YVR's Ruminations

In an earlier blog covered my observations on the above topic w.r.t sparrows nesting using their skill and intelligence.  I have always been a plant lover. I also observe closely the growth, response to attention, changes and so on, learning in the process. I deem plant-rearing educative and interesting. I have not turned my attention to commercialize it at any time. Not profit motivated. But derive pleasure and satisfaction. In fact, this interest keeps me active even in old age. About five months back, I brought a small section of a Lotus root, roughly 2Cm diametrically and 8Cm long, and kept it in a household bucket, covered it with a mixture of soil and sand, and keeping a stone on it, arresting the possibility of going afloat, exposing most of it for possible growth, in the event of survival. As my love for the plant would have it, it developed leaves shortly that could be seen immersed in water, giving me joy. Lotus is considered sacred in India and it takes a pride place in ...

  VIRTUAL REALITY OF GOD 2. Our Second Experience On the completion of our Amarnath Shrine visit, returned to Gulmarg's base camp. At this stage, we had the option of being with the group we started; or on our own, but at our own risk, since it was a disturbed and terrorist infested area at that time. I and my wife preferred the second option, since having gone to J&K decided in favor of visiting Srinagar and Saraswati Mata Temple of the place at the initiative of Adi Shankara, considered very sacred. Embarking on this trip was not easy. We took a bus from Gulmarg on the descent to Srinagar via a place named Ananthnag.  At Ananthnag we were stopped for security reasons and had to stay overnight in a school. The next morning were allowed to proceed to Srinagar. We did some sightseeing at Srinagar. Later, hired an auto and proceeded to the foot of the hill on which Saraswathi Temple is located. To go up to the Shrine it is necessary to scale up more than 5000 steps. We were ...

 E xamples of Virtual Reality Experiences 1. The story of our Amarnath Yatra The author and his wife made a trip to the sacred shrine of Amarnath located in Jammu And Kashmir State of India in the year 1995. This story is about their experiences. The travel was with a team of thirty individuals. All adults, both Men and Women. Jammu Kashmir at that time was a disturbed State. People had to travel taking prior permission to visit. Also, as the Shrine is at a high altitude of >16000ft, travelers were only permitted after medical tests for fitness to hike were cleared. Our group travel started from Hyderabad by train to New Delhi with above said paperwork; and thereafter to Jammu. Having train reservations the travel was nice.  At Jammu, all of us visited the local temples having good Darshan. Leaving Jammu all of us reached Gulmarg by road boarding bus. Halted overnight in a hotel. The following day, all of us left the hotel.  The climate was quite cold. The terrain was ...

NECTAR is holistic. NECTAR is sacrosanct. NECTAR is called AMRUT or Amrutham in India or Bharat. NECTAR is considered the ultimate form of energetic food in its purest form. Natural NECTAR in a way is a God-given gift that is observable in most flowers. For this very reason, we see Bees and Hummingbirds hovering over the flowers for the food available in its pristine form. Humans consider Honey as the nearest and best available form of nectar and consume it,  and also offer it to deities in rituals and Abhishekam of deities. This practice is especially in vogue in Hindu holy offerings. Thus, humans are enjoying honey by exploiting the honey saved as food by the bees. As such, although considered pure is not pure, it has been tasted by bees, insects, and birds, before it is collected, and saved for bottling. All the same, honey is still consumed and considered holy nectar as in reality a combination of the collection from different flowers by the bees. This combo ensures food value ...

Thanks to computers and computerization of all possible applications and uses; as well as the recent introduction of AI (Artificial Intelligence) overpacing existing Apps; and Virtual Reality gaining importance. Virtual reality has become a reality in many unanticipated and unimagined areas of civil, medical, and military services. Cinematic projections, Robotics, and even individual video viewers and viewing aids and gadgets have made Virtual Reality not only possible but also undoubtedly quite realistic; with 3D vision and graphics presenting Virtual Images in a highly sophisticated format. Humans and Humanoids have reached, or fast reaching a stage of competitive experience and existence. I am of the view that the Hand of God has been in existence long before the word of Virtual Reality originated, and the Virtual Reality Format of God exists in all its forms life and more clearly and obviously in Nature. For those who believe in God, for those whose eyes are wide open, and those wi...