Perpetually Perplexed

What makes us happy? Genuinely? According to Martin Seligman - the founding father of positive psychology, there are 3 different ways of being happy. 1) Pleasure - This concerns with senses. Good food, good drinks, watching TV. All such activities which are a treat to our senses. For me, whenever I am upset - which is quite often, I eat non-stop and watch TV.  But this form of happiness is habit forming. Of course we agree. 2) Doing work with passion - Any kind of work - how much ever mundane or trivial it is, do it with 100% concentration and with love.   I was surprised when reading and putting into practice a site called FLYLADY had made me calmer and happier. this site teaches us how to keep our house neat and tidy.  Now I am realizing the truth behind it. This is nothing but karma yoga from Bhagavat Gita.  3) Using your strengths for greater good of the society - helping others. Doing something useful for the society. All those rich plump ladies...

A nanny is hugging a child and telling her in slow monotonous voice "You is smart, you is intelligent, you is strong". Child is listening with wide eyes. This was a scene from the movie "The help". We did not have nannies when we are growing up. But our parents told us these things. And we became smart, intelligent and strong. And brimming with self confidence. Until the day our lives changed for ever. We were made to leave our parents to live in a  new house. This news house was where all the statements about us were meant to be wrong. This is where our self confidence was broken systematically,  until no one can find it even with a microscope. I don't want to put the blame completely on in-laws if living in joint family or on husband if not. It could be we ourselves. Due to social conditioning. Suddenly our focus should turn to cooking, cleaning and maintenance of the home and caring for family. We who hardly knew the difference between green dal an...

It is not third front. It is tired front But other times, they tell their version of truth Poverty is a state of mind Dented-painted women protesters in Delhi went to discotheques and then turned up at India Gate to express outrage.' People join (the) army to die or for becoming martyrs Veg skies, Veg hospitals, Veg housing societies. Soon Veg Mumbai! Either Gujjus go back to Gujarat or they turn Mumbai into Gujarat...Red alert. If there is no water in the dam, how can we release it? Should we urinate into it? If there is no water to drink, even urination is not possible Arvind Kejriwal is like Rakhi Sawant. They both try and expose, but with no substance.  Marry off girls early to prevent rape Just because India achieved freedom at midnight does not mean that women can venture out after dark - See more at: http://www.merinews.com/quick-bytes/5-most-stupid-comments-by-indian-politicians-about-the-crime-of-rape/3791?imageID=28367#sthash.C7Tm9iSX.dpuf ...

Why don't any honest people come to politics? Why ? Look at what is happening to AAP.

My mothers' generation used to sing song like "ವರುಷಕ್ಕೊಂದು ಮದುವೆ  ಇರಲೆಂದು ಹರಸಿದಳೆ  ತನ್ನ ತವರಿಗೇ ". Let there be a marriage each year in my mother's family. We pray that "let there be an election each year".  Roads will be repaired.

Nobody reads jokes any more. They watch america's funniest videos instead. Where toddlers fall and get hurt. Men and women fall down and get hurt more. Is that humor? Anyways this fact does not stop me from searching for jokes on the net. And getting disappointed by  seeing stale jokes. Jokes like thrillers are not fun second time. But here is a new one. If you want to hide a folder in your computer so that no body finds it, change its icon to icon of internet explorer. No one opens internet explorer. 

Politicians, common people, you and me, every one of us believe in one saying of Sanskrit. "Aham Brahmasmi" I am Brahma. Or I am God. I have and should have all the power. If I already don't have it. I should snatch it from others. Does not matter what means I use for it. I am God and hence all others are my servants. They are  not any better than worms. God, help yourself from all of us Brahmas