tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post111631168001367945..comments2024-03-24T16:46:26.733+05:30Comments on Indian Temples & Iconography: A wholesome brahmin meal!Kavitha Kalyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00813712305535152213noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1117657350533534472005-06-02T01:52:00.000+05:302005-06-02T01:52:00.000+05:30hmmm.. so the concept of boring veggies is univers...hmmm.. so the concept of boring veggies is universal; more too the generous helpings of the brinjals and the likes.<BR/><BR/>well, a vivid description of the banana leaf and the meal itself. all that i can do nowadays is to derive vicarious pleasure by thinking about these things (which I sadly used to take for granted) or by reading about them. <BR/><BR/>even mess food seems to be divine Rangakrishnan Srinivasanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04168973002229977040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1117114726817296242005-05-26T19:08:00.000+05:302005-05-26T19:08:00.000+05:30ha ha ha abilash! u seem to be very wise! it just ...ha ha ha abilash! u seem to be very wise! it just irritated me that a long drawn post was put on commenting about the lack of a name, obstacle in teh path of the true(Sic) seeker, etcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1117091186979075042005-05-26T12:36:00.000+05:302005-05-26T12:36:00.000+05:30Hey people,Co-existence. Ever heard that word?Cont...Hey people,<BR/><BR/>Co-existence. Ever heard that word?<BR/><BR/>Continue the comments. With or without identity. <BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, you keep writing, Kavi!abhilash warrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13676672819691640600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1117085482387022392005-05-26T11:01:00.000+05:302005-05-26T11:01:00.000+05:30hi vimanonym,go easy on Mr.Joshi. i just feel he h...hi vimanonym,<BR/><BR/>go easy on Mr.Joshi. i just feel he has found people who would listen to what he has to say about life with all his rich experience. <BR/><BR/>i am not saying he might always be right, sometimes i wish he went easy on language...<BR/>but he might just have a point. he is also still "searching" ... like the rest of us! :)Kavitha Kalyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813712305535152213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1117073171842039192005-05-26T07:36:00.000+05:302005-05-26T07:36:00.000+05:30Thank you Mr Anon for praying for me! I also do th...Thank you Mr Anon for praying for me! I also do the same for all, because unlike the majority, eventually based on experience I have accepted the ancient belief that each one of us is 'His image', reflecting some cross section of time and place in the past. I therefore can enjoy seeing my once-upon-a-time reflection in your behaviour too... I see my old reflections in children who play cricket/ Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1117058722345056852005-05-26T03:35:00.000+05:302005-05-26T03:35:00.000+05:30God help you mr joshi! ...lemme explain...please r...God help you mr joshi! ...lemme explain...please read and understand before the ramble of your vast experience....<BR/>You suggested that "people who are anonymous act as obstacles..." PRAY WHY? Because they havent named themselves so that you can put a face to the name?<BR/>You said that "useful contributions and not ‘discussions’ for the sake of pastime only..." how do u know what is useful andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1117021457339914122005-05-25T17:14:00.000+05:302005-05-25T17:14:00.000+05:30Hi Kavitha!The web site even seems to have got con...Hi Kavitha!<BR/><BR/>The web site even seems to have got confused. It shows nine comments when there are ten! Thus the eleventh one to see if it helps in correcting it:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1116989804042205342005-05-25T08:26:00.000+05:302005-05-25T08:26:00.000+05:30I had only said that truth cannot be expressed in ...I had only said that truth cannot be expressed in words, however, words become necessary when you wanr to communicate to the masses. One needs more words, more examples, and 'blah blahs', when one addresses a group, particulrly when background of each individual forming the group is not known. One can thus visualise the difficulty a teacher has when he takes the class of beginners... I had agreedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1116964267494532792005-05-25T01:21:00.000+05:302005-05-25T01:21:00.000+05:30For a person who proclaims to be of a "Guru" like ...For a person who proclaims to be of a "Guru" like disposition of the mind, Mr Joshi some trends in your post really baffle me...Let me try to answer a couple of them...<BR/>"blah blah blah...act as obstacles in the path of a ‘true seeker’ by blah blah blah"<BR/>>>>>>Act as Obstacles?...what is a True Seeker? and instead of focusing on the substance you seem to be disturbed by the lack of identityAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1116844154316001932005-05-23T15:59:00.000+05:302005-05-23T15:59:00.000+05:30Hi Kavitha!I couldn’t believe Ms Mala when she rev...Hi Kavitha!<BR/><BR/>I couldn’t believe Ms Mala when she revealed herself to be the anonymous person. Now my suspicion is proved true by the emergence of yet another ‘Anonymous’ or Mr Anon. <BR/><BR/>As I said elsewhere also, such characters - although also an image of the one and only Creator - act as obstacles in the path of a ‘true seeker’ by diverting one’s attention. That happens to be the ‘Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1116826927748231772005-05-23T11:12:00.000+05:302005-05-23T11:12:00.000+05:30ok... so there are two "anonymous" people here. th...ok... so there are two "anonymous" people here. this is to the anonymous of vimana. unfortunately i do not chat on yahoo. it has been disabled. <BR/><BR/>maybe you have a name i can call you with.. this anonymous trip is just not doing me any good anymore.Kavitha Kalyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813712305535152213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1116748708527977642005-05-22T13:28:00.000+05:302005-05-22T13:28:00.000+05:30Hey Kavitha,Anonymous of the Vimana here. Do you I...Hey Kavitha,<BR/>Anonymous of the Vimana here. Do you IM on YahooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1116552429591432432005-05-20T06:57:00.000+05:302005-05-20T06:57:00.000+05:30In a layman’s attempt to reaching the communicatio...In a layman’s attempt to reaching the communication, I would just give certain observations, to avoid ‘spoon feeding’, the typical Mother & Child function, and leave the interpretation to the reader.<BR/><BR/>Payasam or Kshir (opposite of Nir or water, one of the Panchbhoots that is colourless and therefore mixes with all liquids easily. And, as against cream rising to the top of milk, it is the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1116435391950190552005-05-18T22:26:00.000+05:302005-05-18T22:26:00.000+05:30I too remembered to add that in the house allotted...I too remembered to add that in the house allotted to my father, we had two trees already existing in the courtyard before we had moved in there. One used to bear drumsticks and the other the Parijat or Harshringar flowers - that are offered to Lord Shiva. We were therefore used to eating drumsticks and had also developed taste for it. And, we, the children used to help our mom in counting the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1116394020729048262005-05-18T10:57:00.000+05:302005-05-18T10:57:00.000+05:30Of course I forgot to add, when my sister used to ...Of course I forgot to add, when my sister used to get those drumsticks with my uncles heehawing in the background, she would yell out to grandma - "enna pati, ambadu murunkai, ithunundu sambar!!!" - translates to "what pati, 50 drumsticks and so less sambar"<BR/><BR/>we still hava a good laugh over that oneKavitha Kalyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00813712305535152213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999700.post-1116380471736233732005-05-18T07:11:00.000+05:302005-05-18T07:11:00.000+05:30Hi Kavitha,It was an interesting reading! I could ...Hi Kavitha,<BR/>It was an interesting reading! <BR/><BR/>I could visualize the fun, to some extent, as I had seen also some ‘South Indian’ boys in our mess while I was in the engineering college. Although, sambhar/ rasam were not served - if he happened to be seated on the same table that accommodated twelve boys at one time - one was astonished, when one saw a particular boy for the first time, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com