sep 14, 2022 | Health and Well Being, Humor and Satire
“No pain no gain” The best practical example comes from a physical therapist – “you have to try to stretch it to the point of pain, then only the movement will come back – no pain no gain” Neeraj
by admin | Sep 14, 2022 | Health and Well Being, Humor and Satire, Meditation, Spirituality
Many guided meditations start with something like – “Take 3 deep breaths” After some pause they continue – “Now breathe normally and …” and the meditation continues. Is there something odd about the above sequence? I think so. It implies that...
by admin | Sep 14, 2022 | Critical Thinking, Health and Well Being, Humor and Satire, neeraj quest, Personal Leadership
A memorable beach walk. This happened in February, 2020 during our Fort Lauderdale, Florida vacation. One morning I walked to the ocean couple of blocks away and had the privilege to witness Fort Lawderdale marathon and half marathon. Instinctively I also got...
by admin | Sep 14, 2022 | Humor and Satire
An interesting experience, on a Floriday vacation in February, 2020. Had breakfast at nearby ‘village cafe’, picked up some fruits at Whole Foods on the way to Galleria Mall parking, couple of miles away to board water taxi for a whole day canal tour. It so happens...
by admin | Sep 14, 2022 | Health and Well Being, Personal Leadership, Science and Technology
https://medicalfuturist.com/disruptive-technology-pharma/?fbclid=IwAR3C1ec2O87DFyLDPJuUI1ej4l4lDvVP5HiZ2NRCUlV49uir_td8CUcZVts Exciting technologies around the corner for our health and longevity… Another motivation to stay safe and healthy, so we are around to...
by admin | Sep 14, 2022 | Critical Thinking, Humor and Satire, neeraj quest
Divide and Conquer – an age old strategy Interestingly that’s what we are doing in fighting Corona too.. Except that we are dividing ourselves rather than the enemy (Social distancing -> Dividing ourselves) Neeraj
by admin | Sep 14, 2022 | Politics
Terribly pained… on hearing more and more news of mistreatment of labor class. Seems some states in India are relaxing labor laws! Perhaps to boost the economy and compete with China! No, we don’t want to compete with China in this area – exploitation of...
by admin | Sep 14, 2022 | Politics, Religion
On lingering Caste System in India… It is sad to hear instances of casteism, still prevalent parts of India. It should go away and I don’t think anyone would oppose it, off course except few who still can and like to benefit from it. It is also unfortunate that...
by admin | Sep 14, 2022 | Critical Thinking, neeraj quest, Personal Leadership
Managing self – a tip… It is often said that a person who is aggressive in conversation, puts one’s opinions strongly and not open to listening to other viewpoints is actually internally weak and fearful. Often this aggressive behavior is driven by the...
by admin | Sep 14, 2022 | Critical Thinking, neeraj quest
Dowry on decline in India – my reflections… It is heartening to see the rapid decline of dowry in India. Since childhood, in stories, in the classroom, from elders, from social reformers we always heard things like – dowry is bad, a curse on society,...
by admin | Sep 14, 2022 | Critical Thinking, Humor and Satire, neeraj quest, Politics
Need a large supply of clear glasses… Everyone now seems to be using colored glasses and then fighting about what the right color is! But then who would buy those clear glasses, because everyone feels their glasses are clear! Neeraj
by admin | Sep 11, 2022 | Critical Thinking, neeraj quest, Personal Leadership, Spirituality
As I started my stretching and strengthening routine, I automatically had the inclination to switch on the tv. Afterall it is much easier to go through workout while watching tv. Suddenly it crossed by mind, “Why do I need to watch tv? Is there something I really want...
by admin | Sep 10, 2022 | Critical Thinking, Health and Well Being, neeraj quest, Personal Leadership
A memorable beach walk. (During my visit to Fort Lawderdale, Florida in 2019). That morning I walked to the ocean couple of blocks away and had the privilege to witness Fort Lawderdale marathon and half marathon. Instinctively I also got motivated and started running....
by admin | Sep 10, 2022 | Politics
Why has communal tension in India always been on the rise since independence? Mainly because there has never been an effort to bridge the gap. The entity most suitable to do this was the ‘seculars’. Had they made sincere effort to bring people of all religions on the...
by admin | Sep 10, 2022 | Critical Thinking, neeraj quest, Politics
Why am I so obsessed with ‘secular’ bias when there are so many seemingly bigger issues going on in India, pandemic included? Just because I feel it is the root cause of rising communal tension in India, which in turn is the basis of many other issues. Due to...
by admin | Sep 10, 2022 | Critical Thinking, Futuristic Vision, neeraj quest
AI in a box! AI taking over humanity – it’s a real possibility and science fiction is filled with related scenarios. But what if AI did surpass humans in every aspect of cognition and became many times smarter than us, but was housed in a private network...
by admin | Sep 10, 2022 | Critical Thinking, Futuristic Vision, neeraj quest
This physicist feels that trying to communice with Aliens is dangerous as they could destroy all life on earth… – https://futurism.com/the-byte/physicist-aliens-end-life-earth?fbclid=IwAR37q1hfd_NatDYT730hCwUPcuhJfTt83D96eDOE4XfEwtGi_nVZ2biBg-A My question...
by admin | Sep 9, 2022 | Politics
It is interesting to note how the circumstances leading to very similar outcomes in Pakistan and Afghanistan were very different. Afghanistan’s fate is being decided by Taliban, which is being viewed as a terrorist organization. On the other hand Pakistan came into...
by admin | Sep 9, 2022 | neeraj quest, Politics
Dismantling Global (Pseudo) Secularism… On the anniversary of 9/11 and in the midst of extremism going on in Afghanistan, the secular community is busy holding conference titled Dismantly Global Hindutva! – https://dismantlinghindutva.com Have they ever held any...
