'Surya-namaskar' or Sun Salutation, a Vedic ritual solemnized in the early morning, combines seven different postures. Surya or Sun, the life generator is invoked by this Yogic exercise - an easy way to keep fit.
Difficulty Level: Average Time Required: 10 minutes (Give and Take)
Here's How:
1. Stand facing the sun with both feet touching.
2. Bring the hands together, palm-to-palm, at the heart.
3. Inhale and raise the arms upward. Slowly bend backward, stretching arms above the
head.
4. Exhale slowly bending forward, touch the earth keeping the hands in line with the
feet, head touching knees.
5. Inhale and move the right leg back away from the body in a wide backward step. Keep
the hands and feet firmly on the ground, with the left foot between the hands. Raise
the head.
6. While exhaling, bring the left foot together with the right. Keep arms straight,
raise the hips and align the head with the arms, forming an upward arch.
7. Inhale and slowly lower the hips to the floor, (hips should be slightly raised above
the ground) and bend backward as much as possible.
8. Exhale and lower the body to the floor until the feet, knees, hands, chest, and
forehead are touching the ground.
9. Inhale and slowly raise the head and bend backward as much as possible, bending the
spine to the maximum.
10. While exhaling slowly and keeping the arms straight, raise the hips and align the
head with the arms, forming an upward arch.
11. Slowly inhale and bend the left leg at the knee taking a wide forward step. Keeping
the hands firmly rooted, place the left foot on the ground between the hands. Lift
the head upwards.
12. Exhale slowly and keeping hands firmly in place, bring both feet together to align
them with the hands. Touch the head to the knees, if possible.
13. Inhale slowly and raise the arms upward. Slowly bend backward, stretching the arms
above the head
14. Return to position #1.
Tips:
This yoga is performed at dawn. You need not look at the sun directly.
If not exercising on grassy ground, you may use a mat.
Wear simple, loose clothes. Take your time and breath deep.
Friday, May 27, 2005
Thursday, May 26, 2005
Why focussed perception ?
Musings asked me "Why focussed perception as the URL?"
I had considered writing boring, it was just that it never amused me. I was more keen to wander into the forest or pick up fights for no reason (won some, lost some, felt bad when I lost and felt bad when I won). Never respected anybody, fact is I still dont- Call me an Iconoclaust. Ya, I just hit the real core of my thinking. I DO NOT RESPECT ANYTHING-never did. I cannot stand when someone extols -- for that matter even the Mahatma. I used to bristle when the kid next door got the first rank and my mom goes "Seeee! He is a Goooood Boy and Youuuu?". Never respected my teachers baring from the recent exception - My Masters Thesis Guide. Well he suited my persona- He just let me free, just cut me lose into exploring a theoretical difficulty in its minutaea. Bang, I just hit my answer to the conundrum that was aching my head. I thrive when I am free. I am a sociopath when I am told to act, to behave and to comply.
Frankly, before begining the above paragraph, I did not know what to begin with to answer "Why focussed perception?". Then I thought, "Hey! Why did things happen to me as they did and why not try writing about it?". It was unclear to me, I did not believe that I knew my answer but writing just shoveled it out from all the noise thats within my cranium.
The issue that was aching my head-- Why was I so irritable when I was a kid?
The answer is-- Being a single kid with dotting mom curtailed my freedom and I am at my optimum best only when I am cut lose, needless to say the hard time my folks had. Its true, what to do ! :(
So, its a problem in Graph Theory of finding the shortest path from point A (The problem) to point B (The solution which is actually unknown), Phew! Whats the big deal! Perform a Dijkstra!. Ok, I apologize for being such a geek. The Mathematics of the problem is as yet undefined so I have to resort to something else--WRITING.
Lets, see the first para again. I try and put a valiant effort to highlight the symptoms of the problem. Bang, I got the question that was aching my head. So far so good. With this premise many more stuff came out as a consequence. A sequence was built in my head.
