The Bangalore Book Fair is on till November 16, 2009. On the 10th, there is a play-reading of Bhasa’s Madhyamavyayoga – The Story of the Middle Son – adapted for an English-speaking audience. Children between 8 and 14 are especially welcome. Timing: 4 pm to 5 pm. Venue: Auditorium, Book Fair, Palace ...
It’s easy to take our perceptions for granted. Colors, shapes, smells, and so forth are for the most part universal. But some people have this kickass condition called synesthesia, where their wires get crossed and their perceptions get… interesting. BF was privileged to get a man who sees letters a ...
In Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras he gives us a list of guidelines for how we should treat ourselves, in order to explore our own self worth and to enable us to take care of the self. These guidelines are called the niyamas and can be found in Yoga Sutra II:32. Santosha is listed as one of Patanjali’s five ...
One thing I always liked about Sanskrit was this concept of Subhashitam (Good-Thoughts). There are often full of figure of speeches and sometimes even rely on sarcasm. Many even might sound contradictory. Here are some picked from this source. भूतिर्नीचगृहेषु विप्रसदने दारिद्र्यकोलाहलः नाशो हंत सताम ...
The word Yoga originated from the Sanskrit translation for union. Originating from Ancient India, it refers to the union between the mind, body, and spirit. CLICK HERE and Try natural weight loss pills Read more here: An Overview of Yoga | Quick And Healthy Diet
There has been much debate on the fatwa issued by the Sunnite seat of learning in Deoband, Uttar Pradesh the Darul Uloom. The ulemas there have issued a fatwa, a decree, urging the Muslims of the nation not to sing the national song of India, Vande Mataram. They say that it is un-Islamic to do ‘sajd ...
Sanskrit translation of Thirukkural, written by Sri Thiruvalluvar (1st century BCE), one of the greatest works on ethical livingwas written in Tamil. It consists of 133 athikarams or chapters. Each athikaram consists of 10 kurals (rhyming Tamil couplets) thus making 1330 kurals in total. Thirukkural ...
