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Sunderblogger.067 Sub: Think India. India thrives on contradictions like no place else; any visitor, tourist, or business representative can expect the unexpected. Relying on a trusted Indian friend to act as buffer and to protect one from culture shock is helpful in this sometimes highly confusing country. At your hotel, they may not serve beef because of the reverence Hindus hold for the cow. Yet you may hear the conversation of Hindu man from Kerala seated at a nearby table telling his wife on a cell phone that he will return home tomorrow and would prefer a beefsteak for dinner. In a temple, where you might expect more familiar rules and behavior, you could be truly shocked to witness a sadhu (a holy man who customarily wears orange) amble in nonchalantly completely nude. Your views, suggestions, or comments are most welcome. Best Wishes! Sunder Thadani 20150526

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Avoid Negtivity: Here are two negative traits (amongst many others) that you should absolutely avoid; Jealousy: One of the things that robs people of happiness is jealousy. When you constantly compare your journey with someone else`s , it holds you back. Be content with your gifts, and also learn to derive joy and inspiration from the accomplishments of others. Tht is how spirit sould live, and it brings us true happiness. Thank God for all you and learn the art ofcontenment. Blaming others: Always look within yourself and you will recognise the source of your pain. Pain can be triggered by someone else only if it already exists within you. So go to the root of the pain. do not focus on the other person. Correct the imbalnce within you, improve yourself, and then try to help others. This appreared in a local paper and is now reproduced for the information and benefit of the members of "sundercirlce" - http://sunderblogger.wordpress.com/, - https://groups.google.com/group/sundercircle, - Kind Regards! Sunder Thadani - 20150526

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Sunderblogger.065 India’s Unlimited Opportunities. With an average GDP growth rate of 8% each year. there has been a lot to cheer abut in India. During this phase, there has been a massive increase in the growth of individual wealth in India. It is reported that India’s HNWI (High Net worth Individual) population grew by 23% which makes it fastest growing globally. At the end of 2007, the number of HNWI was at 1.23 lakh. HNWIs are defined as individuals with more than $1 million (it was INR 4 crores then) in net assets, excluding what they have as primary residence and consumables. Your views, suggestions, or comments are most welcome. Best Wishes, Sunder Thadani 20150522

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Real Compassion: If I am concerned with compassion, with the real feeling of something sacred, then how is that feeling to be transmittted? If I transmit it through the microphone, therough the machinerary of propaganda, and thereby convince another, his/her heart will still be emty. Where are we to find this quality acturally? There must be freedom, and freedom comes only when you understand the whole problem of envy, greed, ambition, and the desire for power. It is freedom from those things that allows the extraordinary thing called character to flower. Such a person has comassion, has love -J Krishnamurti. (This appreared in a local paper and is now reproduced for the benefit and information of the members of, "sundercircle." Kind Regards!. Sunder Thadani

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Yoga Has No Religion: What religion you belong to has nothing to do with your ability to make use of the yogic systems, because yoga is a technology. Technology does not make any distinction as to what you believe in and what you do not believe in. Whatever you may believe in or not is purely a psychological process- it has got nothing to do with making use of a technology. Yoga is Hindu just the way gravity is Christian. Just because the law of gravity was propounded by Isaac Newton, who lives in a Christian culture, does it make gravity Christians? So, Yoga is a technology. Anybody who is willing to make use of it can make use of it. It is ridiculous to even think that there could be a religious tinge to yoga. The fundamental process of my work has been just to take away the cultural tinge from the yogic sciences and to present yoga as a pure science, as a technology that everybody can benefit from. Author- Sadhguru, Isha Foundation. (This appeared in a local paper and is now reproduced for the info. And benefit of the members of “sundercircle”. Kind Regards! Sunder Thadani. 20150519

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Independent Truth: Dependent or relative truth means that truth which is interdependent on a previous truth to exist. Now, the source of all relative truths cannot be a relative truth; it has to be the absolute truth or independent truth. Ultimately, we have to study that absolute truth. The holy Scriptures are the scientific study o that absolute truth. When we come to the level of the absolute truth, then there is no beginning and no end. This is because they are the source of all relativity, and are transcendental- beyond relativity- Radhanath Swami. This is reproduced for the information of the members of “sundercircle”. Kind Regards! Sunder Thadani.

