tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-334344442024-02-28T08:22:58.388-06:00General StuffHansa Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587550214681177249noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33434444.post-49947362747571488822019-06-07T09:44:00.002-05:002019-06-09T01:47:50.594-05:00Being a mindful house-wife...
In this post, I will discuss briefly about some of the things I have already implemented and plan to implement in the near future to secure the health and well-being of my family. I am doing all this within my capacity of the resources I have access to currently...given that, that may change as I implement other ideas in future...
First and foremost, I have tried to get rid of most of the Hansa Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587550214681177249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33434444.post-1543305434298986312019-06-07T09:19:00.001-05:002019-06-09T02:01:28.184-05:00#DoWeReallyNeedThis?
#DoWeReallyNeedThis???
So you may ask me what are we talking about? This post is sort of an extension of my previous post CPR. Here, I am talking about the zillion little and big plastic or other materials which we are using in the world today especially in the developed countries which has also trickled to the third world countries. Studies say that at least 3.5 million tons of plastic and Hansa Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587550214681177249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33434444.post-39749192387729608462018-10-06T12:45:00.002-05:002018-10-06T12:58:13.955-05:00CPR
No, I am not referring to the Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation procedure in this post, as I am not a qualified doctor :-) I am talking about a new acronym which I coined up - 'Corporate Product Responsibility'. Yes, this post is about the environment again - same old blah, blah, blah..!!! Yes, I hope you agree we human beings are the most brilliant species on Earth. But we are brilliant in being Hansa Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587550214681177249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33434444.post-28744580048431884292018-02-24T09:16:00.000-06:002018-02-24T09:16:50.354-06:00Ph.D in bugging you...
It is really amazing to see today's mosquitoes so clever...! Really!!!
It seems all of them go to some 'on-the-fly' university to learn all their buzzing and stinging techniques...first it was Malaria and now it is Dengue, Zika, Chikungunya, etc...We try to control the spread of one disease and Lo there is a new virus / bact to deal with!
See..some of the things which mosquitoes are Hansa Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587550214681177249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33434444.post-5101901802892073522017-05-06T05:37:00.001-05:002017-05-06T05:37:52.906-05:00100 more years left to escape Earth....
...says the English theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. How unfortunate! How unfortunate for all the Earthlings....I came across this news when I was contemplating about the same....How will we survive in this world if we continue with our greedy way...?
Are human beings naturally always trying to bring their destruction upon themselves? Is this something which is in-built in our genes? Are Hansa Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587550214681177249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33434444.post-2701507727295869052016-06-22T06:20:00.002-05:002016-06-22T06:20:24.386-05:00Jagat Janani Jagadambike He Maa - Song Lyrics
One more of my favorite Sahaja Yoga bhajan... :-))
Jai Jai Maa......Jai Jai Maa......Jai Jai Maa.......Jai Jai Maa....
Jai Jai Maa...Jai Jai Maa...Jai Jai Maa...Jai Jai Maa...
Jagat Janani Jagadambike He Maa...Hey Maa....(2)
Mein aat prahar mahima gaauu
Tere sumiran se sukh paau
He param sukhdaayi, phaldaayi He Maa, Hey Maa
Jagat Janani Jagadambike He Maa...Hey Maa....(2)
Tu dhivyjyot, tu Hansa Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587550214681177249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33434444.post-82875941309780144642016-04-08T01:06:00.000-05:002016-04-08T01:06:51.859-05:00Goodness multiplied by WhatsApp!
Recently, myself got into the WhatsApp bandwagon and I must say it has been a good ride so far!
There are different types of messages that float on WhatsApp but the ones preferred by me are the motivational stories. Also there are a few disturbing videos that are posted :-( which really terrify me, making me wonder how come people were patiently taking the video instead of helping the person / Hansa Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587550214681177249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33434444.post-56468384114396150082015-12-09T05:05:00.001-06:002015-12-09T05:05:45.480-06:00Lessons learnt from Chennai flood 2015
Chennai and surrounding parts plus Pondy and Cuddalore were lashed with floods over the past few weeks...as a Yogini it gave me lot of time to introspect as well as meditate...here are some sketches about the events which transpired at our home...
There was a collective of around 12-15 Yogis staying at our place during this difficult time. We all realized one thing which is the power of theHansa Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587550214681177249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33434444.post-68561474307738168602015-06-18T05:34:00.001-05:002015-06-18T05:49:52.767-05:00Types of drivers...