[ 3, 7, 37, 737, Whats the next number in the sequence? 37737, YEEEHAAAWWWWW :). I got the answer, No!, not a frivolous number, You #@!. ]
If you made sense from what I said, then you know what I mean-- I got the answer and it relieved me from my misery, it finally made sense.
Writing puts everything into perspective. Then all I have to do is to draw a conclusion. Its dissecting, separating out the obvious and throwing the unnecessary, piecing together a jig-saw and seeking my answer. This is my Focussed Perception. Writing is the microscope I use to look at my perceptions with clarity, with focus.
Sometimes, its us who make ourselves miserable. "Applause!"
:)
I had considered writing boring, it was just that it never amused me. I was more keen to wander into the forest or pick up fights for no reason (won some, lost some, felt bad when I lost and felt bad when I won). Never respected anybody, fact is I still dont- Call me an Iconoclaust. Ya, I just hit the real core of my thinking. I DO NOT RESPECT ANYTHING-never did. I cannot stand when someone extols -- for that matter even the Mahatma. I used to bristle when the kid next door got the first rank and my mom goes "Seeee! He is a Goooood Boy and Youuuu?". Never respected my teachers baring from the recent exception - My Masters Thesis Guide. Well he suited my persona- He just let me free, just cut me lose into exploring a theoretical difficulty in its minutaea. Bang, I just hit my answer to the conundrum that was aching my head. I thrive when I am free. I am a sociopath when I am told to act, to behave and to comply.
Frankly, before begining the above paragraph, I did not know what to begin with to answer "Why focussed perception?". Then I thought, "Hey! Why did things happen to me as they did and why not try writing about it?". It was unclear to me, I did not believe that I knew my answer but writing just shoveled it out from all the noise thats within my cranium.
The issue that was aching my head-- Why was I so irritable when I was a kid?
The answer is-- Being a single kid with dotting mom curtailed my freedom and I am at my optimum best only when I am cut lose, needless to say the hard time my folks had. Its true, what to do ! :(
So, its a problem in Graph Theory of finding the shortest path from point A (The problem) to point B (The solution which is actually unknown), Phew! Whats the big deal! Perform a Dijkstra!. Ok, I apologize for being such a geek. The Mathematics of the problem is as yet undefined so I have to resort to something else--WRITING.
Lets, see the first para again. I try and put a valiant effort to highlight the symptoms of the problem. Bang, I got the question that was aching my head. So far so good. With this premise many more stuff came out as a consequence. A sequence was built in my head.
[ 3, 7, 37, 737, Whats the next number in the sequence? 37737, YEEEHAAAWWWWW :). I got the answer, No!, not a frivolous number, You #@!. ]
If you made sense from what I said, then you know what I mean-- I got the answer and it relieved me from my misery, it finally made sense.
Writing puts everything into perspective. Then all I have to do is to draw a conclusion. Its dissecting, separating out the obvious and throwing the unnecessary, piecing together a jig-saw and seeking my answer. This is my Focussed Perception. Writing is the microscope I use to look at my perceptions with clarity, with focus.
Sometimes, its us who make ourselves miserable. "Applause!"
:)
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
BBC Documentaries
Simply a great example of pure objectivity making sense out of a subject. Be it War in Iraq or the effects of stress in our every day lives. I love watching them (from whatever time I can gather albeit serendipitous). The best part is that the narration does not take sides and seems totally at ease no matter the seriousness of the issue at hand. I am not a great authority on journalistic traditions nor I intend to be one, but it does not take a genius to understand the quality BBC brings in its work.
However unfortunate the circumstances leading up to the 24 hr strike, BBC got the story disspassionately from both sides of the camp. It becomes much more difficult to be professional given the fire is in your own camp. I do not understand the seriousness of laying of jobs at the BBC but I am worried if there can be a possible impact. But I am sure, though I do not have logical ground in believing but simple faith, BBC will hold its own and uphold its very high standards of Journalistic discourse.