by admin | Aug 9, 2022 | Critical Thinking, Mindful living, neeraj quest, Spirituality
Walking quite fast, I almost tripped and fell. There was a slight bump on a otherwise plain boardwalk. We can find ‘bumps’ anytime in life. The trick is to expect them and practice maintaining balance and handle all bumps while staying calm and blissful....
by admin | Aug 9, 2022 | Critical Thinking, Futuristic Vision, neeraj quest
The play of nature is in front of me. In the midst of pleasant weather and all the colors, there are those colorful leaves, which are on the last step of their lives. Their end is imminent. It is only after the trees have shed old leaves is when the new ones can come...
by admin | Jul 23, 2022 | Critical Thinking, Mindful living, neeraj quest, Spirituality
It had been a bit hot outside. Entering the home after a long walk, I was feeling hot and sweaty. I had the impulse to lower the AC and turn the fan on. But then I paused… I centered myself and asked – “what is the urgency of doing any of the two. Am I...
by admin | Oct 7, 2021 | Bhagavad Gita, Critical Thinking, neeraj quest, Spirituality
by admin | Feb 4, 2016 | Bhagavad Gita, Personal Leadership, Spirituality | 0 comments Most Bhagavad Gita commentaries describe Arjuna as confused, misguided and disillusioned. He is portrayed as someone totally running...
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by admin | Nov 8, 2020 | Critical Thinking, Mindful living, neeraj quest, Personal Leadership, Spirituality
Cooking or getting cooked!… I am here in the kitchen, preparing a recipe. Suddenly I ask myself, “But why am I preparing this recipe?”. Is it just because I do it everyday and I need to eat something. I just want to eat to satisfy my hunger or will this recipe...
by admin | Sep 28, 2020 | Bhagavad Gita, Critical Thinking, Meditation, Mindful living, neeraj quest, Nirvana Shatkam, Personal Leadership, Spirituality
Watching hi tech, sci-fi movie… I am watching this incredibly exciting sci-fi movie. Every scene brings something new and different. There are endless possibilities and it is just mesmerizing to see one or some of them unfold. The movie is high tech (very high...
by admin | Sep 6, 2020 | Futuristic Vision, Science and Technology
Interesting and scary – AI can tell you are going to die within an year. Expert can’t find the underlying cause, disease or symptoms. And yes, the prediction is accurate! – click here
by admin | Mar 5, 2020 | Critical Thinking, neeraj quest, Spirituality
In my last post I talked of switching off tv. But before you think of cancelling your tv subscription, here is another true incidence – This morning I wake up, get fresh, have some nuts and green tea and am ready to do my workout. No TV today (at least that is...
by admin | Mar 3, 2020 | Personal Leadership, Spirituality
As I started my stretching and strengthening routine, I automatically had the inclination to switch on the tv. Afterall it is much easier to go through workout while watching tv. Suddenly it crossed by mind, “Why do I need to watch tv? Is there something I really want...
by admin | Dec 3, 2019 | Critical Thinking, Meditation, neeraj quest, Spirituality
Meditation – a vicious cycle Regular practice of meditation steers one towards habit of always being relaxed, joyful and creative. That would increase productivity and progress in all areas of life. It would in turn result in increased discretionary time for...
by admin | Aug 17, 2019 | Critical Thinking, Health and Well Being, Meditation, neeraj quest, Nirvana Shatkam, Personal Leadership, Spirituality
Have you had moments when you feel you need to exercise, you are fit, not tired but somehow you are not in a mood and just can’t get yourself to get started with it. You just want to relax, watch a movie or something. How do you motivate yourself in such...
by admin | Jun 29, 2019 | Critical Thinking, Futuristic Vision, neeraj quest
Our planet has been undergoing destruction. Species are becoming extinct at a rate faster than ever. If trends continue, someday over the next couple of decades or in a century or two, the earth may become inhabitable. One thought is that by that time we may make Mars...
by admin | Jun 3, 2019 | Bhagavad Gita, Critical Thinking, neeraj quest, Personal Leadership, Spirituality
Throughout Bhagavad Gita Sri Krishna addresses Arjuna with love, respect and empathy. He addresses him with morale boosting words like ‘the destroyer of foes’, ‘the prominent among men’, and ‘the descendent of Kurus’. This is true...
by admin | Jun 3, 2019 | Critical Thinking, neeraj quest, Personal Leadership, Spirituality
Friends, recently on a simple hike my wife tripped, fractured her right wrist and got couple of other bruises. Nothing that bad, such fractures are not that uncommon and it could have been much worse. Things are under control. But what I want to share is some...
by admin | May 10, 2019 | Science and Technology
Using telescopes as big as earth scientists able to see a black hole for the very first time! The images matched exactly what Einstein had predicted more than 100 years back… And that makes me wonder – what is more fascinating here – this great...
by admin | Feb 24, 2019 | Critical Thinking, neeraj quest, Personal Leadership, Spirituality
Living life – video game style Have you ever watched kids play video games? When they play, they are fully engrossed in it. They are using all their senses and are totally in it physically and emotionally. They are trying to compete and win, but more than that,...
by admin | Jan 4, 2019 | Parenting
If a 5 year old yells at you and misbehaves in front of your friends, it is NO WORSE than if he yelled and misbehaved at you in private. Make sure the punishment or repercussion to the child is for the right reasons. The fact that you felt embarrassed, your image of...
by admin | Jan 4, 2019 | Parenting
Being a Parent is a privilege and an opportunity to cherish and find joy in every moment and every aspect of kids lives. This includes the times when they misbehave or act in strange ways. It does not mean as parents you don’t nurture and lead them in right direction...
by admin | Jan 4, 2019 | Parenting
The best way parents can keep parenting simple and effective is to stay one step ahead. They can empower themselves with knowledge of how kids are likely to grow in next six month or one year. How their needs are likely to change. What good / bad behavior they are...