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Sunderblogger.061 Subject: Bandra-Mahim Promenade The beautification of promenade is being undertaken in a way that will depict the many historic as well as recent landmarks, if will give Mahim bay a new identity. The Bandra side of Mahim Bay, now more famous as a lovers` haunt, will get an iconic glass tower, joggers` tract, cyclists` path, and an amphitheatre for cultural evens in a new promenade. The classic promenade feel is not lost but enhanced more with ornamental and accent lighting and paving materials. The promenade will be at the crossroads of the new road system and the old Causeway. The amphitheatre is in straight alignment with the Mahim Fort. The beautification project is scheduled to cost Rs. 8 crores. While work on the gardens, parks, and tracks s expected to be completed in six to eight months, the rest of the project will take over a year to be completed. Best Wishes to Mumbaikars. Sunder Thadani 20150516

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Sunderblogger.060 One of the favorite sports of India`s middle classes is bureaucracy bashing. It is an easy game to play and can be quite a lot of fun. Everyone has their favorite, outrageous story about an encounter with the bureaucracy. The inefficiency, corruption, insensitivity, stupidity and Kafkaesque circularity of bureaucratic procedures and rules are legendary. That India`s bureaucracy is one the most stifling and difficult to deal with has now been revealed in a survey. Over a thousand expatriate business executive rated India`s bureaucracy the most annoying in Asia. The problem with India is no, as we in the middle class imagine, that we have too many idle and corrupt bureaucrats. The problem is that we have too many rules and regulations and too few officials to implement and monitor the regimes, and bring to book those who flout the rules and regulations. As India`s population grows, the disequilibrium is only going to grow: more rules and regulations to be applied to more and more people by a bureaucracy that is not high enough. A conclusion: either we expand the bureaucracy or else the government will gradually wither away to the point that India will join the ranks of failed states. That would be a calamity for the Indian people. Best Wishes! Sunder Thadani 20150513

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Sunderblogger.059 Sub: shopping on woman’s minds as much as sex on men’s. A fascinating survey has revealed that most of the young women think about shopping as often as men think about sex. Between the ages 19-45, 74 per cent of them thin abut shopping every minute. While young men think about sex every 52 seconds. Best wishes! sunder.thadani 20150513

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Sunderblogger.058 Life4living.0710India today is the world`s second largest wireless market. India has surpassed the US as the world`s second largest wireless network in the world after China with the addition of 10.16 million wireless subscribers at the end of March, 2008The total number of wireless subscribers stood at 261.09 million at the end of March 2008. India has overtaken the US. Your views, suggestions, or comments are most welcome. Kindly join the group, and contribute content. Best Wishes, Sunder Thadani 20150512

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Solitude and Society: A man must be clothed with society, or we shall feel a certain barrenness and poverty as of a displaced and unfurnished member. He is to be dressed in arts and institutions, as well as in body garments. Solitude is impracticable, and society fatal. We must keep our head in the one and our hands in the other. The conditions are met, if we keep our independence, yet do not lose our sympathy. We required such solitude as shall hold us to its revelations when we are in the street and in places. Society and solitude are deceptive names. It is not the circumstance of seeing more or fewer people, but the readiness of sympathy, that imports; and a sound mind will derive its principles from insight. With over a purer ascent to the sufficient and absolute right, and will accept society as the natural element in which they are to be applied- Ralph Waldo Emerson. (This appeared in a local paper and is now reproduced for the information of the members of “sundercircle”. Regards! Sunder Thadani. 20150512.

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Sunderblogger.058 Life4living.0710India today is the world`s second largest wireless market. India has surpassed the US as the world`s second largest wireless network in the world after China with the addition of 10.16 million wireless subscribers at the end of March, 2008The total number of wireless subscribers stood at 261.09 million at the end of March 2008. India has overtaken the US. Your views, suggestions, or comments are most welcome. Kindly join the group, and contribute content. Best Wishes, Sunder Thadani 20150511

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Sensitive as an Opal: A tourist was looking at the display at a jewellery store. Exquisite stones dazzled the eye. But his attention was drawn to a dull stones, completely lacking in lustre, “That`s not a beautiful as the rest,” he exclaimed. “Just a moment,” said the jeweler, taking the stone from the tray and closing his palms around it. Moments later, he opened his palm and the stone glowed with beauty. “This is an opal,” the jeweler explained. “It`s what we call a sensitive jewel. It needs only to be held with a human hand to bring out its radiance and lustrous beauty.” Doesn’t this strike a parallel to emotions that we share with people around us? The warmth, affection and love we give them brings out the beauty in all human relations. Even a glow of happiness in the other person`s eyes and in your heart. Dada JP Vaswani. This content appeared in a local paper and is now reproduced for the information, and benefit of the members of “sundercircle”. Sunder Thadani. 20150506