I have the luxury of choosing not to drive (plus the fact that I am dead scared of driving thanks to drivers like the one I will describe below) and I travel frequently by taxis and auto rickshaws in the city of Chennai. Sitting behind the driver, gives me the opportunity to notice the various driving characteristics of the drivers...this article may turn out to be a complete time pass or give aHansa Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587550214681177249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33434444.post-68661349021457714642013-08-17T12:49:00.002-05:002013-08-17T12:49:40.972-05:00Vaitarna - in the middle of serene tranquility...A week long visit to Vaitarna near Mumbai was really relaxing and rejuvenating for me. This is a quaint Sahaja Yoga music academy established in the middle of nowhere far away from the hustle-bustle of Mumbai city, located about 200 kms from the Mumbai airport.
When I stayed there I made a couple of paintings which turned out to be really good, if I may the liberty to say so myself! Also, I Hansa Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587550214681177249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33434444.post-48387658124330336682013-08-17T12:23:00.001-05:002013-08-17T12:50:04.578-05:00Where is Science and Technology heading to...?
I was very shocked and aghast to see some news in the last couple of weeks in the paper...I think it is even difficult to imagine how the state of affairs would be in the next couple of decades with people going all amok with technology.
News Item #1: 3-D printing technology is a reality and there is a guy already printing 3-D gun parts and using them!
News Item #2: Technology to control the Hansa Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587550214681177249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33434444.post-70225048239454217562013-05-09T01:30:00.002-05:002013-05-09T01:39:11.734-05:00An Ad for a VERY, VERY Special Technique... :-)
The following is an ad for a special technique...I am no Marketing person but I just can't resist publicizing about this since I have tried it and it is real goooooddddddd...believe me and all claims it makes are 100% true...so here goes the script for the print ad...
Are you still stuck at the bottom of the Maslow's hierarchy...?
Are you looking for solutions to your emotional, mental and Hansa Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587550214681177249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33434444.post-14901012730560164262012-12-09T21:38:00.000-06:002013-01-17T23:16:14.427-06:00Inspired by København
Writing after a long gap...but I was inspired to write again thanks to my short visit to Copenhagen, Denmark - supposedly #9 in the list of Top 10 cities to live in the world as of now.
This was my first visit to a European country and I must say it was remarkably different from my previous US experience. For one, I found that the people here lead a very, very, very disciplined life. Also Hansa Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587550214681177249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33434444.post-69619020079693360852012-09-07T01:20:00.001-05:002012-09-07T01:20:18.558-05:00Suraj Chand Sitare lyrics...
Lyrics of another one of my favorite Sahaj bhajan...
Suraj Chand Sitare sab teri hi srushti hai Ma - 2
Teri rachna har maanav ko Sahaji bana do Adi Maa - 1
Suraj Chand Sitare sab teri hi srushti hai Ma - 1
Teri hi srushti hai Ma - 2
Kaliyuga ki maya moha se raksha hamari karna Ma - 2
Binati tumse hai Ma hamari charno mein apni rakhna - 1
Charno mein apni rakhna - 2
Agar bhatak jaaye Hansa Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587550214681177249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33434444.post-45656127607198809892012-09-04T12:02:00.000-05:002012-09-04T12:06:18.726-05:0031 years of amnesia...
Yes, this post is about my own amnesia which I have suffered for the past 31 years. This amnesia relates to a very crucial part of my life...about my existence itself!
I can finally say that I found myself, the reason why I am here, why I was created...finally I have overcome my amnesia to see the light of truth. This is not a theory but a real experience which I had a couple of weeks back. TheHansa Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587550214681177249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33434444.post-89954439424932059702012-06-16T10:51:00.000-05:002012-06-16T10:51:12.892-05:00Nirmal Rachna...
A Hindi poem about my beloved Guru Shri Mataji...
Maa, jab aap apni singhaasan pey viraajey
Ye dharthi ke sakal ansh tab mahek mahek utjaaye
Ganesha ka aagaman sab mein tab hojaaye
Maa, jab aap piroye pyaar key naazuk dhaagey
Ye brahmaand mein uthe shuddh iccha ke angaarey
Brahmaji tab honge jaagey
Maa, jab aap chakhlo apne bhaktho ke haathon se ek nivaala
Is dharthi par chaa Hansa Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587550214681177249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33434444.post-63172136589479721222012-06-16T10:18:00.000-05:002012-06-19T23:04:44.354-05:00How my conversation with God changed...
