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*The City of Kolkata has its own old world charm with all the amenities of the new world. *On one hand the architecture of the business areas of the City takes you back to Old World Britain and the business houses of LeadenHall Street. Some of the buildings which send a tingling sensation of Britain through me are Duncan House , Balmer Lawrie Building , the Old Standard Chartered Building belonging to the Maharaja of Burdwan , the Old Mint .The list continues endlessly.  When I stand besides these buildings I think of  the British Managers who lorded over their Indian subordinates in these Chambers and after a hard day's work would sit on horse carriages and drive down to their nearest Clubs .  *And that brings me back to the club life of the City. Life in Kolkata is not complete until you have enjoyed the sports and games and nightlife of the City. Some of the prominent clubs of British legacy include Bengal Club, the Tollygunge Club, the Saturday C...

While there are 3 states of living ...awakening, dreaming and deep sleep , there is a fourth state called Turiya which is Awakened Consciousness. In this state you are perpetually in search for the Eternal Truth and you consider yourself to be in sync with the Higher Self. In this state of consciousness, you run free of desires and do not react to either praise or criticism. You are constantly committed to the Search for the Truth and keep performing as if there is no loss or victory.The Act of Performance itself provides the Joy and you remain in a state of Bliss and Pleasure as your mind is connected to the Supreme Self.   Every storm that comes into your life is an act of the Supreme Self who manifests in person to you. For those who have read Rabindranath Tagore , there is a poem that dedicates destruction of their residence by a storm to the presence of God who has actually come in person to meet the common man to remind him of his existence.  In similar Spirit ...