Shrinath's Comments (445)

“Hey Darya! Wonderful post to end the decade indeed! I totally agree with what you say. My high point of 2009 was quitting any kind of meat! It has been wonderful so far. Anyways, Happy New Year!”

“:-( How many more must die un-necessarily? Stop this nonsense already.”

“Hi Ed and Deb!

The answer to the post: Of course Santa is a yogi! He is about love and giving, which quintessentially he practices. If we can bring cultivate even 1 of the 8 points that you have listed out, this will be a peaceful and generous place.

Namaste.”

“Hi Sadie,

Good post. And you have addressed the issue very well. Subscribed to your youtube channel a while back. Well, I am going to start the core exercises and will tell you the result in a month. I stopped working out at a gym a while back but still have free weights and bars at home for upper body. I play badminton and the workout is intense. Anyway, plan is for 30 minutes of yoga everyday.

By the way, in the first video (downward dog) you blend in the background! You are wearing black and so is the BG. Also a suggestion : you could think of light setup, umbrellas, for more clarity.

Cheers,
Shrinath”

“If he is going to try that trick again with the Asana I am personally going sue him. And yes Rajneesh was from a different era but he was quite open about his lifestyle.”

“I am too far away to adopt one but I am telling my friends about this.”

“Its 0244 am in India & I am glad that I peeked at Huffpo. Brilliant post Sadie. You gave got the essence of it beautifully.

Two things. 1. Krishna was Arjuna's charioteer. And he was an avatar and not God. 2. Arjuna threw the weapon's on the battle field refusing to fight his family and teachers. Please bear with me while I type elaborate. There are 2 families. Pandavas - good guys. Kauravas- cousins but ursupers who want the fight.

Interestingly enough, on the Kaurava's side, there is the Prince, heir apparent and the instigator of atrocities, Dhuryodhana. Dhuryodhana and his brother's mom is Gandhari, daughter of the King Subala of Gandhara, modern day Kandahar, Afghanistan.

So, to all the apostles of peace parading Patanjali and ahimsa - please do not get blinded by your bohemian puritanism. If you all had read arthshastra, then you would know the entire classification of people as Kshatriayas - meaning Warriors. The veterans of today are the modern day Kshatriyas. With your myopic views you are distinctly denying them the respect they command.

I fully support and salute the veterans and serving soldiers in any democratic regime for letting people like me and you live in peace. And oh, I have family full of veterans who have served distinctly.

Let us honor them. Once again, thanks for this great post Sadie.

Namaste.”

“I have been on facebook for a more than 4 years. But being one of the veterans of the IRC era, I pretty added folks whom I wanted to stay in touch with. And that comprised of high school friends mostly. As individual lives got busier, keeping tab on e-groups was not the optimal method to stay in touch. With all positives there are negatives and down a decade something else will take the fancy. Who know, what the future beholds?

Great post by the way. Loved the narrative.”

“hahahaha yeah!”

“Bush never cared for the people. Afghanistan was just a ruse. The real target for them was Eyeraack and its oil. On the contrary, President Obama is trying to do the right thing. Whether he will be successful or be derail by the belligerent GOPs and lobbyists is a different issue. It was a terror attack and the commandos had to be called in but ultimately it is a civil matter. Not a military issue.

Trying KSM in a court of law is the right thing to do. If Iraq can try and convict its dictator, why can't NYC?

Eric Holder is doing his job and doing the right thing. I am glad that you support it too.”

“There is a disproportionate amount of hardship on the developing world thanks to the inaction by the developed on the climate front. Six days back, Dr. Chu while visiting New Delhi openly admitted that COP15 would not be a path breaking event since the Congress would not have enacted and passed the climate reform bill at home. So, while the West is trying to reach an accord, which might yet be derailed by US, the most voracious consumers re- China, India and Brazil are now balking at any concrete measures since the West is not willing to make any commitments of its own. In such a vicious circle, countries like Bangladesh, Maldives, Mauritius, Sri Lanka are in peril. The world needs to wake up and realize that we all live on this one planet and there is no where else to go.”

