MindofAMP

Thought of blogging this interesting quote noted in my old journal dated August 7th, 2006. 'The nature of God is a circle of which the center is everywhere and the circumference is nowhere.' ~ Empedocles (Greek philosopher, statesman, poet and physiologist, 490-430BC)

What are 'I' and 'You'? Just lattices In the niches of a lamp Through which the One Light Radiates. 'I' and 'You' are the veil Between heaven and earth; Lift this veil and you will see How all sects and religions are one. Sa'd al-din Mahmud Shabistari, Translation: Andrew Harvey and Eryk Hanut

Decade ago, While in college; Slept thru the day, Partied all night; Admired by few, Hated by many; Remarkably acumen in studies, Charming with beautiful ladies; Great in making friends, Bad in keeping friends; Memorable era, Of his life. Some called him a flirt, Several called him crazy; Until he met a girl, Seen in reverie; Whom he longed for, Now became a reality; How … oh how, God worked in mysterious ways; Crafting events leading to, Knotting them divinely; Now this is the era, To be remembered eternally.

Pod casts! I have heard about them but did not think much of them.But Im changing my opinion after stumbling upon a treasure trove in the name of itunesU.itunesU has loads and loads of lectures of great professors categorized exhaustively and easy to find search algorithms..For a starter , right now Im listening to http://podcast.ucsd.edu/podcasts/default.aspx?PodcastId=249 a treatment on Clash of Cultures by Prof.Matthew Herbst.. The start is good and I find his lectures interesting..More as the subject grows! 

(ting tong) Howard, a 6 feet 1 inch well built and handsome lad, hears the door bell ring. He hurriedly runs to get the door and looks at his watch. Thinking that his date has arrived 15 minutes early, opens the door. Upon seeing Mona, 5 feet 3 inch tall girl dressed up in a scintillating and elegant evening gown wearing minimum jewelery and Howard admiring her simplicity yet her exquisite taste of fashion, holds her by her waist and gives her a passionate kiss. Mona surprised with the affection shown by Howard like never before blushes and quietly sits on the couch while Howard rushes in to wear his new blazer to look classy for Mona or shall I say dresses up to meet her standards. He comes out wearing the blazer. Howard: So what do you think? Mona: About? Howard (showing off) : About my new jacket sweetheart. Mona (smiles) : You look fantastic as usual. Howard blushes and goes into the bathroom to admire himself one last time to look fine for the evening. He comes out and a...

What can I say about this book: 1. Simple 2. Well put 3. Hilarious 4. Exhilarating 5. Touching 6. Sweet 7. Practical ... I can go on and on about it A+ is what I would grade this book as, by Chetan Bhagat. It has comedy, action, love, suspense ... everything, you name it. The simplicity and flow of writing is what makes one feel as if they were watching a movie in thier minds. This book is about 3 young boys - Hari, Ryan and Alok; who managed to get admission in IIT, one of the most well known and hard-to-get-in colleges in India. IIT's education system is based on 10-point GPA system. The higher your points, the more you are looked upon by your fellowmates, including even the professors; the lower your points, the more you are treated like an unwanted minion of some kind. Personally I would say any IITian regardless what location in India or as a matter of fact any equally tough college students or professors, can easily relate to this book. Each character in this book is one of a...

While people talked about the occurrence of lunar eclipse on Feb 20, 2008, the one and only question curiously bugged me was - 'Are we alone?'. Certainly this question must have crossed our minds at some point in our lives, yet this question remains unanswered. But that one question, leads to series of doubts ... I must begin this topic by saying, I'm no savant. But as an average acquainted individual, here are my few insights. The universe is made up of billions of galaxies and each of them containing billions of stars. The distance between each heavenly body is measured in light years. Just imagine the amount of space we have out there. Is earth the only planetary body containing life form? Aren't there any other celestial bodies composed of existence of life? Here are some thoughts ... Plants, animals and people of today are made up of thousands of millions of cells, followed from the simple single-celled organisms of long ago. Did the big bang theory, which is an a...

Well, well, well ... what can I say about this movie. I would rate this movie as A+, the fact being that not only kids can enjoy this most astounding animated movie, but so can adults ;). It has comedy, action, romance ... little bit of everything. It's endearing characters is what gives the audience an experience of the amazingly enjoyable, entertaining, lively, yet a relaxing and stress free moment. It annotates not just the relationship between animals and humans but also enlightens on their common interest ...................................... FOOD. :) The story takes place in Paris where the main characters, an aggressively ambitious rat (Remy) who dreams of becoming a chef inspired by late Gusteau and an amateurish clumsy young man (Linguini) who cleans the kitchen at Gusteau's restaurant, meet in a very unusual yet amusing manner and become friends of some sort. The reason I use the words "some sort" is because the only way of communicating for them was by ges...

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?cl=6657458 relax guys ... its just for 3 hours. TODAY "Starbucks is closing the doors at its 7,100 stores across America for its barista re-education today for three hours." --- Quoted by Yahoo News. Why is this thing such a big deal? I had my friends call me and say 'OH MY GOD !!! Can you like imagine Starbucks being closed. What would we do now???" !!!! Guyyyssss .... chilaaxxxxx. I wonder if Starbucks has just become the one and only place for the caffeine addicted community or fashionable elites amassing for socialization. There's always Dunkin Donuts and they ain't that bad :). This will at least give DD a chance to prove their worthiness to the majestic Starbucks lovers. ENJOY !!!

This is one of the best movies I have ever seen and would always be in my favourite list of powerful movies.“The Pursuit of Happyness”, which means the chase for happiness, is based on a true story. As you can readily notice, the word "Happyness" is misspelt in the title. A wall present in the neighborhood of the protagonist has a graffiti which wrongly quotes the phrase as Pursuit of Happyness, thus emphasizing the world where he lives. The phrase incidentally, was made famous by American President Thomas Jefferson in one of his quotes:) The movie draws an outline of the life of the protagonist who is at the bottom rock, the lowest of the lowest strata of the society, yet who dares to dream. Dreams that are unrealistic; dreams that are big....full of great achievement,of becoming 'A Somebody'. The movie is the story of a 'self made' man who stops at nothing but success. Coming from a not so educated background, our hero runs a family and strives to make ends ...

"Serenity, regularity, absence of vanity, Sincerity, simplicity, veracity, equanimity, Fixity, non-irritability, adaptability, Humility, tenacity, integrity, nobility, magnanimity, charity, generosity, purity. Practise daily these eighteen "ities" You will soon attain immortality." --- Socrates

Some days are a battle, a steep climb uphill, and you think you won't make it and never will, but don't give up! When the money is low, and the bills are high and you hang your head and want to cry, don't give up! Things will go wrong-- and they always will; but try to smile when you get the bill, and don't give up! Life may be a pallet of gray skies and blue but only storms can bring a rainbow to you, so don't give up! Even when your spirit's flying low and you're floating on doubt and your whole life is suddenly turned inside out, don't give up! Let me tell you what success is all about, it means hanging in there and sticking it out! So don't give up! When you're tired and you can't go on, and your fuel is low and your hope is gone, don't give up! Remember your dreams even when they seem far, because you never know just how close you are, if you don't give up! The tide will always turn when you're hardest hit, So give it your al...