[Goanet] Salaam – MondayMuse (7 Mar’16)

2016-03-07 Thread Pravin Sabnis
; Pravin Sabnis has been writing MONDAY MUSE since the first Monday of 2004.

[Goanet] Momentum – MondayMuse (22 Feb. 16)

2016-02-22 Thread Pravin Sabnis
!* *- Pravin K. Sabnis* 91-8698672080; unlearning.unlimi...@gmail.com Goa based facilitator-trainer; Pravin Sabnis has been writing MONDAY MUSE since the first Monday of 2004.

[Goanet] Raman effect - MondayMuse(28feb2011)

2011-02-28 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (28 February 2011) RAMAN EFFECT India celebrates February 28, as Science Day. On this day in 1928, C.V. Raman, through his experiments on the scattering of light, discovered what is termed as the Raman Effect. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1930 for his work

[Goanet] Hear Out - MondayMuse(21feb2011)

2011-02-20 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (21 February 2011) HEAR OUT On Saturday, Video Volunteers organised a viewing of the weekend community news show, on NewsX channel ‘Speak Out India’. It includes inputs from ‘India Unheard’ - an initiative (by filmmaker Stalin K Padma Jessica Maybeery) to empower voices that get

[Goanet] Love? – MondayMuse(14feb2011)

2011-02-13 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (14 February 2011) LOVE? Since last evening, many of us received messages by SMS, email and on networking sites that ‘on 14/02/1931, the legendary Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were hanged to their deaths, but Indians forget them and celebrate Valentine Day!’ I replied to the

[Goanet] Compensation – MondayMuse(7feb2011)

2011-02-06 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (7 February 2011) COMPENSATION Over the weekend, advocates and activists, came to Goa for a HRLN organised National consultation on ‘Litigating against Corporations for Human Rights!’ It was indeed a ‘festival of facts’ of the struggle to reclaim democracy from the grip of

[Goanet] Silence – MondayMuse(31Jan2011)

2011-01-31 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (31 January 2011) SILENCE ‘Speak through Action’ – Rajan Babu, 2006 National President, JCI India. Last weekend, my close friend and creative trainer, Vividh Pawaskar and yours truly went to Kholapur. We had gone there at the invitation of my friend, Anirudh Borkar who leads the

[Goanet] Procrastination – Monday-muse 17Jan2011

2011-01-24 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (17 January 2011) PROCRASTINATION Procrastination is an attitude to put off intentionally and habitually the doing of something that needs to be done. The term ‘procrastination comes from the Latin word ‘procrastinatus’, which itself evolved from the prefix ‘pro’ meaning

[Goanet] Monday-muse: CHANGE 10Jan’11

2011-01-09 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (10 January 2011) CHANGE ‘Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results’ – Albert Einstein Einstein’s famous quote is so very true that if we keep on doing the same things, taking the same actions and thinking the same thoughts, guess what

[Goanet] Resolution – MondayMuse(3Jan2011)

2011-01-02 Thread Pravin Sabnis
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- NEW BOOK: 'PATRIOTISM IN ACTION: Goans in Indias Defence Services' With

[Goanet] Write-Habit – monday muse (27dec ’10)

2010-12-27 Thread Pravin Sabnis
Goanetters annual year-end meet is on Dec 27, 2010 (Monday) from 4-6 pm at Institute Piedade (near Hotel Mandovi, opp Bread More) in Panjim. Do come along. RSVP via SMS 9822122436, f...@goa-india.org or 2409490 (after 2 pm). * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

[Goanet] Basics – monday muse (20dec’1 0)

2010-12-19 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (20 December 2010) BASICS During my school days, I read the story of a King who went on an extensive trip across his kingdom! When he returned back to the luxuries of his palace, he complained that his feet were aching. It was the first time that he had been on such a long trip,

[Goanet] Full-on – monday muse (13dec’ 10)

2010-12-12 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (13 December 2010) FULL-ON Goa Sudharop (a team of Goan Diaspora) along with Fr Agnel College, Pilar organised a 3-day workshop for college students on the theme of ‘Goan Volunteer Spirit’. The resource persons were volunteers working towards positive transformations in different

[Goanet] Map – monday muse (6dec’10)

2010-12-06 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (6 December 2010) MAP Zen philosophy insists that truth has nothing to do with words. It likens Truth and words to a moon and a finger, respectively. Buddha says that though the finger can point to the moon’s location, it is necessary to look beyond the finger to see the moon.