“I hope people understand the difference between Military and civil laws. By according him a trial, he is treated like a criminal that he is. A war tribunal, to certain extent recognizes the terrorists as some kind of a war.”

“Hi Ed, yes fully agreed. Way too much attention. I hope that she soon fades into obscurity. I do resent that fact that Sen. McCain, wanted to foist that, on the world!”

“Ooh this is a good routine. Thanks.”

“Great post Darya. I have cut out any kind of processed stuff from my diet. Even when I am forced to eat out on the run, I prefer fruits. Preferably from a mom and pop store grown locally. Dinner is cooked and had at leisure. Not in front of the teevee. I do wish people would wake up from their Matrix, eat the red pill and face reality. I look forward to reading your next post. So far all your articles have been wonderful. Keep them coming. Let us change the eating habit. One meal at a time. Cheerio!”

“As a fellow cyclist I can fully understand the amount of road rage one has to endure in USA. Now, working and living in India, its utter chaos on roads. I have to weave my way through all this chaos of high powered cars, motorcycles and city buses. Though I have a car, my office is barely 5 miles away and I see no reason to take my car. It is about time governments across the world started providing better infrastructure to cyclists.”

“Are you nu.ts?”

“Most of us then agree. That was when MTV was MTV.”

“Brilliant post Ed and Deb. Kudos. People tend to relate meditation to some sort of religious practice. The posts you have done in the past have not only brought meditation into focus but have demystified their nature. I would also point out to a part of "Pranayama" (Prana - Sanscrit for Life force) which I do and do hope your readers would also do.

1. Press and close the right nostril with your right hand's thumb.

2. Fold the fore finger and the middle finger down.

3. Place the ring finger lightly on the left nostril.

4. Now slowly inhale from the left nostril (right to remain closed) deeply counting to ten.

5. Close the left nostril with your ring finger( right nostril to remain closed all this time).

6. Count to 15 and hold your breath.

7. Release the thumb and thereby opening the right nostril and exhale slowly counting all the way to 20. (Left nostril to remain closed all this time.

Repeat for 5 minutes.

I hope at least some of you try this. It might be a little difficult at first, but trust me. It can do wonders. If you feel like exploring more, then please do search for " PRANAYAMA".

Thanks and good luck.”

“Thanks! Will do as instructed on the morrow. Its 2:30 am here :-). Now following you on twitter. I am Javashri there. Have a good day.”

“So here is the update. I tried the Down Dog split for the core planks. Looks easy right? WOW. Was I mistaken. I got the posture and the movement correct but not sure whether it is supposed to work on these muscles

1. As I stretch my leg back my hamstring in the leg that is planted down pulls and becomes taut. While I bring back my leg to the shoulder I tend to lose my balance a bit.

2. I also tend to keep my arms a lot wider and the leg comes on the inside rather than the outside. I find it a little difficult to keep them closer.

3. Long back, I had hurt my lower back, stretched the tail a bit (during dead lifts) and hence sometimes I suffer from stiff back. For a pull stretch It pained a bit.

Crow Pose was a tough!!! Couldn't do it. I am bit confused about the Pigeon pose. After I stretch my right foot, where does my left stay stay? o_0”

“I have begun practising yoga since yesterday. For a good part of 15 years I have been hitting the gym for weight training. My structure is most definitely on the bulky muscular side rather than the sinewy compact structure. However, as of yesterday, I have started on yoga. My goal is to stay fit and maintain musculature. I play tennis or badminton almost all days. Yoga provides fantastic core strength. All it requires is a bit of space. So thumbs up for yoga.

Thanks for a the great post Sadie.”

“I was going to make a logical statement about the difference between selection and decision but then figured, why waste time on someone who embodifies the phrase "Ignorance is bliss".”

“Good post Ellen. The recipe is very healthy and easy to prepare. However, to enhance the flavor, I would also add some cardamom (green) seeds in it especially if coconut is used.”

“Curioser and curioser. Didn't know that.”