...over the span of a 30 minutes early morning meditation (around 4:00 am to be precise)...it crossed 3 stages...just like that :-)
Stage 1: God, people in Chennai and rest of Tamil Nadu desperately need rain. It is already June and still no sign of any rainfall. The heat is killing. Please God, please help us!
This was the request stage.
Stage 2: God, you already know about what I Hansa Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587550214681177249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33434444.post-49519706484550064422012-06-11T08:57:00.000-05:002012-06-16T05:53:15.344-05:00Majestic Silence...
We had been to Munnar (Kerala) a couple of weeks ago and boy, I must say this - Kerala - God's own country! The breathtaking sceneries out there just filled our heart with silent joy. There are no words to express the scintillating beauty of the place, so majestic, so serene, so mystical, so superlatives-transcending. Now I know the real reason behind why people used to escape to hilly / Hansa Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587550214681177249noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33434444.post-75042150060503453542012-05-28T12:03:00.003-05:002012-05-31T12:00:23.824-05:00My first best friend...I recently watched the animated movie 'Bolt' and was inspired to write this...about my first best friend.
I first met her when I was in my 4th grade and she was just over a month old. I christened her 'Ruby' (I think my Mom suggested to me that time, since the previous 2 dogs they owned were called Rover and Rosy). She had big round brown eyes, a shiny nose, perky ears, light brown colored hair Hansa Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587550214681177249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33434444.post-174142221354156062012-04-29T23:40:00.000-05:002012-05-13T22:58:54.889-05:00My sister Dolly...
This post is about a person whom I loved as a child and who was very special; my elder sister Usha whom we lovingly called 'Dolly' which actually later became 'Daally' in daily usage. Just like her name, she was like the first gentle rays of the morning sun. Unfortunately, she passed away in 1988 in a mishap when I was in my 3rd grade. To this day, I still regret that I didn't get to spend as Hansa Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587550214681177249noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33434444.post-84438230223248194922012-04-28T10:09:00.000-05:002012-04-28T10:09:19.887-05:00Divine plans and actions - Part 2
This post is continuation of my previous post of the same title...
As a child and even to this day, I respect deities from all religions. As I was schooled in a Christian institution, I was used to praying to Lord Jesus Christ in the church of our school compound. Also, for a few years I used to celebrate Christmas at home with a self-made Christmas tree, Crib, Star and the works. I used to Hansa Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587550214681177249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33434444.post-42160822779285829932012-04-28T09:40:00.001-05:002012-04-28T09:40:57.788-05:00Divine plans and actions - Part 1...
My life 'changed' from all perspectives the day I started to meditate. It is now 9 years since I started my spiritual journey...but it is only now that I am beginning to understand so many things at a somewhat deeper spiritual level. I guess each one of us learns and graduates at their own pace.
When I reflect back, February 2003 was the day I got my spiritual realization. The day I got my Hansa Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587550214681177249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33434444.post-32882022578118340762012-04-22T19:51:00.003-05:002012-04-22T19:51:30.009-05:00A Salute to my Mother-in-law (this part is inconsequential anyways :-)). Yes, I would like to dedicate this post to my Mom-in-law (whom I lovingly call Maami) because she is one helluva woman! I guess this is not something very common for a daughter-in-law to do but I think anybody in my place would have done the same. She is one unique woman and no, she is not very highly educated nor is she a hi-flying city-dweller.Hansa Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587550214681177249noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33434444.post-16993787645180907442012-04-06T21:10:00.001-05:002012-04-06T21:13:48.433-05:00Why we shout in anger???Came across this gem of an article on Facebook :-)A Hindu saint who was visiting river Ganges to take bath found a group of family members on the banks, shouting in anger at each other. He turned to his disciples smiled and asked.'Why do people shout in anger shout at each other?'Disciples thought for a while, one of them said, 'Because we lose our calm, we shout.''But, why should you shout when Hansa Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587550214681177249noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33434444.post-29908875984129849532012-04-06T21:03:00.006-05:002012-04-06T21:08:53.556-05:00The hymn prophet Muhammad's uncle wrote in praise of Lord Shiva...Just came across this one...talks about India's greatness. Let us Indians realize this and be deeply indebted to Mother India and not abuse her. We are just so lucky to be born here and probably it is a result of our previous punyas... Prophet Muhammad's uncle Umar-bin-e-Hassham (also known as Abu Hakam or Abu Jahl) was a renowned poet whose famous Arabic poem in praise of Lord Shiva, included inHansa Sivakumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17587550214681177249noreply@blogger.com0