by admin | Nov 17, 2018 | Critical Thinking, neeraj quest, Personal Leadership
One of the toughest things to learn in life is that at any time there can be a fork in our life, rendering all our existing goals and ambitions meaningless! However, we as human beings possess the power to adjust and evolve. We can always reevaluate our life and...
by admin | Nov 17, 2018 | Critical Thinking, neeraj quest, Personal Leadership
Our beliefs can often be a self fulfilling reality. Handling big setback is a good example. Let’s say we suddenly lose our job and as a result go into temporary depression. Now if we are raised believing that most human beings keep going down in such situations and...
by admin | Nov 4, 2018 | Critical Thinking, neeraj quest, Personal Leadership
When I am enjoying a yummy meal, I often end up over eating. But, soon after finishing I feel a bit miserable. Let’s analyse this further. A good meal takes about 30 to 45 minutes to eat. The over eating part takes about 5 to 10 or 30 minutes longer and yes, it gives...
by admin | Nov 3, 2018 | Critical Thinking, neeraj quest, Personal Leadership
The fact is that we need to be alive and healthy to be able to do or enjoy practically anything in life. Continuing with our theme – that time is the most important commodity we have, more important than money. Money if lost, can be earned again, but not the...
by admin | Nov 3, 2018 | Critical Thinking, Futuristic Vision, neeraj quest
Predicting the future is so hard. Even experts mostly get it wrong. To add to the complexity, the timing of events (what gets done when) can make huge difference on the impact these events collectively have. Consider two such potential developments, very relevant to...
by admin | Oct 25, 2018 | Critical Thinking, neeraj quest, Personal Leadership
So how do we “generate” time? I mean beyond just working efficiently. Can be done using couple of so called different life-style / spiritual practices. The practices themselves are not new. But the MINDSET that the TIME which is the most important...
by admin | Oct 21, 2018 | Critical Thinking, neeraj quest, Personal Leadership
On Managing Time… When it comes to managing time, the common wisdom suggests not wasting any, prioritization and using time for most important things, being mindful and efficient, being creative in simplifying or elimination tasks and so on… Comparing to...
by admin | Oct 10, 2018 | Personal Leadership, Spirituality
Excellent post. I would like to take it a step further, realizing that reading one blog is not enough for any lasting change. My suggestion is to take it as a starting point, a seed and then build upon it by educating and empowering yourself. There are so many ways to...
by admin | Aug 8, 2018 | Critical Thinking, Humor and Satire, neeraj quest, Personal Leadership
Exerting will power and achieving goals – a lazy man’s approach. From the diary of a GWL (genetically wired lazy). One of the favorite past time of this friend is to try to ‘floor’ me at every opportunity. Often he initiates conversation for this...
by admin | Jun 2, 2018 | neeraj quest
My dad was a simple person who worked hard to raise his family. Most of his life centered around profession and caring for family. The word ‘hobby’ would be considered foreign to him. His only quality was that he lived his life based on integrity and hard...
by admin | May 28, 2018 | Critical Thinking, Futuristic Vision, neeraj quest, Personal Leadership
Yes, I think it will be… “The pain is part of the path…”, mentioned Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens during his locker room speech recently after Celtics suffered a crucial defeat. “Sometimes you have no hope left. But you have to believe against the hope...
by admin | May 22, 2018 | Critical Thinking, Futuristic Vision, neeraj quest
“Robots waging war and destroying humanity..” This has been a science fiction theme since ages. However I feel this will never happens and in fact will slowly lose its meaning. The reasoning is simple… Simultaneously with robots becoming smarter, we are also...
by admin | Feb 15, 2018 | Health and Well Being, Meditation, Personal Leadership, Spirituality
Even a two minute meditation can make a difference to your day. Repeat it couple of times and you are on road to being mindful all the time. Two minute meditation can be done in number of ways. Here is one approach – Find a place to comfortably sit, stand or lie...
by admin | Feb 15, 2018 | Critical Thinking, Futuristic Vision, neeraj quest
This was a classic match between AlphaZero the chess program from Google, which is first ever program to be AI based vs Stockfish, the current world’s best Chess program. https://en.chessbase.com/post/alpha-zero-comparing-orang-utans-and-apples Not only the...
by admin | Jan 17, 2018 | Critical Thinking, neeraj quest, Personal Leadership, Spirituality
True happiness… Can’t be achieved by money and material prosperity alone. Can neither be achieved by renouncing the world and taking Sanyasa (If you think it can be – go ahead and do it!. Why read this post!) As per the book “Creating True Prosperity” by...
by admin | Dec 26, 2017 | Critical Thinking, neeraj quest, Philosopny
In the middle of a Universe spanning billions of light years, there happens to be a tiny planet called earth. It has existed for just about a billion years (tiny, when compared to the age of the Universe, which is around 16 billion and couple of 100 billion more years...
by admin | Dec 24, 2017 | Critical Thinking, neeraj quest, Personal Leadership, Philosopny, Spirituality
Heard these beautiful lines from a pastor (interpreted from Bible) – Purpose of Marriage is not to find love But… It is to learn how to love. The point being you learn it by unconditionally loving your spouse. To add on, here is a question –...
by admin | Dec 21, 2017 | Personal Leadership, Spirituality
A person can be introvert if he/she is self conscious, afraid to express feelings in public, has hidden fears or could be introvert due to host of other similar reasons. A person in this category would be called shy. But a person can also be introvert because that...
by admin | Dec 3, 2017 | Health and Well Being, Personal Leadership
Notes from the online course – How to Be Your Own Life Coach – Lesson 12. – Love: Plant the Seeds, Grow the Garden Now that you have worked on weeding out unhealthy relationships, it is time to focus on strengthening your loving and healthy relationships....
by admin | Dec 3, 2017 | Health and Well Being, Personal Leadership
Notes from the online course – How to Be Your Own Life Coach – Lesson 11. – Love: Healthy Relationships Recommended Reading: Healthy Relationship As your own life coach, this last section is perhaps the hardest to take on; the complete honesty with yourself gets much...