[Goanet] Barren? – monday muse (29nov’ 10)

2010-11-28 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (29 November 2010) BARREN? Recently, a researcher was surveying responses to proposed amendments to the draconian Land Acquisition Act. In the village of Keri in Goa, Ramkrishna Jhalmi was asked whether he felt it was okay for the Government to acquire barren land. His response

[Goanet] Practice – monday muse (15nov ’10)

2010-11-14 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (15 November 2010) PRACTICE During our school days, we would be all charged up every time we see a martial art movie. We would walk on our toes, run up the stairs with buckets filled with water and eventually join some martial art class. However, save a few, most would drop out

[Goanet] Deep Wide – monday muse (8nov ’10)

2010-11-08 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (8 November 2010) DEEP WIDE Look around at people you find interesting to converse with... They could be friends, doctors, pharmacists, barbers, shopkeepers or the like. What is the secret of being a successful conversationalist? They can talk politics with a politician, finance

[Goanet] Mentor – monday muse (1nov’10 )

2010-10-31 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (1 November 2010) MENTOR In Greek mythology, Odysseus entrusted his fiend Mentor with the full care and education of his son, Telemachus. Because of Mentor's near-paternal relationship with Telemachus, the term Mentor has been adopted as a term meaning a parent-like teacher.

[Goanet] Picture Perfect Life – monday muse ( 18Oct’10)

2010-10-17 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (18 October 2010) PICTURE PERFECT LIFE We are constantly surrounded by verbal and visual messages that shriek and screech out that our life will be truly perfect if only... we had a better complexion, a better figure and physique, a better house, a better coat of paint on the

[Goanet] Jai Prakash – monday muse (11Oct ’10)

2010-10-11 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (11 October 2010) JAI PRAKASH The slogan ‘andhere main ek prakash... Jai Prakash’ (a light beams in the dark... Jai Prakash) echoed in the 1970s. The dark times referred to the authoritarian rule of then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi; which eventually led in the infamous

[Goanet] Indigenous – monday muse (27Sept ’10)

2010-09-26 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (27 September 2010) INDIGENOUS The Goan Diaspora initiative, Goa Sudharop conducts workshops for college students. This year, the series connects youth with the theme of Spirit of Goan Volunteerism. Sociologist, Dr. Bernadette Gomes in a session, screened her documentary on the

[Goanet] Follow the Flow – monday muse (20Se pt’10)

2010-09-19 Thread Pravin Sabnis
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Goanet joins Noel Rebello to raise money for Daddy's Home (Margao, Goa) Sponsor Noel

[Goanet] TEACHER – monday muse (6Sept ’10)

2010-09-06 Thread Pravin Sabnis
teacher demonstrates and a great teacher inspires!’ Let’s BE BETTER at the noble task of teaching The learner-seed is nurtured with gardening! - Pravin K. Sabnis PRAVIN SABNIS conducts UNLEARNING UNLIMITED outbound workshops across India for corporate and other teams. MONDAY MUSE is based on JCI

[Goanet] Taking Initiative! – monday muse (2 9Aug’10)

2010-08-30 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (29 August 2010) TAKING INITIATIVE! Training sessions are enhanced by the use of appropriate videos. One of personal favourites - a video created in 2007 as part of the Lead India Campaign launched by the Times of India Group – is an excellent example of ‘taking initiative’. It

[Goanet] Light, please! – monday muse (23A ug’10)

2010-08-22 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (23 August 2010) Light, please! Once, Alexander the Great went in person to see the Greek theorist, Diogenes and found him lying in the sun. When the monarch offered to fulfil his stated wish, Diogenes promptly requested, ‘please stand out of my light!’ The above anecdote raises

[Goanet] August, 16th – monday muse (16Aug ’10)

2010-08-16 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (16 August 2010) AUGUST, 16th! In India, the Independence Day is celebrated on 15 August by wearing patriotism on our sleeves. Our clothes, our facebook status, our group SMS and everything possible, proudly declares our pride in being an Indian. Almost all such publicly stated

[Goanet] Hobson’s choice – monday muse (9Aug’10)