BBC is different from their American counter part. BBC does not bend to political muscle and does not let emotions like patriotism get in its way -- Classic example the clinical examination of Blair's handling of the Iraq War and documentaries highlighting technological inadequacies of Red Caps (British Marines) in Iraq. This simply cannot be expected from the American news barons-- Their objectivity evaporates when their own creed is at fault and under the whim of Dubya and his friends.
In hindsight, I grew up believing that a feeling of Patriotism is sacrosanct. But its only lately that I have realised that its just an emotion. It should not be allowed to cloud our objectivity as all emotions have the propensity to do just that. When misinformation spreads and emotions run high sanity is lost, chaos reigns supreme. The only end to this potboiler is objective thinking. We have amongst us plenty of conspiracy theorists basking in their flawed metaphysics forseeing doom and destructions. There are many flavors, some talk of aliens, others apocalypse, and others assume a more sinister role of beguiling youths in the name of Jihad. We engage in our own revulsive worship of our respective egos taking pride and kicking objective reasoning to trash.
In our pride lies the greatest fall.
"He who meets the enemy in haste will perish like the locusts in a fire."
~Panchatantra~
Pride clouds our assessment of our enemy (personification of our objective)--classic cliche David vs Goliath. Its not that David was weak, No! He was strong but not in an obvious way- he had a powerful and accurate abilty to sling shot, which Goliath did not assess. Every challenge can be surmounted, it has nothing to do with a persons ability, only way he/she must figure out is "How?".
I am glad that BBC is around (I do not know much about CBS' reporting so I apologise for any disrespect ). Hope I can bring the same objectivity to my work.
However unfortunate the circumstances leading up to the 24 hr strike, BBC got the story disspassionately from both sides of the camp. It becomes much more difficult to be professional given the fire is in your own camp. I do not understand the seriousness of laying of jobs at the BBC but I am worried if there can be a possible impact. But I am sure, though I do not have logical ground in believing but simple faith, BBC will hold its own and uphold its very high standards of Journalistic discourse.
BBC is different from their American counter part. BBC does not bend to political muscle and does not let emotions like patriotism get in its way -- Classic example the clinical examination of Blair's handling of the Iraq War and documentaries highlighting technological inadequacies of Red Caps (British Marines) in Iraq. This simply cannot be expected from the American news barons-- Their objectivity evaporates when their own creed is at fault and under the whim of Dubya and his friends.
In hindsight, I grew up believing that a feeling of Patriotism is sacrosanct. But its only lately that I have realised that its just an emotion. It should not be allowed to cloud our objectivity as all emotions have the propensity to do just that. When misinformation spreads and emotions run high sanity is lost, chaos reigns supreme. The only end to this potboiler is objective thinking. We have amongst us plenty of conspiracy theorists basking in their flawed metaphysics forseeing doom and destructions. There are many flavors, some talk of aliens, others apocalypse, and others assume a more sinister role of beguiling youths in the name of Jihad. We engage in our own revulsive worship of our respective egos taking pride and kicking objective reasoning to trash.
In our pride lies the greatest fall.
"He who meets the enemy in haste will perish like the locusts in a fire."
~Panchatantra~
Pride clouds our assessment of our enemy (personification of our objective)--classic cliche David vs Goliath. Its not that David was weak, No! He was strong but not in an obvious way- he had a powerful and accurate abilty to sling shot, which Goliath did not assess. Every challenge can be surmounted, it has nothing to do with a persons ability, only way he/she must figure out is "How?".
I am glad that BBC is around (I do not know much about CBS' reporting so I apologise for any disrespect ). Hope I can bring the same objectivity to my work.
Monday, May 23, 2005
Sergio Mora a.k.a "Latin Snake" vs Jesse Brinkley
Jesse Brinkley
W 25, L 2, Draw 0, KO 17
Jesse is a loud and lovable country boy. He is the class clown - all about fun, all the time. He has an abundance of energy and a great sense of humor, even about himself. Jesse loves to have an audience laughing at his jokes.