by admin | Dec 3, 2017 | Health and Well Being, Personal Leadership
Notes from the online course – How to Be Your Own Life Coach – Lesson 10. – Money Management 101 Recommended Reading: Little Steps: 100 Great Tips For Saving Money For Those Just Getting Started Money Management Tips Now that you are better prepared to live simply but...
by admin | Dec 3, 2017 | Health and Well Being, Personal Leadership
Notes from the online course – How to Be Your Own Life Coach – Lesson 9. – Money: Abundant Living Recommended Reading: How Much Money Do You Really Need The Ultimate How Much Money Do You Really Need to Live Quiz Abundant living, put simply, is about appreciating the...
by admin | Dec 3, 2017 | Health and Well Being, Personal Leadership
Notes from the online course – How to Be Your Own Life Coach – Lesson 8. – Work: Crafting Your Career Recommended Reading: How to Make a Back Up Career Plan Now that you understand the differences between jobs, careers, and vocations, as your own life coach you must...
by admin | Dec 3, 2017 | Health and Well Being, Personal Leadership
Notes from the online course – How to Be Your Own Life Coach – Lesson 7. – Work: Vocational Living Recommended Reading: Career Quiz The Difference Between a Job and a Career What is the difference between a vocation and a career? Now that you have a firmer grasp on...
by admin | Dec 3, 2017 | Health and Well Being, Personal Leadership
Notes from the online course – How to Be Your Own Life Coach – Lesson 6. – The Soul: Threats from the Outside, Threats from the Inside Recommended Reading: How to take care of your soul Whether you call it your soul or your spirit, it is clear that there...
by admin | Dec 2, 2017 | Health and Well Being, Personal Leadership
If wealth is lost – nothing is lost If health is lost – something is lost If character is lost – everything is lost I understand the intent behind this famous quote, but not sure if I agree fully. In reality if wealth is lost, a LOT is lost. And if...
by admin | Nov 25, 2017 | Personal Leadership
Notes from the online course – How to Be Your Own Life Coach – Lesson 4. – The Body as a Temple Recommended Reading: 5 Simple Yet Powerful Ways to Take Care of Your Body Why You Should Take Care of Your Body and Health Whether you believe, in a religious sense, that...
by admin | Nov 21, 2017 | Personal Leadership
Notes from the online course – How to Be Your Own Life Coach – Lesson 3. – Life: Plans, Practicality, and Possibility Recommended Reading: A guide to creating your life plan We will start this lesson with your dream life from last lesson. This session is all about...
by admin | Nov 19, 2017 | Personal Leadership
Notes from the online course – How to Be Your Own Life Coach – Lesson 1. – Getting Ready for the Ride Recommended Reading: 10 Ways to Be Your Own Life Coach Lesson 1: Getting Ready for the Ride Everyone wants to improve something: be a better parent...
by admin | Nov 19, 2017 | Personal Leadership
Notes from the online course – How to Be Your Own Life Coach – Lesson 2. – Life and What You Want from It Related reading: – How to Figure Out What You Want in Life It is easy to make a list of things you want: more money, a bigger house, a...
by admin | Nov 15, 2017 | Personal Leadership
Notes from the online course – How to Be Your Own Life Coach – Lesson 5. – The Mind: Blocking Out the Darkness, Letting in the Light. Recommended Reading: http://www.oprah.com/omagazine/How-to-Take-Care-of-Your-Beautiful-Mind#ixzz1tMPJ69hR Home...
by admin | Sep 14, 2017 | Health and Well Being, Humor and Satire, Personal Leadership
The other day I was on the treadmill and suddenly GOD (yes the real GOD) appeared and said – “hey, if you do one hour of workout wholeheartedly I will refund your time”. “What do you mean?”, I blurted out. “I will extend your life by 1 hour”, GOD said. It was an...
by admin | Jul 27, 2017 | Personal Leadership, Spirituality
After writing “The 7 habits of highly effective people”, Steven Covey wrote “The 8th habit”. I wish he instead wrote the book titled “The 0th habit”… Covery mentioned 0th habit in the first chapter – “inside-out” of “7 habits… “, when he wrote...
by admin | Jul 23, 2017 | Personal Leadership
“Our beliefs underlie and influence everything we do and everything we are. The power of beliefs has nothing to do with whether they are true – most aren’t. It’s how tightly we cling to them that allows them to shift our energy and shape our lives. Every action...
by admin | Jul 8, 2017 | Personal Leadership, Spirituality
(from the book “Imperfect spirituality”, by Polly Campbell – “Perfection”, writes Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, “is an engine that actually retards human progress, because it continually tosses humans back on a sense of their own...
by admin | Jul 1, 2017 | Personal Leadership
(Ideas from the chapter “Manage your energy, not your time” of the book “On Managing Yourself”, Harvard Business Review) When we have good energy, we get more done in less time and the work is of high quality. This leads to greater feelings of accomplishment and joy,...
by admin | Jun 10, 2017 | Critical Thinking, neeraj quest, Spirituality
“The purpose of life is to find its purpose.” “Finding the purpose of life is a life long journey.” I am sure you have heard of above statements and probably are having your own challenges in this area. I think here we got mixed up between discovery and invention. If...
by admin | May 5, 2017 | Critical Thinking, Humor and Satire, neeraj quest, Personal Leadership
He was a nut with no mind of his own. Driven by his natural instincts of caring for offsprings, which all humans and in fact most species exhibit, he set out to be an ideal parent. He picked up a ‘Parenting for Dummies’ type book and jotted down the...
by admin | Apr 15, 2017 | Critical Thinking, neeraj quest, Personal Leadership
(This is based on chapter “Managing Oneself” of the book “On Managing Yourself”, Harvard Business Review. The book focuses on professional career. I have extended it to include personal life and added my own perspective (2 cents!), here and...
