Like everyone else, I was surprised by Microsoft paying BIG $$$ for Skype. Recently I ran into Tony Bates at Andressen Horowitz CEO event and he said its the integration with xbox and others which are very important. Still didn’t make sense. Facebook announcement yesterday, got me thinking. But jet lagged this morning returning from… [Read more…]
February 22, 2010
Acharya Prabodh mentioned that the goal of life is liberation and depending on our maturity we seek liberation from different things. We seek liberation from worrying about providing for food, working to pay our bills, saving money for the future … or if you are enlightened you seek liberation from the cycle of life and… [Read more…]
February 7, 2010
As some of you know I attend the Ram Charitra Manas class at the Chinmaya Mission, taught by Acharya Prabodh. Today was the best class I have attended to date. It linked my life, work in startups and religion in a simple unifying statement. The Acharya was explaining that “the mind is mythical”. Once you… [Read more…]
December 8, 2009
I really enjoyed this discourse from Acharya Prabodh. He is discussing when Sati (wife of Lord Shiva) doubts that Ram is really God, because he is weeping over the fact that Sita is lost. She goes to test him and disguises herself in the form of Sita (Ram’s wife). Ram ofcourse sees through this and… [Read more…]
November 3, 2009
Many educated people, including myself, struggle with religion and God. Their analytical brain says how could such “miracles” happen. We have been taught to question everything, how can we just accept HIS existence. I struggle with it myself. Are the stories in Indian mythology true or not? I had an epiphany which I wanted to… [Read more…]
October 12, 2009
Before the class begins there is a small prayer and usually some kid comes and states the values if the Chinmaya Mission. One of the values is: - Give more than you take, Produce more than you consume Its a simple concept: revenue should be higher than expenses. The problem here is ‘credit’. I am… [Read more…]
October 1, 2009
My kids go to Bal Vihar (Indian School) on Sundays. They learn about Indian culture and Hindi as a language. One of the classes they have at Bal Vihar is for adults where the Acharya Prabodh discusses different religious texts. I have begun attending these classes this year. We are discussing the Ramayana from Guru… [Read more…]
September 6, 2009
June 16, 2009
It was an amazing series. I am big Phil Jackson fan , more so than a lakers fan. I find basketball most fascinating in terms of how it mirrors the outcome of startups. The missed layup at the buzzer, the two free throws that Howard missed, so little is the difference between success and failure. … [Read more…]
November 26, 2008
It is my belief that all we own in this world is time. And we can chose how to spend it and with whom to spend it. All of us to varyiing degree have control over some portion of our time. I am sure this is not an original thought. Different people have said the… [Read more…]
July 8, 2011
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