tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post8439422771245655077..comments2024-02-09T05:30:07.127-05:00Comments on Blogpourri: Pico Iyer's Journey to HappinessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-2418449784032353952009-06-09T22:02:46.489-04:002009-06-09T22:02:46.489-04:00@ Jinksy, there's wisdom and truth in that. Wi...@ Jinksy, there's wisdom and truth in that. Will serve me well to remember.<br /><br />@ Sujata, wow, that is indeeded something! More power to you, girl!<br /><br />@ Rosaria, for most of us there is a huge cost associated with moving, too, making it even more forbidding. The comments to that article are very interesting.<br /><br />@ Sylvia, I appreciate your viewpoint in matters such as Sujatha Bagalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140274113596874518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-38916133308524584452009-06-09T16:24:04.222-04:002009-06-09T16:24:04.222-04:00Ignorance is bliss...
Interesting topic and I agr...Ignorance is bliss...<br /><br />Interesting topic and I agree with your point, Sujatha. It's easy to play zen Gauguin with money and a job at the NYT... I'd be more than happy. <br /><br />Ciao my friend, you've again hit a winner with this one.<br />Lola xxEleonora Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746184664869196394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-74898570997442268682009-06-09T10:54:45.983-04:002009-06-09T10:54:45.983-04:00My dear, beautiful friend~ Thank you for your love...My dear, beautiful friend~ Thank you for your lovely words of kindness, and compassion...it means so much to me...as does your friendship! I truly treasure it!!! ~Janine XOSniffles and Smileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073156486641622612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-8523163451841659182009-06-09T07:37:47.362-04:002009-06-09T07:37:47.362-04:00Wow..your whole blog has a very nice feel..
I have...Wow..your whole blog has a very nice feel..<br />I have come across many blogs from people away from Homeland, yet your blog leaves a soft touch, that kindles the heart!<br /><br />Looking forward for more...If u permit me, i would like to add ur blog link, in my blog roll.Viyomahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09148836292606453449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-14609069454310042352009-06-09T01:45:39.317-04:002009-06-09T01:45:39.317-04:00You can't go wrong by dinging all things Ameri...You can't go wrong by dinging all things American.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-91825533212328020432009-06-08T23:57:37.118-04:002009-06-08T23:57:37.118-04:00Every weekend , the Indian Express Mumbai Newsline...Every weekend , the Indian Express Mumbai Newsline supplement features short interviews with people from different countries who are working here. So many of them have mentioned as a fact, that they feel that people (like those you meet travelling by trains, on the road shopping etc)in Mumbai, always seem to be very happy and friendly. <br /><br />You only have to see my household help "Ugich Konitarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-68538138912142483732009-06-08T23:34:07.416-04:002009-06-08T23:34:07.416-04:00Pico must have read your post, because the article...Pico must have read your post, because the article on the NYT website now says the reference to the Japanese constitution was a mistake.<br /><br />I did find his article preachy and not very well written.<br /><br />Oddly enough, this past weekend driving down to DC, I was listening to a podcast interview he had given to Kamla Bhatt on his latest book about the Dalai Lama:<br />http://Bhel Puri & Seekh Kababhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09195277583355260879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-91717687309432046852009-06-08T22:35:24.378-04:002009-06-08T22:35:24.378-04:00I am reading an interesting book titled 'Us &a...I am reading an interesting book titled 'Us & them' ! We tend to look at others through the lens that we wears. Which we can add on, or remove as per our convenience. Somehow, i am reminded of that. <br /><br />And this gives me a pointer to search, as to which constitution talks about happiness ? I am not sure.<br /><br />Does the Indian one do ? I thought those were limited to the Kavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11426040093753611098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-91572812354369738022009-06-08T12:59:43.633-04:002009-06-08T12:59:43.633-04:00I soo agree. very very unwarranted. I used to love...I soo agree. very very unwarranted. I used to love pico iyer. haven't read him in a while though. and yes, we pursue happiness, in small things and big. To think to the contrary is too fool oneself.DotThoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16585795632537010150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-8482760790134748572009-06-08T11:24:45.095-04:002009-06-08T11:24:45.095-04:00Sujatha...you are a deep thinker!!! I love the way...Sujatha...you are a deep thinker!!! I love the way you use your analytical talents to make us look at things with a fresh perspective, and to challenge what you see, hear and read!!! You are wonderful! ~Janine XOSniffles and Smileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073156486641622612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-22934091711968095842009-06-08T11:06:24.959-04:002009-06-08T11:06:24.959-04:00Great post as always, Sujatha. I do try to focus o...Great post as always, Sujatha. I do try to focus on the things in my life that lift my spirits, make me smile, laugh. I don't think it's a search for happiness as much as it is opening a door within yourself to allow happiness to enter as it comes to us from many directions, in many ways.<br /><br />Have a lovely week!Sylvia Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484577678585907669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-68587964451985353532009-06-08T10:50:59.000-04:002009-06-08T10:50:59.000-04:00I get what you're saying: even when you consci...I get what you're saying: even when you consciously give up looking for happiness, you are making a choice related to that concept; so, no use denying the concept is part of our consciousness, regardless.<br /><br />We are all for his toning down his lifestyle. But, what exactly is he getting by moving?Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-38640743735110772542009-06-08T09:50:39.700-04:002009-06-08T09:50:39.700-04:00Happiness is state of mind..I can actually push a ...Happiness is state of mind..I can actually push a mental button and decide to be happy a moment and again at times the button doest work and i am in the pits..ppl say it s mood swings, I call it will power. But yes..if we try too hard, I think happiness can be elusive. Great post as always!! havent read the full article of Pico Iyer..will do shortly.sujata senguptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13101153080266818022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13834351.post-11865227721264624992009-06-08T09:47:41.519-04:002009-06-08T09:47:41.519-04:00Something I wrote years ago keeps making more sens...Something I wrote years ago keeps making more sense to me in many situations...<br /><br />'That which is sought is oftem elusive. That which comes unbidden, is reality before it is recognised'<br /><br />Think it applies here, too...Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.com