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Sunderblogger.057 Freedom from sex is not repression of sex: it the understanding of sex; by understanding, one goes beyond it. But that does not mean that you will be angry, against it and antagonistic. You will be blissful. You will bless everybody with the hope that someday, they will also go beyond it. Sex is not a sin. Nobody is ever punished or sent to hell for sex. God has given it to you, you are born with it; you have not created it- like the atom bomb, bayonet, sword, money or politics- these are inventions of the ugly human mind. These people will go to hell, certainly. But sex is God-given gift, and it is a great seed. Once it starts sprouting and finds the right soul, it will become a big tree. Millions of flowers will come to it. Your views, suggestions, or comments are most welcome and will be appreciated. Best Wishes Sunder Thadani 20150505

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sunderblogger: sunderblogger.blogspot: Honour Loyalty In life, we all have our loyalties. We need to look into where our loyalty lies, where our preferences are and where our at...

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In life, we all have our loyalties. We need to look into where our loyalty lies, where our preferences are and where our attention is, and set it right. Loyalty is needed both in the material and spiritual plane. Loyalty is the way in which a mature and integrated mind behaves. It indicates undivided wholeness of consciousness and shows richness of the mind. Honouring commitment is loyalty- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. This appeared in a local paper, and is now reproduced for the information and benefit of the members of "sundercircle". Kind Regards. Sunder Thadani. 20150505.

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Sunderblogger.056 about My Mumbai [for your information] –Grouped in: My City Like Mumbai has always been a powerhouse of Indian business industry, and trade with a proven track record when compared with other cities in India, or for that matter even with Shanghai. On the financial front, over 92% of the country`s stock exchange turnover is conducted from BSE and NSE. In addition to Reserve Bank of India, most of the headquarters of financial, banking institutions and insurance companies, both in public and private sector are headquartered in Mumbai. Your views, suggestions, or comments are most welcome, and will be appreciated by members. Kind Regards Sunder Thadani. 20150505.

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Sunderblogger.055 Head understands head and heart understands heart. We try to put the heart in the head and head in the heart and it doesn't seem to work. Your heart feels something beautiful, and you can feel it. When head says something is beautiful, we cling on to the word; it`s there in the mind, but we might not feel what we feel when the heart says the same thing. We repeat the word ‘beautiful’ in the head but it doesn’t seem or feel beautiful the way it would have if it had come from the heart. Let us talk about love. It`s the same thing- you talk too much about love, the word love` gets stuck in the head, but somehow there no depth of feeling. That`s because it`s in the head, not in the heart. In silence, love emits, radiates. We experience ourselves in the things we love more. That is why, when we lose the things we love, we feel hurt; we fee unhappy. We are all floating in an ocean of life; a big life. It is not just empty space all around us; it is lively big life. And in the big sea of life there, all shells are floating and each shell has got a little water in it which is not the water separate from the water in the sea. so, we come out of our shells and experience, “I am not just in the body, but I am expanded all over; everywhere, it`s me there and it`s me here, I see myself in everybody”. Best Wishes Sunder Thadani 20150505.

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Sunderblogger.054 On Hollywood –MGM Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the legendary 86 year-old Hollywood studio, is filling for bankruptcy. This relates to Hollywood`s style of functioning, marred by overblown budgets, unreal plots, unsure narratives and seeking novelty mixed with realism. In contrast stands Bollywood, the Hindi film industry steadily expanding over the globe. Bollywood`s themes are constantly energized by everyday culture and mythology while increasingly including edgy, experimental stories. Winner of 205 Oscars over the years, it is extraordinary that a studio of MGM`s stature should see such days. Despite holding 4,000 film titles including the sparkling James Bond series, the studio, bought in 2005 by a Sony-led consortium, has been plagued by debts of four billion dollars. It is anticipated that its lenders will now take over most of MGM, forcing it to re-scale operations. MGM`s crisis reflects greater troubles within Hollywood itself. In recent years, American cinema has increasingly been treated not as ‘show business` but pure business. Films have been based on market strategy, distribution networks and commercial calculations as opposed to simply being cinema that delights and thrills viewers through the forceful creativity driving it. Once, MGM made iconic films like Gone with the Wind, Ben Hur, The Wizard of Oz and Rocky. In recent times, despite the hype and hoopla surrounding Hollywood, it is hard to think of many movies which will live beyond their times, seeping into popular memory the world over. Your views, contributions, or comments are most welcome. Best Wishes! Sunder Thadani Mailto: sunderkt@gmail.com 20150504

