ON THE PATH TO ALL-ROUND IMPROVEMENT
Adi Shankara, after he spoke a lot about dispassion, detachment, and renunciation, found that people should not stop appreciating beauty. So he sang a hundred verses on beauty. He foresaw that if he just talked about renunciation, people could become sadists. They start liking and encouraging the sadness. So he immediately sang on beauty. Beauty … Read more
Aks Production’s Acting Workshop June-July 2010 Big up Ambarish for the pics Since I’ve been extra busy I’ve not got down the dates. First Workshop meeting – Meet with the Aks crew, introduce ourselves and chit chat. After that we did some exercises for stage awareness, voice projection, trust, etc. Quite a few of them … Read more
First day – was good. Usual set up, name games and what not. Funny bit was when we brought up the topic for plays one kid said Holly Oaks. Mostly they’re Somali kids with one action packed white kid and one Indian looking one. Most of them have been divided into like 3-4 kids per … Read more
Life is Buttons, Switches, Knobs and Screens Wake up to my mobile alarm, the screen says 4:30… I press the snooze button. 3 More times and it’s nearly 5. Switch on the light and see a screen with my reflection. Not a pretty sight at 5am. Get my things and get in the shower, close … Read more
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar(August 6th 1996 – Santa Monica, California)Guruji chants a lil some something… means this knowledge is deep so find some quiet time, your space and let your self absorb it. Cosmic connection is an illusion. (laughter) Connection can happen between to, when there is only one, what you connect? (laughter) The entire … Read more
“One should forgive under any injury,” says the Mahabharata, “It hath been said that the continuation of the species is due to man’s being forgiving. Forgiveness is holiness; by forgiveness the universe is held together. Forgiveness is the might of the mighty; forgiveness is the sacrifice; forgiveness is quite of mind. Forgiveness and gentleness are … Read more