2010-08-09 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (9 August 2010) HOBSON’S CHOICE ‘Any customer can have a car painted any colour that he wants, so long as it is black.’ - Choice offered on the Ford Model T. In the late 16th century, Thomas Hobson rented out horses to university students at Cambridge. The students picked up

[Goanet] The other side – monday muse (2Aug ’10)

2010-08-02 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (2 August 2010) THE OTHER SIDE Once, a wanderer came to the banks of a wide river. He wondered on ways to cross the broad barrier, but in vain. Just as he was about to turn back, he saw a Zen master on the other side of the river. He shouted out, ‘Sir, please tell me how to get to

[Goanet] Wealth: monday-muse: 26 july’10

2010-07-25 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (26 July 2010) WEALTH Na biwi na baccha, naa baap bada na bhaiya... The whole thing is that sabse bada rupaiya! (not wife, not child, not father, not brother... The whole thing is that the most important is money) -Old Hindi song by actor-filmmaker, Mehmood Wealth makes

[Goanet] Personal Anthem – monday muse (19Jul y’10)

2010-07-19 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (19 July 2010) PERSONAL ANTHEM 150 years after his birth, Rabindranath Tagore’s legacy as a poet, novelist, musician, and playwright continues to inspire… as does his poem - ‘where the mind is without fear and the head is held high’. While the entire poem is inspirational, the

[Goanet] RISE UP monday-muse-12Jul’10

2010-07-11 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (12 July 2010) RISE UP Imagine a situation where a person trips and falls to the ground. What should he do? Should he wait for somebody to help him rise on his feet once again? What if there is no help forthcoming? Surely in such a scenario, most of us should choose to rise up on

[Goanet] monday-muse: 21 june 2010

2010-06-28 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (21 June 2010) MAKING A DIFFERENCE Here’s an inspirational story that I first heard from my favourite teacher, Fr. Gatti... A visitor to a beach noticed that the waves brought along hundreds of starfish. However, when the waves ebbed, they left behind many starfish to die. The man

[Goanet] True Self – monday muse (21 Jun ’10)

2010-06-21 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (21 June 2010) TRUE SELF An eager student approached a Zen master with a poser, ‘I don’t know who I am. Please, help me see my true self!’ The master just kept silent. The man began to plead and persist, yet the master gave no response. Finally the man resigned to his frustration

[Goanet] WIIFM – monday muse (14 Jun’1 0)

2010-06-14 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (14 June 2010) WIIFM In most organisations, leadership responsibilities include the important tenet that motivation to achieve goals is proportional to the extent that self-interests are satisfied. This theory is popularly known as ‘What’s in it for me?’ or WIIFM. To put it

[Goanet] Cup of Caffeine – monday muse (7 Jun ’10)

2010-06-07 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (7 June 2010) CUP OF CAFFEINE One night, a businessman was working late in his office on a crucial assignment. He was exhausted and was finding it difficult to remain awake. He reached out for the bottle of coffee that his secretary kept in her desk and made himself a hot cup of

[Goanet] Sound Detectives – monday muse (31 M ay’10)

2010-05-31 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (31 May 2010) SOUND DETECTIVES Sensory awareness plays a crucial role in Out Bound Training. One such activity is called Sound Detectives. Participants are asked to close their eyes and listen. They are told to detect the various sounds that they can hear… the nearest one… the

[Goanet] Career – monday muse (24 May’ 10)

2010-05-23 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (24 May 2010)   CAREER   Results of the HSSC Board and Entrance Examinations have been declared. Those, whose results are below expectations, seem desperate and lost. And ones who have done well, also appear tense and nervous. Most students and parents are careering towards the race

[Goanet] Sandwich generation– monday muse (17 May’10)

2010-05-16 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (17 May 2010) SANDWICH GENERATION Upon completing his training in restoration and conservation, Victor Hugo Gomes returned to Goa to take charge as curator of the Musuem of Christian Art at the Seminary of Rachol. His research made him realise that years of accumulated wisdom in

[Goanet] Curtain Call – monday muse (10 May ’10)

2010-05-10 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (10 May 2010) CURTAIN CALL In stage shows, at the end of a performance when the performers return to be recognized by the audience for what is called a curtain call. One by one, actors, dancers, musicians and backstage artists assemble on stage to receive their rightful applause

[Goanet] Just Ask! – monday muse (26Apr ’10)

2010-05-03 Thread Pravin Sabnis
PRAVIN SABNIS conducts UNLEARNING UNLIMITED outbound workshops. MONDAY MUSE is based on JCI-India’s National President’s theme: Touch To Transform (2004), We Are The Future (2005), Speak Through Action (2006), Develop New Dimensions (2007) the JCI theme – BE BETTER (2008 onwards).