by admin | Apr 10, 2017 | Critical Thinking, neeraj quest, Personal Leadership
(Based on chapter “Moments of Greatness” of the book “On Managing Yourself”, Harvard Business Review) All of us experience times when we feel relaxed, full of energy and ideas. Those are the times when problems appear small and solvable and we...
by admin | Mar 26, 2017 | Health and Well Being, Personal Leadership, Philosopny, Spirituality
As per ancient Hindu philosophy, yes, this is how it is. But to me it always looked far fetched and obviously not a fact. However, it recently dawned on me that it might actually be kind of true, specially when considering what stress does to our lives. Here is how...
by admin | Mar 26, 2017 | Health and Well Being, Personal Leadership, Spirituality
It is a common notion that mild stress is not bad and in fact helps one become more productive and often necessary for achieving peak performance. However, this is not true. Mild stress is more like a short cut to ‘near peak performance’! If you consider...
by admin | Mar 23, 2017 | Health and Well Being, Meditation, Personal Leadership, Spirituality
Stress causes ‘Stress Response’ – it is as simple. Stress response initiates numerous chemical, biological and hormonal changes in the body (details not important, but are well documented and available), which prepare the body for fight or flight but...
by admin | Mar 23, 2017 | Health and Well Being, Personal Leadership, Spirituality
Being stressed or relaxed are relative terms with no yes no answer. However relaxed you are, you can become more relaxed by effort, training and practice. At any moment, just by focusing inward, watching and centering your thoughts and setting the desired intention...
by admin | Mar 4, 2017 | Futuristic Vision, Nirvana Shatkam, Philosopny, Spirituality
The basic message of Nirvana Shatkam is that our body and mind are not parts of us but rather they just belong to us. They are no different than the countless other possessions that we have like house, car, clothes and so on. People generally find this message hard to...
by admin | Mar 4, 2017 | Futuristic Vision, Health and Well Being
In computers if a hard drive badly gets infected, it can become impossible to repair or recover the data. However, if A good anti virus is used, the possibility of hard drive getting badly corrupted is minimized. If hard drive is backed up periodically, even if it...
by admin | Feb 26, 2017 | Futuristic Vision, Personal Leadership
I keep hearing from all sides that we should enjoy life, do things that we truly enjoy. But how do we know what those things are? Other day, a friend of mine, started talking about formula 1 racing. He told so many absolutely fascinating things about this race –...
by admin | Jan 2, 2017 | Personal Leadership, Spirituality
Human body houses trillions of bacteria. Can you imagine that one of those bacteria during its lifespan of couple of hours is able to figure out that it is indeed out there with trillions of companions! It further figures out that they all are housed in something...
by admin | Dec 27, 2016 | Futuristic Vision, Science and Technology
This is truly amazing. Potential to save half a million lives per year! Hats off to Bill Gates and his foundation. see – To Fight Malaria, Scientists Try Genetic Engineering To Wipe Out Mosquitoes However, like many other technological changes, this also comes...
by admin | Dec 6, 2016 | neeraj quest, Personal Leadership
I know some grown up friends who have never been married and seem happy. Some of them have significant other in their lives. A few of them don’t and don’t even desire one and are just happy being a bachelor! Some are constantly looking for boy friend, girl friend,...
by admin | Dec 3, 2016 | Philosopny, Spirituality
Short Story I wrote more than 10 years back – To win, you need to play well. To play well, you need to know the rules, get best coaching and play with full enthusiasm and involvement. You don’t need to know answers to questions like ‘how this game was created?’,...
by admin | Nov 24, 2016 | Humor and Satire, neeraj quest, Personal Leadership, Spirituality
Here is a short story I wrote way back in 2002. “I am very lazy. I love to laze around. However, laziness is expensive, very expensive. Worst, it does not let me laze around. So if I really want to laze around, I better not be lazy.” Inspired by the same theme I have...
by admin | Nov 20, 2016 | Personal Leadership, Spirituality
Part 4 of 4 part article – see How does a GWL deals with work overload? for part 3. We went around full circle and basically reiterated in 3 articles, what had been expressed in the 2 line story, which I wrote way back in 2002 – “I am very lazy. I love to...
by admin | Nov 13, 2016 | Humor and Satire, Personal Leadership, Spirituality
Part 3 of 4 part article – see A GWL addresses tough questions of life – (humor) for part 2. A GWL’s (Genetically Wired Lazy) approach to dealing with work overload – First, to a GWL, any work is ‘overload’. The word ‘overload’ is used in the...
by admin | Nov 13, 2016 | Humor and Satire, Personal Leadership, Spirituality
Part 2 of 4 part article – see Me and My Free Time – a GWL’s dilemma (humor) for part 1 “Who are you?” “What is the purpose of your existence?” A GWL’s response – First, GWL(Genetically wired lazy) like me have no time for such...
by admin | Nov 13, 2016 | Humor and Satire, Personal Leadership
Part 1 of 4 part article – see Plight of a GWL for introduction I am basically a lazy person. People who know will agree.Given a choice, I wouldn’t do anything. What I like most is my free time. The free time to me literally means what it says – a time...
by admin | Nov 12, 2016 | Humor and Satire, Personal Leadership
Here is a short story I wrote way back in 2002. I am very lazy. I love to laze around. However, laziness is expensive, very expensive. Worst, it does not let me laze around. So if I really want to laze around, I better not be lazy. Inspired by the same theme, I have...
by admin | Aug 19, 2016 | neeraj quest, Personal Leadership
I am reading the book ‘Creating True Prosperity’, by Shakti Gawain and liking it a lot. Will be sharing some related thoughts, as I read it. First a disclaimer – creating true prosperity does not mean making more money. If more money is what you are...
