yoga and philosophy at barcamp bangalore 8 (bcb8)

presented the session on 'the lesser known aspects of - yoga the philosophy.
had a decent attendance, search flickr for bcb8 for some pics.
upon request from some attendees, here is the material used for the presentation.
remember, this is in short and cryptic, so if you didn't attend the session to hear the explanations, then you will most probably misunderstand it.

click here to view the presentation PDF

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barcamp bangalore 8 - sessions

so, i finally registered my sessions at barcamp bangalore 8 (bcb8). here is some detail:

session 1: lesser known aspects of yoga - the philosophy (click to join)

• - yoga is Asanas? or more?
  
• - why the philosophy? aren’t the Asanas enough?
  
• - the basic 4 questions of philosophy - what is heya (to be avoided)? what is its cause? what is its absence? and how to avoid it?
  
• - the one line answer to ‘what is to be avoided?’ (from sage patanjali, the most prominent figure in yoga) - and its meaning
  
• - the one line answer to ‘what is yoga?’ (from sage patanjali, the most prominent figure in yoga) - and its meaning
  
• - which is better - gyaan, karma or bhakti yoga? and by the way, what are they? how to combine all three?
  
• - where do Asanas fit in all this then?
  
• - some powerful shloks that shed light on the true meaning of yoga!
  
• - when rAma meets hanumAn for teh first time, he says, ‘you are dearer to me than my own brother’. why? where is the philosophy of yoga in there?
  
• - the embedded system! how is sanskrit unique language? apparently the only language with inbuilt prANAyAm in it! why is that important?
  

session 2: ancient wisdom modern times (click to join)

a general session on ancient wisdom of india and how it can be of use to modern hi-tech world. ideas in the form of symbols of culture and religion? how words and language convey ideas specific to a culture.
understanding ourselves in the process. demystifying concepts, clarifying misunderstanding, and sharing amazing insights, many other verbs on many other nouns
e.g.

• - qualities of a good leader? - from bhAsa’s kAdambari!
  
• - what does the visual representation of shiv mean? - the names mahAkAl, mahAdev; the snakes, ashes, two earrings? what does lakshmI, saraswatI, viShNu, durgA, ayodhyA, dharma etc mean? understanding the meaning will give a totally new insight into our ’superstitions’ 
  
• - a simple daily practice that reduces chances of heart attack? - there is actual a hard science reason for this, even recent TOI news (reported too late) says heart attacks happen mostly in early morning hours, the waking hours.
  
• - mantras for every occasion? - right from waking, bathing, eating, sleeping etc. why? and what is the psychlogical/spiritual significance.
  
• - status of women in ancient indian society? - in the recent ‘culture protector’ events in news, this will be an eye opener.
  
• - where not to live? - before moving to a place, what should you check out?
  
• - do we have no rights on the results of our deeds? - the most misunderstood concept of indian philosophy!
  

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meeting with aamir khan

so this january bollywood bigwig is here in IIM bangalore for almost a month.
times of india bangalore edition has been abuzz with this news. and then guy himself openly invited people to visit him.

so we landed up at the shooting site, and met the 'taraa zameen par' (सितारा ज़मीन पर)। on friday 24th jan, the shoot was in hostel C. it was indeed a very down to earth star. in between takes, he met his fans with disarming pleasantness. gave enough time for all the fans to not feel neglected.

then today 27th jan, pragya and pranav went along with shalini and were more lucky. after the long wait, pragya as usual got tired and ended up writing her emotions on paper -

To Dear Aamir Uncle

It has been a long wait
Since we entered IIM gate
We would like to meet you
Want to give a gift and greet you

I hope the movie 'Three Idiots'
Is a hit
Because you're the best
So smile a bit!

and here are the results. the star is so caring of all his fans, that he interrupted his conversation with his director and gave full attention to these three fans -






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KA/bangalore traffic violation charges - find out online!

try this link. enter your vehicle license plate and find out if you owe anything to the traffic police!

http://www.bangaloreone.gov.in/public/BPSFineDetails.aspx

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