The walk about

This is more of a personal post. Well, my love for teaching has toyed the line this time around. I would certainly like to teach economics in an undergraduate program, if i get a job in Mumbai. Hope this post reminds me of that reality. :)

Quotes - part 2

Albert Einstein famously noted that the problems cannot be resolved by the same level of consciousness that created them..

Every object, well contemplated, opens up a new organ of perception within us - Goethe..

Quotes - Part 1

Three quotes i enjoyed reading today morning, personal fav is the one by Dan Coats of the three:


If a man has any greatness in him, it comes to light - not in one flamboyant boat, but in the ledger of his daily work
-Beryl Markham


Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
-Adlai E. Stevenson


Character cannot be summoned at the moment of crisis if it has been squandered by years of compromise and rationalization. The only testing ground for the heroic is the mundane. The only preparation for that one profound decision which can change a life, or even a nation, is those hundreds of half-conscious, self-defining, seemingly insignificant decisions made in private. Habit is the daily battleground of character
-Dan Coats

Excerpt from Autobiography of a Yogi - Paramahansa Yogananda

Chapter 16, page 161

Astrology is the study of mans response to planetary stimuli. The stars have no conscious benevolence or animosity; they merely send forth positive and negative radiations. Of themselves, these do not help or harm humanity, but offer a lawful channel for the outward operation of cause effect equilibriums that each man has set into motion in the past.

HBO Series 2

One of the poets whose work i deeply admire, a friend named Ajay Kalra, wrote this poem. I thought it is worth the mention with regard to the HBO series. Thanks Ajay


Silence envelopes me
Or is the silence really me
Twittering thoughts recede at dusk
Peeling stillness from the husk

Do I sit on a park bench
Or is the park bench also me
The moon pulls the tide at sea
And the flow inside of me

Will death come to me
Or this merging set me free
Do I end at my finger tip
Or spill over, into the book I flip

What is me?
This body, this soul
Or the universal galactic, ultimate whole
Where do I begin? And where do I end?
Am I life’s river turning a bend

As I get up at the park bells toll
Surrendering myself, to life’s drama and role
I cloak my infinity
In an illusionary goal

HBO Series 1

From what i see around, the adage 'common sense is uncommon' holds tremendous relevance. Regretfully, common sense seems to elude many people during their daily life. This is best reflected in our learning team at AIM, where the ego takes precedence over common sense and understanding each other. Facing new opportunities that involve a change of people, lifestype, living patterns, usage of time, is something many people fail to rise up to and accept.