He learned how to fight from Rocky movies and a heavy bag his stepfather hung in his garage. He soon developed a tough-guy reputation and quickly began knocking out all the kids in small-town Yerington. His amateur career was very brief, as he hated fighting with headgear, disliked the amateur point-scoring system, and just wanted the chance to knock guys out.
Jesse's dream is to fight DeLaHoya, but if that doesn't happen he would be just as happy living out in the desert, hunting, fishing, and drinking beer for the rest of his life. We'll see how this country boy fares in the big city.
Jesse lives with his long-term girlfriend, Coleen, and their two children, Steyr and Denaya.
Sergio Mora a.k.a "Latin Snake"
W 15, L 0, Draw 0, KO 3
Sergio Mora was born in a tiny apartment in East LA where he lived with his mother and three brothers until just a few weeks ago. At 24, he and his older brother have finally moved out... to the apartment downstairs. He is the first to admit that his family lives in the ghetto but bristles at being lumped into the East LA stereotype. Although he grew up without a father, his respect for his mother and the desire for a better life turned him to sports instead of gangs.
As a teenager, Sergio knocked out many of his friends just "goofing around" in the street. He started boxing at the age of fourteen and is currently undefeated as a Pro. When he isn't training, he works with kids at a neighborhood youth gym built to give boys and girls an alternative to gangs. Sergio trains at the same gym and the signage on the front bears his picture and nickname: "the Latin Snake." Sergio's dream is to make enough money boxing to allow his mother to quit her job working at a warehouse and send her traveling the world ... without his brothers.
----Source: http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Contender/boxers/
Frankly, my heart went out to both of them. They are warriors and they are friends. They goofed off, bonded and they did things they do best-- Box. Sergio won the fight but not the battle, it was Sergio's day. Jesse, a great guy, he laughs and fights and "Hey! No hard feelings.". It was Sergio's speed vs Jesse's hard punch. The contest was even, round going either way and it went till the end, no one knew how it went, it was a blade thin.
Coming to think of it, it went down to who wanted it more, and the "Snake" slithered at the million dollars. It was Sergio all along, given his humble and tough background. It was in the head that the fight was fought. Sergio got through (I wouldn't use the adjectives like "prevailing over the odds"). He had his speed working and man it was FAST.
Jesse, a great fighter, he almost had sergio on the mat. Jesse is a beautiful fighter, pure class. But he was sort of not his bubbling best. I can't say what played on his mind. Was it the cut he suffered in his previous fight with Bonsante? One will never know (was it that Sergio beat Ishe?). But something was there that did not let Jesse have the hunger for the Contender Champion belt. No sweat, Jesse is a great guy and really does not matter. I pray that he gets to fight Oscar DelaHoya and I know he will.
But to the winner goes the spoils. Sergio's got a go at Manfredo in Caesar's palace. Sergio's got speed and strategy, Manfredo's got power and Mental Strength (measured in tons). Sergio's a great guy, respects every body. Manfredo's got great heart. Its something I dont wanna miss.
I have great deal to learn about humility. Seeing these guys, though it happens to be a reality show-- a concept I detest, I realise there is so much to learn. What I like about contender is that, its really well done though I feel they can focus on the sport and tone down the Hollywood Ishtyle Drama.
W 25, L 2, Draw 0, KO 17
Jesse is a loud and lovable country boy. He is the class clown - all about fun, all the time. He has an abundance of energy and a great sense of humor, even about himself. Jesse loves to have an audience laughing at his jokes.
He learned how to fight from Rocky movies and a heavy bag his stepfather hung in his garage. He soon developed a tough-guy reputation and quickly began knocking out all the kids in small-town Yerington. His amateur career was very brief, as he hated fighting with headgear, disliked the amateur point-scoring system, and just wanted the chance to knock guys out.