[Goanet] Talent – monday muse (26Apr’1 0)

2010-04-25 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (16 April 2010) TALENT What really is talent? Can a person with a melodious voice be described as talented? Surely not until an audience appreciates his singing! When we speak about somebody’s talent we are obviously talking about a proven performance, not about a latent quality.

[Goanet] Great Day – monday muse (19 Apr ’10)

2010-04-18 Thread Pravin Sabnis
--- Sign the Petition requesting The Honble Minister of State for Environment and Forests (I/C) to maintain the moratorium on issuing further environmental clearances for mining activities in Goa

[Goanet] Turbulence – monday muse (12 Apr ’10)

2010-04-11 Thread Pravin Sabnis
--- Sign the Petition requesting The Honble Minister of State for Environment and Forests (I/C) to maintain the moratorium on issuing further environmental clearances for mining activities in Goa

[Goanet] Last Lecture – monday muse (29Mar ’10)

2010-03-28 Thread Pravin Sabnis
guiding mission... To BE BETTER at living life in sync with our vision! - Pravin K. Sabnis PRAVIN SABNIS conducts UNLEARNING UNLIMITED outbound workshops. MONDAY MUSE is based on JCI-India’s National President’s theme: Touch To Transform (2004), We Are The Future (2005), Speak Through Action (2006

[Goanet] H2O – monday muse (22Mar’10)

2010-03-21 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (22 March 2010)   H2O   Today as the world celebrates Water Day; let’s revisit the stirring story of Ralegaon Siddhi in Maharashtra, India. The drought-prone villagers were in debt. Rampant alcoholism brought along feuds and crime, especially against women. The village temple

[Goanet] Building Bridges – monday muse (15Ma r’10)

2010-03-15 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (15 March 2010) BUILDING BRIDGES Two brothers with adjacent farms fell apart after years of farming side by side, sharing machinery and labour. The relationship soured because a small misunderstanding grew into an exchange of bitter words. The enmity resulted in the younger

[Goanet] Yin-Yang – monday muse (8Mar’ 10)

2010-03-07 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (8 March 2010) YIN-YANG In the 1980s, when television was new to Goa, the start of the telecast would bring into view the rotating form of ‘yin-yang’ that evolved into the logo of Doordarshan. However, we were not aware of the deep meaning of one of the oldest and best-known life

[Goanet] WEB of LIFE – MondayMuse(22Feb ’10)

2010-02-21 Thread Pravin Sabnis
--- *** Follow Goanet on Twitter *** http://twitter.com/goanet --- MONDAY MUSE (22 February 2010) WEB

[Goanet] WINDOW – MondayMuse(8Feb2010)

2010-02-07 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (8 February 2010) WINDOW In school, we heard the story of two men sharing a hospital room. The younger man’s ailment forced him to lie flat on his back all the time. Every morning and evening, the older man – whose bed was near the room's only window - would sit up and describe

[Goanet] A BETTER DAY – MondayMuse(25Jan2010 )

2010-01-24 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (25 January 2010)  A BETTER DAY   At our home, the bathroom mirror doubles up as a writing board. Birthday wishes, ‘welcome back’ messages, ‘things to do’ are penned down using colourful markers. It works very well as the wishes and important messages get seen at the

[Goanet] Marathon – MondayMuse(18Jan2010)

2010-01-17 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (18 January 2010)  MARATHON   Months of focussed zeal and marathon efforts bore fruit for Goan architect, Sunil Sardessai as he successfully completed the half marathon at Mumbai. The event put on display the inspiring spirit of the marathon reflected in the body language of the

[Goanet] Dead or Alive – MondayMuse(11Jan2010 )

2010-01-10 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (11 January 2010) DEAD OR ALIVE   Yesterday, at a youth leadership development workshop organised by Goa Sudharop, the Chief Guest, Fr Maverick Fernandes was at his innovative best. Instead of speaking from the podium, he walked to the whiteboard and wrote about a person born