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Kindness: Being kind is actually being scientific because science is based on facts and reason. It has been proved that people who are kind are more satisfied in life. Moreover; their good acts are reciprocated in some way or the other. This is way it is said; "Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and blind can see." We must learn the art of being kind to people without expecting anything in return. Then our society will become more cohesive- Sayed Neda. This appeared in a local paper and is now reproduced for the information and benefit of the members of "sundercircle". Kind Regards Sunder Thadani. 20150504

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Himalayan disaster: The devastating earthquake which rocked Nepal has left many people dead and thousands gravely injured. Earthquakes and other natural calamities are just a reminder of how fragile human life is. Man often thinks that he is very great. Sometimes there is no end to man`s ego. He thinks that he owns the world. But even the to scientists and seismologists become powerless in the face of such calamities. Such tragedies often show us our position in the world. We are just mere mortals and we have no control over so many things. We humans are quite helpless many times as we can never be hundred per cent sure about what`s going to happen next even though we do have loads of data and charts to read. Sometimes plans can go awry and Nature can teach us very valuable lessons. Earthquakes, tsunamis and other natural tragedies only reaffirm our faith in a Supreme Power and show us that our position and place in this world is very limited. Destiny can change any minute. We must always learn to show gratitude to one and all and live peacefully with everybody. We never know what is going to happen and when our time and on this Earth is going to be over. –Sandhya Ramachandran. This article was published in a local paper and it is reproduced for the information and benefit of the members of “sundercircle”. Sunder Thadani. 20150502.

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Life is Within You. We consider bibles and religions divine- I do not say they are not divine, I say they have all grown out of you, and may grow out of you still, It is not they who give the life, it is you who give the life, Leaves are not more shed from the trees, or trees from the earth, than they are shed out of you. -Walt Whitman This appeared in a local paper and is reproduced for the benefit of the members of "sundercircle". Kind Regards. Sunder Thadani 20150501

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Sunderblogger.053 The subject is: Happiness Is Not Everything The idea of happiness is a kind of ignorance. If your understanding is healthy, then you will never give too much importance to happiness; we do so because of our ignorance. Happiness is not the idea, purpose or aim of life; happiness is a consequence, a fruit. Happiness is a subject of the senses. The scope of the senses is limited and the senses are completely unaware of the greatness of life. If you are just following your senses, you are indulging them. Understand the game of the senses, and then go beyond them. Discover that portion of life, that part of life that can give us something permanent, the highest knowledge of life, the highest clarity in life. What we understand by happiness lies on the surface. When you live at a deeper level, you give importance to clarity of consciousness which gives you information on the purpose of your existence; it gives you purpose. Once this is clear everything come to you, including contentment and balance. Best Wishes! Sunder Thadani 20150501

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Sunderblogger.051 India is emerging as managerial number one in the world. In 2009 Indian companies have raised billions from global markets, to finance foreign takeovers, and internal expansion. This far exceeded the inflow of foreign direct investment [around $10 billion]. This is the real revolution of 2006, India as left behind the stage of being seen as global suppliers of soft ware, generic drugs and auto components. It is now seen as a global managerial power, one that can take over multinationals across the world and improve their performance. So, global financiers are tripping over one another to fund foreign acquisitions by Indian companies. The world now believes that Indian are excellent managers, better than those in several American and European countries Hundreds of Indian companies have become MNCs with growing empires. Day is not far, when ICIC Bank takes over Citibank, when Infosys acquired IBM, when Reliance takes over Exxon; and Tata Motors take over General Motors, and of course Times of India should take over the New York Times. Best Wishes, sunder.thadani 20150501

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Sunderblogger.051 India is emerging as managerial number one in the world. In 2009 Indian companies have raised billions from global markets, to finance foreign takeovers, and internal expansion. This far exceeded the inflow of foreign direct investment [around $10 billion]. This is the real revolution of 2006, India as left behind the stage of being seen as global suppliers of soft ware, generic drugs and auto components. It is now seen as a global managerial power, one that can take over multinationals across the world and improve their performance. So, global financiers are tripping over one another to fund foreign acquisitions by Indian companies. The world now believes that Indian are excellent managers, better than those in several American and European countries Hundreds of Indian companies have become MNCs with growing empires. Day is not far, when ICIC Bank takes over Citibank, when Infosys acquired IBM, when Reliance takes over Exxon; and Tata Motors take over General Motors, and of course Times of India should take over the New York Times. Best Wishes, sunder.thadani 20150501