Jesse's dream is to fight DeLaHoya, but if that doesn't happen he would be just as happy living out in the desert, hunting, fishing, and drinking beer for the rest of his life. We'll see how this country boy fares in the big city.
Jesse lives with his long-term girlfriend, Coleen, and their two children, Steyr and Denaya.
Sergio Mora a.k.a "Latin Snake"
W 15, L 0, Draw 0, KO 3
Sergio Mora was born in a tiny apartment in East LA where he lived with his mother and three brothers until just a few weeks ago. At 24, he and his older brother have finally moved out... to the apartment downstairs. He is the first to admit that his family lives in the ghetto but bristles at being lumped into the East LA stereotype. Although he grew up without a father, his respect for his mother and the desire for a better life turned him to sports instead of gangs.
As a teenager, Sergio knocked out many of his friends just "goofing around" in the street. He started boxing at the age of fourteen and is currently undefeated as a Pro. When he isn't training, he works with kids at a neighborhood youth gym built to give boys and girls an alternative to gangs. Sergio trains at the same gym and the signage on the front bears his picture and nickname: "the Latin Snake." Sergio's dream is to make enough money boxing to allow his mother to quit her job working at a warehouse and send her traveling the world ... without his brothers.
----Source: http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Contender/boxers/
Frankly, my heart went out to both of them. They are warriors and they are friends. They goofed off, bonded and they did things they do best-- Box. Sergio won the fight but not the battle, it was Sergio's day. Jesse, a great guy, he laughs and fights and "Hey! No hard feelings.". It was Sergio's speed vs Jesse's hard punch. The contest was even, round going either way and it went till the end, no one knew how it went, it was a blade thin.
Coming to think of it, it went down to who wanted it more, and the "Snake" slithered at the million dollars. It was Sergio all along, given his humble and tough background. It was in the head that the fight was fought. Sergio got through (I wouldn't use the adjectives like "prevailing over the odds"). He had his speed working and man it was FAST.
Jesse, a great fighter, he almost had sergio on the mat. Jesse is a beautiful fighter, pure class. But he was sort of not his bubbling best. I can't say what played on his mind. Was it the cut he suffered in his previous fight with Bonsante? One will never know (was it that Sergio beat Ishe?). But something was there that did not let Jesse have the hunger for the Contender Champion belt. No sweat, Jesse is a great guy and really does not matter. I pray that he gets to fight Oscar DelaHoya and I know he will.
But to the winner goes the spoils. Sergio's got a go at Manfredo in Caesar's palace. Sergio's got speed and strategy, Manfredo's got power and Mental Strength (measured in tons). Sergio's a great guy, respects every body. Manfredo's got great heart. Its something I dont wanna miss.
I have great deal to learn about humility. Seeing these guys, though it happens to be a reality show-- a concept I detest, I realise there is so much to learn. What I like about contender is that, its really well done though I feel they can focus on the sport and tone down the Hollywood Ishtyle Drama.
Sunday, May 22, 2005
Whats with.....
With the upbringing in the beautiful IIT campus in Chennai I have been isolated from the people of various backgrounds resulting in intolerance over inequities within me and in others. But is it so bad that I am to change my persona to suit the general mass?
My first feeling towards others when I meet them for the first time is trust, a thought that they would not have anything ulterior towards me. Fine, but thing do turn out to be unsavoury when I discover that hey!-- thats not fare. I was fuming when a guy casually asked about Malani's Baggage handling into the Brake Van broached Rs. 300/- to be the sum to get the Baggage in. Fuming is an under-statement, I wanted to break into fist fights right that instant. Take the pleasure of knocking that scum out of the his earthly senses. Common Sense prevailed and nobody was hurt.
My first crush, the feeling that led me to believe that there is some sort of Divine Sanction to pursue my "love" at any cost. But things are totally different today with maturity over issues relating to the matters of the opposite sex. I have had my fingers burnt in the process when believing that I had the total mastery over the circumstances of my pursuit.