[Goanet] ColouredMoon–MondayMuse(4Jan2010)

2010-01-03 Thread Pravin Sabnis
--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Happy New Year Twenty-Ten

[Goanet] KYOSEI – MondayMuse(28Dec’09)

2009-12-27 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (28 December 2009)  KYOSEI   ‘Kyosei’ is a union of two Japanese words: ‘kyo’ means together and ‘sei’ means to live. The term was first used in academic biology to refer to symbiosis. However, the concept of ‘kyosei’ is also increasingly used in the social context as ‘living and

[Goanet] PEZ – MondayMuse(21Dec’09)

2009-12-20 Thread Pravin Sabnis
PEZ – MondayMuse(21Dec’09) MONDAY MUSE (21 December 2009) PEZ! On 6 December 2006, a meeting was convened in Goa to discuss the then impending danger of the proposed SEZs (Special Economic Zones). During the deliberations, somebody suggested that the alternatives to SEZs were PEZ (People’s

[Goanet] Story of Stuff – MondayMuse(14Dec ’09)

2009-12-13 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (14 December 2009) THE STORY OF STUFF Every summer when Annie Leonard’s family would drive out to camp, she would look at the landscape. She noted that the stores reached a bit further and the forests started a bit later every subsequent year. She wondered where the forests were

[Goanet] The First Principle – MondayMuse(7De c’09)

2009-12-06 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (7 December 2009) THE FIRST PRINCIPLE Kosen was a Zen Master, exceptionally skilled in calligraphy. Once, he was asked to sketch onto paper the words “The First Principle”, to guide carpenters to carve a larger carving in wooden gate of the temple. However while he sketched he was

[Goanet] No more Bhopals – MondayMuse(30Nov ’09)

2009-11-29 Thread Pravin Sabnis
Join in solidarity with villagers of Dhulapi who will commemorate 25 years of BHOPAL DISASTER on December 03, 2009 at 4.00 pm. Dhulapi in Corlim Panchayat in Goa's Tiswadi taluka is facing industrial disaster due to Swiss multinational pesticides factory – SYNGENTA.   MONDAY MUSE (30 November

[Goanet] Past Tense? – MondayMuse(23Nov ’09)

2009-11-22 Thread Pravin Sabnis
  MONDAY MUSE (23 November 2009)   PAST TENSE?   You'd turn out this way too, if you had a childhood like mine was the answer two brothers gave whenever asked why their lives turned out the way they did. They shared a dreadful childhood. Their mother died young and their father was an abusive

[Goanet] DoomsdayReturns–Monday-muse(16Nov ’09)

2009-11-16 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (16 November 2009)   DOOMSDAY RETURNS   “I worry that, especially as the Millennium edges nearer, pseudo-science and superstition will seem year by year more tempting, the siren song of unreason more sonorous and attractive.” – Dr Carl Sagan   Dr Sagan’s apprehensions about modern

[Goanet] Single Story – Monday-muse (9 Nov ’09)

2009-11-08 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (9 November 2009)   SINGLE STORY   “The single story creates stereotypes. And the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete.” - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie   In the early 80’s, a single story was spread about the Sikh community in India … that

[Goanet] Terrorism – Monday-muse (19 Oct ’09)

2009-10-19 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (19 October 2009)   TERRORISM   The annual general body of the Parent Teachers Association provides occasion to voice concerns. At my daughter’s school, a parent, Mr. Zaidi spoke on the threatening trepidation of terrorism. He made a pertinent point that terrorists were not just

[Goanet] Empathy – Monday-muse (12 Oct ’09)

2009-10-11 Thread Pravin Sabnis
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Planning to get married in Goa? www.weddingsetcgoa.com Making your 'dream

[Goanet] Art of Dying – Monday-muse (5 Oct ’09)

2009-10-05 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (5 October 2009) ART OF DYING   “I have seen two types of persons... some die silently, others die shouting… and now I saw the third kind” – from the film ‘Rang de Basanti’   When he was born on 17 February 1930 in Calicut, Kerala, the astrologers refused to cast a horoscope for

[Goanet] Joy of Giving – Monday-muse (28 Sept ’09)

2009-09-27 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (28 September 2009) JOY OF GIVING   An ancient tale tells the story of woman who while wandering in the mountains, found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met a hungry traveler and when she opened her bag to share her food, he saw the precious stone. Instinctively, he

