Yogi's Corner

WHY RIP IS NOT THE CORRECT FORM OF CONDOLENCE TO A HINDU FAMILY R.I.P means Rest in Peace- In Christianity, this short epitaph signifies wishing rest and peace to someone who has died. Christians bury the dead ones and the soul rests in peace in that grave until the judgment day arrives. On the Judgment day, the Lord will decide who goes where- Heaven or Hell. They believe that on the Judgment day the dead will rise again. Until that time, the soul has to remain inside that coffin. Hence the blessing Rest In Peace (until the judgement day)  Now, Hinduism does not have any concept such as that of the rising of dead ones. Hinduism believes in reincarnation. It says that the cycle of birth and death are governed by the Karma of individuals. The deceased individual would take another birth based upon the Karma of this life. So there is no rest and hence, the concept of RIP is not valid in Hinduism. Hinduism believes in Moksha that is liberation- Liberation from the endless cycles of bi...

4th July 2020 : From Yogi’s Corner Rains, Raincoats & Recess Even as I woke up lazily on this Saturday morning, a distant rhythmic music of the raindrops on the roof, told me that the overnight rain is yet to subside. The room suddenly felt cold and no extra incentive was needed to pull the blanket and snuggle back to forced slumber. I dare say "forced", simply because one could not afford these extra hours of borrowed sleep during school and office days. However, today was a COVID Saturday and only the pesky marketing folks offering me a personal loan or announcing that I have won Rs.50 lac in a lucky draw, would call. I summoned all my Zen energies and visualized the abuse my mobile phone had endured over these years and with great efficiency, I got my phone on silent mode without opening the eyes. Mission I : Accomplished & a great start to the day . The pure, unadulterated joy of a cosy blanket completely engulfing you, cutting you off from the world even as ...

*Mrs. Serial Killer - An Obituary 🙏🏻* *Disclaimer* : All those involved in making of this film, should forgive me and instead hold my namesake *Yo responsible* for makibg me watch review this movie. Can we all stand up and observe a 1.06 min (movie is 106 min) silence for all the brave hearts who sat through this entire movie ? Done ? Ok, so let me start with the good part of the movie first The film has no songs. *Pssst* ... are you folks still here ? What are you waiting for ? Already told you all ... The good part is over. *Story ?* Nah ... Director, Producer, Writer does not believe in narratives. (Wonder why Shirish Kunder did not snap up the lead role as well, while he was at it) .. *Acting ?* They did not even let Manoj Vajpayee act. I think that he was given some kind of 'cinematic freedom' to try and bring some method to the madness. He thrives as a child would, when given an empty canvas, lots of paint and no one to supervise. ...

A Big hello to all you wonderful folks out there & welcome to this new podcast from the Yogi's corner and here is what *Yogi The Zen* has to say : Last few months for unfortunate reasons, all of us have got enough and more time to introspect, reflect and retrospect on all the mundane & important things in our life, the past, the present and what the future beholds. It would be apt for something like this to be actually thought over and pondered upon at the end of the year but these 6 months has more stories than the last 60 years. I rounded off the year 2019 in good style especially considering the tumultuous, mind numbing & torturous 2019 that had gone by. Right at the end of the year, December 27th to be exact, I decided to do something that I had not done in so many years and it's been such a rare occasion that I can't even remember the last time I did something so wonderful. I went out with my parents for a trip to nowhere. 3 days & 2 nights ju...