by admin | Aug 8, 2016 | Health and Well Being, Personal Leadership, Spirituality
Walking on the shores of Lake George, I suddenly sense a moment of extremely relaxed and joyful state of mind. I notice the serene nature and my surroundings, the way I never felt before. Not only the beauty of nature, the beauty of the whole creation, the infinite...
by admin | Jul 31, 2016 | Personal Leadership
‘Ability to change’ is one of the most empowering characteristics we have as human beings. It means at anytime we can change the course of our life towards new found direction. By changing, we can not always reach where we ‘could have been’....
by admin | Jul 31, 2016 | Health and Well Being, Personal Leadership
What thoughts do you have on waking up in the morning? What thoughts or emotions do you feel most of the day. Do they fall in these categories? Stress, Rush, Effort, Tension, Worry, Lack of peace, Constrained, Anger, Frustration, Helplessness, Fear. I believe that...
by admin | Jul 31, 2016 | Bhagavad Gita, Personal Leadership, Spirituality
This article discusses the true meaning of Nishkam Karma Yoga and the role of Meditation and belief in GOD in this journey Nishkam Karma Yoga – कर्म करो फल की चिंता मत करो This is probably the most commonly talked of and mis-understood message of Bhagavad Gita....
by admin | Jun 29, 2016 | Futuristic Vision, Personal Leadership, Spirituality
This is a difficult topic to write. Terms like success, contentment and happiness are hard to define and are somewhat personal. Two people might take very different routes to happiness and both could be right from their perspective. It may sound odd but achieving...
by admin | Jun 11, 2016 | Bhagavad Gita, Meditation, Spirituality
Meditation provides tremendous benefits in all aspects of life. This post specifically addresses how Meditation would help in practicing Nishkam Karma Yoga. Just to recap, Nishkam Karma Yoga basically means two things – While executing any task, focus...
by admin | Jun 10, 2016 | Meditation, Spirituality
Interestingly, Meditation is both extremely easy and extremely difficult. It is extremely easy to get started but equally difficult to get good at. After many years of regular practice one could still be barely touching the tip of this iceberg. But don’t get...
by admin | Jun 9, 2016 | sports
What? has Neeraj gone crazy! Some of you tennis fans are thinking. Roger Federer, all time bast tennis player, winner of 17 grand slams, a role model of thousands and someone who probably does not need a role mode! Radek Stepanek, an average tennis player, 2-15...
by admin | Jun 7, 2016 | sports
Well, Andy Murray lost that match, but overall he did not lose much. Looking from mortals’ eyes, he actually did quite well. He lost the final to one of the tennis’s immortals – Djokovic. He provided good challenge for first hour or so, by winning...
by admin | Jun 7, 2016 | Health and Well Being, Nirvana Shatkam, Spirituality
Friends, I came up with this meditation and practiced it the other day during my walk (mixed with some jogging). I start jogging. After a minute or so I draw my attention to my true nature (which is nothing but to be blissful For ever), Looking at myself and all that...
by admin | Jun 2, 2016 | Bhagavad Gita, Personal Leadership, Spirituality
Nishkam Karma Yoga कर्म करो फल की चिंता मत करो This is probably the most commonly talked of and mis-understood message of Bhagavad Gita. Ask anyone who has never touched Bhagawad Gita and chances are that that person will mention this wisdom, probably with some...
by admin | Jun 2, 2016 | neeraj quest, sports
This year’s French Open seems pretty important for Roger. What! Some of you are wondering – he is not even playing! Yes, that is indeed true that he is not playing, but let’s diverge a bit and see – If Djokovic does not win French Open this...
by admin | Apr 25, 2016 | Science and Technology
WhatsApp just announced very strong end to end encryption for all users, so strong that the secured messages will be impossible to crack by any known technology, including by any known even to WhatsApp itself. Clearly it is a step towards towards ensuring individual...
by admin | Apr 10, 2016 | Futuristic Vision, Science and Technology
Google’s AlphaGo AI beats Lee Se-dol again to win Go series 4-1 The interesting part was its learning methodology. Two variants of AlphaGo by played millions of games against each other to become from good player to great – no human intervention in...
by admin | Apr 10, 2016 | Science and Technology
http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/23/technology/apple-fbi/ Something here seems to defy common sense. There we have FDA trying to track down a criminal and Apple is unwilling to comply in that process. I understand and value individual privacy, but where is the question of...
by admin | Apr 7, 2016 | Critical Thinking, Humor and Satire, neeraj quest
Watched Hindi movie Angoor. Excellent comedy. Gets too involved in the second half, too many characters, too many things going on. In the end everything gets solved and characters seem to move on with their normal lives. Suddenly it dawns on me that my own life is no...
by admin | Feb 29, 2016 | Meditation, Spirituality
Most meditation instructions begin with ‘Sit down in a comfortable position. Close your eyes …’. But have you ever heard of a warm up before meditation? Before you start any type of exercise, you are advised to warm up. Players always warm up before...
by admin | Feb 28, 2016 | Meditation, Personal Leadership, Spirituality
Meditation is considered a powerful technique for relaxation when you are tired, exhausted or overwhelmed. But so are other techniques like brisk walking, short nap, listening to music, engaging in laughter yoga, reading a book and so on. What if you are already...
by admin | Jan 2, 2016 | Health and Well Being, Personal Leadership
We all aspire to live a life full of joy and contentment at many different levels, all which can’t be achieved by money alone. On another note, Time is the most valuable commodity we have. Keeping this Life Balance in mind, I have come up with following Levels...
by admin | Dec 21, 2015 | Futuristic Vision
We face the possibility of several existential threats. Some of these risks are anthropogenic, meaning, we humans are responsible for their creation, at least partly. Global warming, terrorism, 6th destruction are some such threats. The root cause of many of these can...
by admin | Nov 22, 2015 | Bhagavad Gita, Personal Leadership, Philosopny, Spirituality
Sri Krishna constantly uses praise and morale-boosting statements for Arjuna. In many Slokas, before telling Arjuna what is right or what he should do, Sri Krishna first mentions some of his positive qualities, either using one of his many names (Partha, Kaunteya,...