[Goanet] We shall overcome – Monday-muse (21 Sept’09)

2009-09-20 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (21 September 2009) WE SHALL OVERCOME   Today is the International Day of Peace. ‘Peace’ is deemed to signify an absence of antagonism and aggression. But it also represents a broader outlook of healthy interpersonal relationships in an interdependent world. Reasons for the absence

[Goanet] Dancing – Monday-muse (14 Sept ’09)

2009-09-14 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (14 September 2009) DANCING “Those move easiest who have learned to dance” - Alexander Pope For many the thought of moving body to the sound of music may not be too exciting. It takes guts to dance, especially in front of an audience. We are afraid of making fools of ourselves.

[Goanet] Length of the road – Monday-muse (7 Sept’09)

2009-09-07 Thread Pravin Sabnis
* G * O * A * N * E * T C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for

[Goanet] Responsibility – Monday-muse (31 Aug ’09)

2009-08-31 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (31 August 2009) RESPONSIBILITY Imagine a King stripped of his kingdom and his wealth… Imagine a dog attacking this king-turned-pauper… and NOW imagine, a passer-by greeting the king… What would we do if we were the king fleeing that fearful dog? Maybe we would not even pause to

[Goanet] Empty Cup – Monday-muse (17 Aug ’09)

2009-08-17 Thread Pravin Sabnis
- BOOK RELEASE: Medieval Goa by Teotonio R. de Souza Will be re-released after 30 years on August 21, 2009 at 5:15pm at Goa Chambers of Commerce and Industry Hall, near Azad Maidan in Panjim, Goa

[Goanet] Big Stones – Monday-muse (10 Aug ’09)

2009-08-10 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (10 August 2009) BIG STONES   In the late 90s, while conducting training sessions on time management, I used to carry along a plastic jar. I would put stones, one by one, into the jar. Once the jar was filled to the top, I would ask the participants, “Is the jar full? Obviously,

[Goanet] Bad Word – Monday-muse (3 Aug ’09)

2009-08-03 Thread Pravin Sabnis
* G * O * A * N * E * T *** C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Sangath, www.sangath.com, is looking to build a centre for services, training

[Goanet] Again Again – Monday-muse (27 Ju ly’09)

2009-07-26 Thread Pravin Sabnis
* G * O * A * N * E * T *** C * L * A * S * S * I * F * I * E * D * S * Sangath, www.sangath.com, is looking to build a centre for services, training

[Goanet] Room for Rumour – Monday-muse (20 Ju ly’09)

2009-07-19 Thread Pravin Sabnis
  MONDAY MUSE (20 July 2009) ROOM FOR RUMOUR   “Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.”- G. B. Shaw   Wednesday, July 22, 2009 will see the occurrence of the longest total solar eclipse of this century, which will not be surpassed in duration until June 13, 2132. A

[Goanet] LOL – Monday Muse (13 July 2009)

2009-07-13 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (13 July 2009) LOL   LOL is an acronym for ‘laugh out loud’ or ‘laughing out loud’. It is being increasingly used in internet and cellular textual communication. Although, some may also use it to mean ‘lots of love’, the majority would be using the abbreviation to indicate their

[Goanet] Lantern – Monday-muse (6 July ’09)

2009-07-05 Thread Pravin Sabnis
 MONDAY MUSE (6 July 2009) LANTERN   In ancient Japan, while venturing into the dark night, people carried bamboo-and-paper lanterns with candles inside. One night, a host offered his blind visitor a lantern to carry home with him. The blind man declined saying, Darkness or light is all the

[Goanet] Luck? – Monday-muse (29 Jun’0 9)

2009-06-29 Thread Pravin Sabnis
  MONDAY MUSE (29 June 2009) LUCK?   Once, an old farmer’s old horse ran off into the hills. When, his neighbours sympathised with him over his bad luck, the farmer replied, 'Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?' A week later the horse returned with an imposing wild horse from the hills and this

[Goanet] Gratitude – Monday-muse (15 Jun ’09)

2009-06-15 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (15 June 2009) GRATITUDE   A Zen master’s school was in urgent need of repairs. A rich man generously donated five hundred ryo (gold pieces). However, after handing over the sack of gold, he was disappointed with the attitude of the teacher who did not thank him.   Slyly he

