A priceless hug…

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...

Florida visit – an interesting observation!

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...

Changing labor laws in India…

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...

On lingering Caste System in India…

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...

Rising communal tension in India – the main issue!

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...

AI housed in a box!

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...

Comparing the formations of Pakistan and Afghanistan…

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...

Dismantling Global (Pseudo) Secularism…

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...

Parenting tip – handling misbehavior in public

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...

Being a parent – a source of joy!

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...

Parenting tip – keeping it simple and effective

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...

Power of belief

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...

On Managing Time…

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...

Reclaiming inner power

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...

My Dad vs. Einstein

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...

How brilliant of me! (sarcasm)

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...

Introvert – Shy or Reserved?

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...

The 0th habit

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...

Before creating mission statement …

“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...

Imperfect 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...

How do we know what we want?

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 –...

Magical bacteria – and us

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...

Playing the game

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?’,...

Plight of a GWL – final thoughts!

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...

Plight of a GWL – Introduction

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...

Power to Change

‘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’....

Check Your Emotions

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...

Nishkam Karma Yoga of Bhagavad Gita

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....

Is Stepanik a good role model for Roger Federer?

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...

French open 2016 – Djokovic won, but who lost?

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...

Walking Meditation

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...

Roger Federer and French Open 2016

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...

My take on – WhatsApp end to end encryption

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...

My take on – FBI vs Apple story

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...

Meditation and warm up

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...
Levels of Prosperity

Levels of Prosperity

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...

Our Ultimate Gift to Universe

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...

Finding “Purpose of Life”

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...

Travel safety and Sleep – a 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...

Everything is Created Twice

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”...

Global Economy and Rising Disparity

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...

Wouldn’t armed robbery become safer?

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...

Rubik’s cube and I

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...

Are we living in Simulated Reality?

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...

Getting to the core of Virtual Reality

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...

My humble attempt at humor – On TV Soap Madness

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...

Swamiji

(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...

Laziness – short story

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...

Money

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...

My Dad vs. Einstein (old)

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...

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...

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