From the monthly archives: August 2009
Wanted to wish Chintan a very special Happy Birthday and I know he is busy and working hard, but enjoy your Birthday and hope you get all the success and long life.
Maru’s Owensboro, KY
I found a nice article to send to friends explaining the essence of Paryushan.
http://pluralism.org/resources/tradition/essays/jain4.php
One question I had from this is where they mention, “They add to their normal vegetarian restrictions by avoiding such foods as potatoes, onions, and garlic–the eating of which entail killing the plant instead of just taking its fruit.”
Is that accurate? That seems like an important distinction which makes sense to me, to avoid foods which involve killing the plant rather than taking its fruit. I was always told to avoid kann-mood because there is more “life” in the roots. Thoughts?
Hansbhai recently got another prestigious award. Details as follows.
Congratulations Bha and we are proud of you and your achievements.Dear Dr. Hans Maru,
On behalf of the 2009 Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition Organizing Committee, I would like to congratulate you as a recipient of the 2009 Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition Award. This prestigious award is given annually to one or more recipients who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in promoting the advancement of fuel cell technology. We congratulate you on your outstanding achievements and dedicated commitment to the advancement of fuel cell technology.
The Seminar will take place November 16-19, 2009 at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, CA. We would love to invite you to speak at this year’s Opening Plenary Session on the morning of Tuesday, November 17, 2009. You will also have the opportunity to speak for up to 15 minutes during the Opening Plenary.
You have been designated by our Organizing Committee and others in the industry as being highly instrumental in the advancement of fuel cell technology throughout your career and your presence at the Seminar & Exposition is extremely important to us.
Sincerely,
Mark Williams
2009 Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition
Vice President
Program Committee Member
Here is a comprehensive look into whether our body is designed to be vegetarian. I found it a very educational/interesting read.
http://www.vegsource.com/veg_faq/comparative.htm
If you don’t want to read the whole article, the summary is: Yes, humans are designed to be herbivores (vegetarians). Scroll all the way down in the article to see charts where our body parts are compared to the same body parts of carnivores, herbivores, omnivores and humans. ~95% of our physical features match with those of herbivores!
Nimit
Taking inspiration from Ashish, Nilam and Dipti, I chose to experience what flying is like today, I was scheduled to fly at 8am this morning, extremely excited about it, reached there half hour ago and was clicking pictures of the plane, hangar and the airport… I got a pre flight briefing of what to look out for during my flight. My flight lesson adds to my list of the best things i have done so far in life.
Given that I have experienced it now, I would like to quote: “It is more simple to fly than to learn to drive…hehe”
Check out my pictures at http://bit.ly/qWq0u
enjoy,
paras
I was just reading some of Shel Silverstein’s poems recently, and this one seemed appropriate for Rakshabandan:
For Sale
By Shel Silverstein
One sister for sale!
One sister for sale!
One crying and spying young
sister for sale!
I’m really not kidding,
So who will start the bidding?
Do I hear a dollar?
A nickle?
A penny?
Oh, isn’t there, isn’t there,
isn’t there any
One kid who will buy this old
sister for sale,
This crying and spying yound
sister for sale?
Brother for sale,
only 50 cents.
Brother for sale,
he’s not a big expense.
You can hug him, you can bug him,
you can buy or rent.
Brother for sale, only 50 cents.
Would anyone like to buy a
slightly used big brother?
Even if you have one now,
trade him for another.
He will help you with the chores
and he’s really clean.
The only problem is sometimes
he can be so mean.
Brother for sale, twenty-five cents.
Brother for sale, he’s not a big expense.
You can hug him, you can bug him,
you can buy or rent.
Brother for sale, twenty-five cents.
If Mom knew we were selling him,
we would really get it.
Buy him now; don’t wait till June;
on approved credit.
Buy him now and we’ll tell you
what we will do Mister.
We’ll throw into the deal
our little baby sister.
Brother for sale, only 10 cents………..
He will always pick you up
when you take a fall.
And he’s good at showing
you how to catch a ball.
He always tells these funny jokes
and does this crazy dance.
Hey wait, he sounds like a pretty nice guy.
Let’s give him one more chance.
Our brother’s not for sale,
not for any price.
Our brother’s not for sale,
we guess he will suffice.
We love to hug him,
we love to bug him, he’s really rather nice.
Our brother’s not for sale, not for any price