Is Heroic all that Black and White? I extol heroism and the personal values a person carries into the pursuit of an heroic act. But I realize that there is no set pattern a person should pursue in order to exceed him/herself. Core values however are important. Shedding pride not Ego, shedding emotions and being stoic, and believing that there is always a better way. However, the persona of a person can be varied -- he can be a clown and he can be morose.
I am not an ideal entity and to state an ideal itself is a limiting act. My pursuit, whether in joy and sorrow, is to exceed myself in every step of my existence. If I dont then I am sad.
Controlling over emotions is the main goal I want to achieve over the foreseeable course of time. Letting the situation take its own natural end is difficult without a vortex of emotions clouding my judgement. If I do then its some achievment, tough but worth it.
My first feeling towards others when I meet them for the first time is trust, a thought that they would not have anything ulterior towards me. Fine, but thing do turn out to be unsavoury when I discover that hey!-- thats not fare. I was fuming when a guy casually asked about Malani's Baggage handling into the Brake Van broached Rs. 300/- to be the sum to get the Baggage in. Fuming is an under-statement, I wanted to break into fist fights right that instant. Take the pleasure of knocking that scum out of the his earthly senses. Common Sense prevailed and nobody was hurt.
My first crush, the feeling that led me to believe that there is some sort of Divine Sanction to pursue my "love" at any cost. But things are totally different today with maturity over issues relating to the matters of the opposite sex. I have had my fingers burnt in the process when believing that I had the total mastery over the circumstances of my pursuit.
Is Heroic all that Black and White? I extol heroism and the personal values a person carries into the pursuit of an heroic act. But I realize that there is no set pattern a person should pursue in order to exceed him/herself. Core values however are important. Shedding pride not Ego, shedding emotions and being stoic, and believing that there is always a better way. However, the persona of a person can be varied -- he can be a clown and he can be morose.
I am not an ideal entity and to state an ideal itself is a limiting act. My pursuit, whether in joy and sorrow, is to exceed myself in every step of my existence. If I dont then I am sad.
Controlling over emotions is the main goal I want to achieve over the foreseeable course of time. Letting the situation take its own natural end is difficult without a vortex of emotions clouding my judgement. If I do then its some achievment, tough but worth it.
Saturday, May 21, 2005
The Clone Wars
Tartakovsky was hand-selected by George Lucas and Lucasfilm Ltd. to create Star Wars: Clone Wars, a one-of-a-kind 20-episode "micro-series" that continues the saga where the live-action feature film Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones left off. His new cartoon creation -- the first-ever animated property involving the leading Star Wars characters -- will cover the beginning of the Clone Wars, an epic civil war that pits the old Republic against a vast Separatist movement led by the forces of evil.
In addition, Tartakovsky created the critically acclaimed animated series, "Samurai Jack," as his follow-up project to the massive success of "Dexter's Laboratory." "Samurai Jack" originated from his desire to create the best action-adventure cartoon ever. With "Samurai Jack," Tartakovsky created an animated action television show that is cinematic in scope and that incorporates action, humor and intricate artistry. A two-time juried Primetime Emmy Award winner for layout and production design, "Samurai Jack" is currently in production on a total of 52 episodes.
Named one of Variety's "50 To Watch" as a future leader in the entertainment industry, Genndy Tartakovsky served as creator/writer/director of "Dexter's Laboratory" and co-creator of "Dial M For Monkey" and "Justice Friends." "Dexter's Laboratory," Tartakovsky's first professional cartoon creation, has received four Emmy nominations and an Annie Award. Tartakovsky has been called "one of the industry's rising stars" by People and was tapped as one of the most creative people in entertainment when he was named to Entertainment Weekly's "It List" in 1999. A total of 78 episodes of Dexter's Laboratory have been completed.