by admin | Nov 22, 2015 | Bhagavad Gita, Personal Leadership, Philosopny, Spirituality
Throughout Bhagavad Gita Sri Krishna addresses Arjuna with love, respect and an attitude of sympathy. He addresses him with morale boosting adjectives like ‘the destroyer of foes’, ‘the prominent among men’, ‘the descendent of...
by admin | Nov 16, 2015 | Futuristic Vision, Science and Technology
Yet another futuristic article – “How Technology Will Eat Medicine” (author Vivek Wadhwa), which talks of life changing futuristic trends but brushes aside a significant aspect, which I will discuss below. Look at the last sentence of the article...
by admin | Nov 1, 2015 | Bhagavad Gita, Personal Leadership, Philosopny, Spirituality
Throughout Bhagavad Gita, Sri Krishna fully listens to Arjuna, before responding. Whenever Arjuna is on a long narration of his sorrow and depression, even if some of it is irrelevant or repeated, Sri Krishna never attempts to interrupt him. Not only does Sri Krishna...
by admin | Oct 15, 2015 | Philosopny, Spirituality
I recently came across a group discussion on Linked-In in a group named ‘Spirituality’ on the topic “Finding Purpose of Life” and posted following questions. It is a very relevant topic and all of us struggle with this at some point in life. I...
by admin | Sep 12, 2015 | featured, Futuristic Vision, Science and Technology
My Presentation at Annual Conference of World Future Society, July 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPvPUn6GFDw&feature=youtu.be
by admin | Apr 7, 2015 | Humor and Satire
(written couple of days after the recent German air plane crash in March 2015.) Another airline crash and heard the same statement by a scientifically minded, engineer type person – “Air travel is the safest mode of travel” This statement has...
by admin | Oct 31, 2014 | Futuristic Vision, Humor and Satire
Pavitra Rishta has finally ended. (Did it sound like I emphasized the word ‘finally’ – sorry was trying not to!). And with that a highly visionary tv serial of our time has come to an end. I hear some sighs of relief and whispers of ‘thank...
by admin | Oct 16, 2014 | Personal Leadership, Philosopny, Spirituality
The other day I saw Ayush, my 2 month old grand son and this short story crossed my mind. Ayush has just finished his feed. In moments it will be time for play. I look at his face. He is fully at peace. I look at him closely. No, that was a gross understatement. Not...
by admin | Oct 11, 2014 | Health and Well Being, Nirvana Shatkam, Personal Leadership, Philosopny, Spirituality
It is said that a surgeon should never performs surgery on his family members or on anyone he is emotionally attached to. The reasons being that emotions block the objectivity and thus the quality of surgery. Pretty much same reasons prevent us from maintaining...
by admin | Nov 1, 2013 | Critical Thinking, Futuristic Vision, neeraj quest
(Note: Cows are considered a sacred animal in India and some other parts of the world. This blog is about raising voice against the inhumane treatment and slaughter that cows are part of. It is not intended to hurt the feelings of anyone.)Is there something in dog...
by admin | Oct 15, 2013 | Futuristic Vision, Science and Technology
Michio Kaku in his book Visions, talks of type-1, type-2 and type-3 civilizations. According to that categorization, we would be around Type-0. Type-3 civilizations can do inter terrestrial travel, can survive beyond the life of their planet and stars and much more....
by admin | Aug 9, 2013 | Critical Thinking, neeraj quest, Science and Technology
I recently posted following comments on the article – “Religion, Technology and Science in the 21st Century – Uncertainty in a Changing World”My response to “Can Religion Withstand Technology?” is simply yes, and will always be....
by admin | Aug 7, 2013 | Critical Thinking, neeraj quest
I recently posted following comments on the article – “Inspiring a Better World Ahead, the Museum of Future Inventions” On a different note, “Everything is created twice”, a quote from “Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”...
by admin | Jul 7, 2013 | Futuristic Vision
I recently posted following comments on the article – “The Darkest Hour is Before the Dawn… of Tomorrow’s Digital World”Dan, you touched upon some very important points.Some of these are natural implications of globalization. Connectivity and...
by admin | Jun 9, 2013 | Health and Well Being, Science and Technology
See “Time Management – for mathematical minded” for refresher on TUF (Time Utilization Factor) and ET (Effective Time).Time can be utilized or wasted. This is a no brainer. All of us know that if we have time, we can use it for any of the million...
by admin | Jun 9, 2013 | Health and Well Being, Science and Technology
See “What is Time Investment? – written for mathematically minded” for refresher on TUF (Time Utilization Factor) / ET (Effective Time) and Time Investment.When I am enjoying a yummy meal, I often end up over eating. But, soon after finishing the...
by admin | Jun 9, 2013 | Health and Well Being, Science and Technology
It is said time is the most important commodity. More important than money because money you can earn, time you can’t. However, All times are not equal. There are times when I feel calm, self assured, confident and sharp. Life just feels a blessing. All problems...
by admin | Jun 7, 2013 | Futuristic Vision, Science and Technology
I recently posted following comments on the article – “Can you please predict the future for me?”I draw a very specific inspiration from the numerous futuristic scenarios mentioned in this blog and other publications of wfs.I believe that at least...
by admin | Jun 3, 2013 | Futuristic Vision
Robbers enter your home. Under threat, make you go online and transfer your belongings to them. They leave, without any threat of being caught or being chased by police. Neeraj ps. These were my comments on the article – “The End of...
by admin | May 26, 2013 | Critical Thinking, Futuristic Vision, Health and Well Being, neeraj quest
I recently posted following comments on the article Hi, I’m a Robot and I’m Here To Take Your JobThis topic, as article also noted, is not new and has been around since at least the onset of industrial revolution. The broad trend so far has been that machines...