Tartakovsky also served as a producer and director on Cartoon Network's Emmy-award winning series "The Powerpuff Girls" and as animation director for The Powerpuff Girls: The Movie.
Tartakovsky was born and raised in Moscow, Russia, until his family moved to Chicago when he was seven years of age. After high school, Tartakovsky studied film at Chicago's Columbia College before moving to Los Angeles to study animation at Cal Arts. At Cal Arts he wrote, directed, produced and animated two student films. One of his student films, which was selected for the Cal Arts Producers Show, was the basis for "Dexter's Laboratory."
In addition, Tartakovsky created the critically acclaimed animated series, "Samurai Jack," as his follow-up project to the massive success of "Dexter's Laboratory." "Samurai Jack" originated from his desire to create the best action-adventure cartoon ever. With "Samurai Jack," Tartakovsky created an animated action television show that is cinematic in scope and that incorporates action, humor and intricate artistry. A two-time juried Primetime Emmy Award winner for layout and production design, "Samurai Jack" is currently in production on a total of 52 episodes.
Named one of Variety's "50 To Watch" as a future leader in the entertainment industry, Genndy Tartakovsky served as creator/writer/director of "Dexter's Laboratory" and co-creator of "Dial M For Monkey" and "Justice Friends." "Dexter's Laboratory," Tartakovsky's first professional cartoon creation, has received four Emmy nominations and an Annie Award. Tartakovsky has been called "one of the industry's rising stars" by People and was tapped as one of the most creative people in entertainment when he was named to Entertainment Weekly's "It List" in 1999. A total of 78 episodes of Dexter's Laboratory have been completed.
Tartakovsky also served as a producer and director on Cartoon Network's Emmy-award winning series "The Powerpuff Girls" and as animation director for The Powerpuff Girls: The Movie.
Tartakovsky was born and raised in Moscow, Russia, until his family moved to Chicago when he was seven years of age. After high school, Tartakovsky studied film at Chicago's Columbia College before moving to Los Angeles to study animation at Cal Arts. At Cal Arts he wrote, directed, produced and animated two student films. One of his student films, which was selected for the Cal Arts Producers Show, was the basis for "Dexter's Laboratory."
Friday, May 20, 2005
Legends Live On
Whether Troy was a Myth or otherwise is immaterial, what matters is that in the Story of Iliad we need not be reminded of its veracity, we know that its true. The Passion the story evokes is a fact and remains indisputable. Myths take us away to possibilities that we may never realise in our average existence. To quote George Lucas "To Succeed we must imagine that we will succeed". But yet the essence of imagination remains enmeshed within psychological mumbo-jumbo that we dont necessarily think about it, and even if we do we give up.
The Simple awe Heroic stories evoke within us motivates, just for an instant, and makes our lives nourished with happiness though for an instant. This nourishment is by far the corner stone of every successful civilization. Take for instance the Chinese puzzles. These contraptions have been developed in the heydays of Chinese Civilizations to develop the intellectual faculty of children. The nourishment the kids had is of the highest order. The Mathematical Study of Topology, relevant even in Quantum Mechanics, has ideas born out of the famous dissection puzzle- The Tangram. Heroics of Arial Sharon in the Yomkippur war galvanised his men to fight audaciously to win over an impossible battle against the Egyptians. The practicality of the situation dictated retreat but Ari had already imagined the impossible- "Victory!"
The very act of heroic is perhaps the only possible act of immortality others than sex. No amount of tapasya invoking the Trinity will get you where an act of Heroic would. Physicists cannot say that the knowledge we have on the forces of nature is complete, Quantum Mechanical phenomenons continue to defy the famed "Common Sense". No amount of persuasion would have me convinced of the contrary.
With dimensions infinite and possibilities immense, I look at the sky and say "Oh! Its a beautiful Night."
The Simple awe Heroic stories evoke within us motivates, just for an instant, and makes our lives nourished with happiness though for an instant. This nourishment is by far the corner stone of every successful civilization. Take for instance the Chinese puzzles. These contraptions have been developed in the heydays of Chinese Civilizations to develop the intellectual faculty of children. The nourishment the kids had is of the highest order. The Mathematical Study of Topology, relevant even in Quantum Mechanics, has ideas born out of the famous dissection puzzle- The Tangram. Heroics of Arial Sharon in the Yomkippur war galvanised his men to fight audaciously to win over an impossible battle against the Egyptians. The practicality of the situation dictated retreat but Ari had already imagined the impossible- "Victory!"
The very act of heroic is perhaps the only possible act of immortality others than sex. No amount of tapasya invoking the Trinity will get you where an act of Heroic would. Physicists cannot say that the knowledge we have on the forces of nature is complete, Quantum Mechanical phenomenons continue to defy the famed "Common Sense". No amount of persuasion would have me convinced of the contrary.
With dimensions infinite and possibilities immense, I look at the sky and say "Oh! Its a beautiful Night."
Thursday, May 19, 2005
I live for what I think I want from life
Perhaps, I am being a biggest fool throwing away an oppurtunity of a lifetime to be in "Stanford". Well, so be it. I dont believe that life has a boundary condition within which the duty of a sane individual is to have a reason to live within a predictable pattern for the sake of happiness. Why? I dont want it. I dont want life to be defined in that manner for my sake. If I intend to study the Geo-Political evolution of civilization post Alexander's death then I feel no compunction in doing that....same goes to understanding quantum mechanical formulation behind the Helical Structure of genes. I wont answer anybody and the reason for my passions are my own. The behavior of human changes depending upon the social circumstance of the subject. I have experienced that over the course of a week.
When I met the would be Stanford Grads at the Isphani Centre (Chennai) I was struck at how I was inadvertantly conforming myself to the nameless mass of Automatons making no sense. I have a speactacular job in Bangalore and I am Gung-Ho about it but the feeling turned out weak for an admit from Stan shook totally away from what I actually want to pursue in life. Meeting those kids really got back to where I am now- Go to Bangalore and design systems and understand the philosophy of creative discipline.
I agree that there are people who would kill to get into Stan but when I am really able to see through the futility of living a life of no purpose I must stick by what I think is correct for me- right or wrong is immaterial. The choice is mine and this is what I want to do at this juncture- not go to Stan. My best wishes are with those kids I met.
When I told about my Stan admit, Babaji and Musing's face lit up. Babaji was like a really committed sports psychologist boosting my mental toughness. Musing was like a desparate fan backing his favorit boxer to win the WBA title. But that is not what I want. Too bad for those chaps and I believe they would make last ditch effort to convince me otherwise. Too bad, they wouldn't even know why I am doing this. Well, beyond a point friends should remain where they are ... outside the world where I live with myself.
When I met the would be Stanford Grads at the Isphani Centre (Chennai) I was struck at how I was inadvertantly conforming myself to the nameless mass of Automatons making no sense. I have a speactacular job in Bangalore and I am Gung-Ho about it but the feeling turned out weak for an admit from Stan shook totally away from what I actually want to pursue in life. Meeting those kids really got back to where I am now- Go to Bangalore and design systems and understand the philosophy of creative discipline.
I agree that there are people who would kill to get into Stan but when I am really able to see through the futility of living a life of no purpose I must stick by what I think is correct for me- right or wrong is immaterial. The choice is mine and this is what I want to do at this juncture- not go to Stan. My best wishes are with those kids I met.
When I told about my Stan admit, Babaji and Musing's face lit up. Babaji was like a really committed sports psychologist boosting my mental toughness. Musing was like a desparate fan backing his favorit boxer to win the WBA title. But that is not what I want. Too bad for those chaps and I believe they would make last ditch effort to convince me otherwise. Too bad, they wouldn't even know why I am doing this. Well, beyond a point friends should remain where they are ... outside the world where I live with myself.
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