by admin | May 22, 2013 | Futuristic Vision, Science and Technology
I Recently posted following comments to the article – Investing in the Future of Regenerative Medicine by James LeeFuture of Disparity – On the face of Exponential GrowthSubmitted by Neeraj Mital on Tue, 05/21/2013 –...
by admin | May 19, 2013 | Futuristic Vision, Health and Well Being
The world has been witnessing a rising trend in economic disparity between very rich and the rest. However, as of now, money is only a small factor in improving health and ageing – see Parity in the midst of rising disparity – but for how long! . However,...
by admin | May 19, 2013 | Critical Thinking, Futuristic Vision, neeraj quest
Economic disparity is on the rise. Quick googling will reveal that over last 10-15 years, the wealth of rich in US has soared while that for middle class and below has largely been flat. The story in other developed and most developing countries is no different.Are...
by admin | Apr 26, 2013 | Critical Thinking, neeraj quest
Rubik’s cube has always intrigued me for many reasons. It was initially an intellectual challenge to solve a complex puzzle. But after I solved it, my fascination for it increased further. Most methods, of solving Rubik’s cube focus on reducing the number of steps...
by admin | Apr 13, 2013 | Futuristic Vision
“A Cybernetic Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics” Ross Rhodes RhodesR@BottomLayer.comThis is a review of the above paper I stumbled upon on internet. The article attempts to provide arguments in support of the proposition that the universe as we know of...
by admin | Apr 3, 2013 | featured, Philosopny
Most of the material I have come across on this topic is written by philosophers and logicians and targeted towards the same audience. They try to establish this possibility by idioms and postulates. In fact when I mentioned it even to some of my scientific minded...
by admin | Mar 22, 2013 | Futuristic Vision
I plan to write couple of futuristic articles, so decided to start with basic premise that has been guiding my thought process. – We are in the midst of exponential growth. In fact we have always been, since the time we evolved to be called humans. The reason...
by admin | Mar 9, 2013 | Futuristic Vision
I recently added following comments here on the article “How to Make a Mind” by Ray Kurzweil The article “How to Make a Mind” by Ray Kurzweil is very comprehensive and thought provoking. However, it is not clear whether what is being talked of...
by admin | Feb 20, 2013 | Futuristic Vision
On secondlife.com you can create identity of your choice, visit any number of virtual destinations, perform super human tasks like flying, have interaction with other virtual beings and perform many other similar tasks. Basically you imagine who you want to be, whom...
by admin | Dec 9, 2012 | Humor and Satire
If you don’t watch Indian Zee tv serials you are lucky. This post is for the rest of us. Please bear with my language though, I don’t have much experience writing humor. First, if you indeed are from the lucky ones who don’t watch Zee, STOP. The rest of the writing in...
by admin | Dec 2, 2012 | neeraj quest
(This story was written by me in September, 2004) Right from childhood, Swamiji had read all religious books, renounced the world and spent his life preaching. His believed that religion can’t be taught to poor as they are too busy worrying about food and hunger. So...
by admin | May 26, 2012 | Futuristic Vision
My Comments on the article “100% Honest, Transparency, Disclosure – is this the future that we want?”, related to the futuristic scenario when mind reading technologies become available. Submitted by Neeraj Mital (not verified) on Sun, 05/13/2012...
by admin | Jan 14, 2012 | Meditation, Personal Leadership, Spirituality
Many people get frustrated when they don’t feel any major benefit from meditation. It becomes yet another relaxation tool. But is it reasonable to expect quick results? Meditation, when effective, can have profound benefits in all areas of your life. It has the...
by admin | Nov 22, 2011 | Health and Well Being, Meditation, Personal Leadership, Spirituality
Meditation has the potential to provide profound benefits in all areas of life. This article has a limited scope of talking only about its health benefits. By doing this it is by no means undermining other benefits of meditation. There have been many experimental...
by admin | Oct 28, 2011 | Personal Leadership
originally written on 3/19/02 I am very lazy. I love to laze around. However, I have discovered that laziness is expensive, very expensive. Worst, it does not let me laze around. So if I really want to laze around, I better not be lazy. Discussion – It might seem...
by admin | Oct 28, 2011 | Philosopny
This was originally written around March, 2001. Money can’t get you happiness. Money can help you acquire lot of things which you always wanted, but which are not really important. However, money can also help in achieving really significant goals of life, which...
by admin | Jun 11, 2011 | neeraj quest
My dad was a simple person who worked hard to raise his family. Most of his life centered around profession and caring for family. The word ‘hobby’ would be considered foreign to him. His only quality was that he lived his life based on integrity and hard...
by admin | Aug 17, 2010 | featured, Nirvana Shatkam, Philosopny, Spirituality
Nirvana Shatkam – after thoughts The essence of Nirvana Shatkam is ‘You are nothing but pure awareness and your true nature is everlasting joy’. The more I ponder over it, I seem to discover yet more gems in this short, simple but philosophical...
by admin | Jun 3, 2010 | Bhagavad Gita, Personal Leadership, Philosopny, Spirituality
I plan to write this series on the wisdom and messages from Bhagavad Gita that I have discovered. I am not including my interpretation of topics like Reincarnation, Soul, Karma Yoga and so on, although I fully believe in them. I am restricting myself to topics that I...
by admin | Mar 2, 2010 | Personal Leadership
Dear friends,I wrote this short article on leadership more than a year back and shared it among friends thru email. Moving on to blog now.Contrary to common understanding, leadership is NOT about managing your subordinates at workplace. It is more about the ability to...
by admin | Dec 28, 2009 | Nirvana Shatkam, Philosopny, Spirituality
Introduction Adi Sankaracharya was in search of a guru. When he found one, the guru asked him – ‘who are you?’ Adi Sankaracharya replied by singing Niravana Shatkam. Nirvana Shatkam answered the question in six verses. The answer essentially meant ‘I...
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