[Goanet] MURPHY’S LAW – Monday-muse (8 Jun’09)

2009-06-08 Thread Pravin Sabnis
  MONDAY MUSE (8 June 2009) MURPHY’S LAW   “If anything can go wrong, it will! – Murphy’s Law   So often, when things go wrong, we use the crutches of what is popularly known as Murphy’s Law to justify unanticipated failure. Thus we shift the onus of responsibility from ourselves and condemn

[Goanet] The extra mile - Monday-muse (25 May ’09)

2009-05-24 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (25 May 2009) THE EXTRA MILE   ‘And my destination makes it worth the while Pushing through the darkness, still another mile’ - from the song ‘I have a dream’ by ABBA   Quite often, trekking greenhorns despair about the length of the route. The regulars use two convincing

[Goanet] TEKISUI - Monday-muse (18 May’09)

2009-05-17 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (18 May 2009) TEKISUI   A Zen master asked his young disciple to bring him a pail of water for his bath. The student brought the water and, after filling the bath bucket, threw on to the ground the little water that was left over. The master scolded him, “Why didn’t you give the

[Goanet] Sing a Song - Monday-muse (11 May’09 )

2009-05-10 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (11 May 2009) SING A SONG   My friend, Nirmesh Tyagi had a childhood dream to be a singer. Since his family was connected with the Hindi film fraternity, his talent was noticed early. However, offers to get him trained were let by. Years later, Nirmesh is discovering his

[Goanet] Remembering Frank Fernand

2009-05-05 Thread Pravin Sabnis
Many of us have been huge fans of Frank Fernand's music... He was born on 3 May 1919 at Curchorem My AV tribute to the Great Goan was my first amateur attempt at movie-maker based on a script by Isidore Dantas and family photos sent by Frank's daughters Doris, Elfin Larissa Check it out on

[Goanet] Rock - Monday-muse (4 May’09)

2009-05-04 Thread Pravin Sabnis
  MONDAY MUSE (4 May 2009) ROCK   For many years, a farmer had ploughed around a large rock in his field. He would curse the rock, every time he damaged his plough on it. Though he tried to be better at avoiding the rock, he managed to break yet another plough, one day. Remembering all the

[Goanet] Carrying? - Monday-muse (27 Apr’09 )

2009-04-26 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (27 April 2009) CARRYING? One of my favourite Zen Stories tells the tale of two monks travelling together. As usual, they walked in deep silence. They came across a shallow spring on the way. A lovely girl in a silk kimono and sash was standing there, obviously worried about

[Goanet] View with a Zoom - Monday-muse (6 Apr ’09)

2009-04-05 Thread Pravin Sabnis
Remembering Aquino Braganca (b. 6 April 1924), who fought for freedom of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. An online tribute http://aquinobraganca.wordpress.com/ (includes many historical

[Goanet] Understanding - Monday-muse (30 Mar’ 09)

2009-03-30 Thread Pravin Sabnis
 MONDAY MUSE (30 March 2009)   UNDERSTANDING   Last Thursday, poetry films were screened at the International Centre, Goa. In the discussion that followed a couple of youngsters candidly expressed their inability to understand all the films. So often, so many of us believe that we do not

[Goanet] The uncertainty of Death - Monday-muse (23 M ar’09)

2009-03-23 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (23 March 2009)   THE UNCERTAINTY OF DEATH   Some stories that we read in our childhood seem meaningful much later in life. One such story told the predicament of a young man seized by an existential dilemma. He felt life was futile since death was not in his control. He believed

[Goanet] Forte - Monday-muse (23 Feb’09)

2009-02-23 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (23 February 2009)   FORTE   The Marathi film, “Majhi Goshta” (My Story) was screened on last Friday at the International Centre, Goa. The film reveals the travails and the travel of a schizophrenic patient who gets timely help and guidance to discover his self-actualisation in

[Goanet] Patch of Humour - Monday-muse (9 Feb ’09)

2009-02-09 Thread Pravin Sabnis
MONDAY MUSE (9 February 2009)   A PATCH OF HUMOUR   A woman had a below-knee amputation as a result of having diabetes and smoking all of her life. When she was regaining consciousness in the Recovery Unit, her doctor-son smiled at her and said ‘Well mum, how does it feel to have one leg in

[Goanet] Rage Control - Monday-muse (2 Feb’09 )

2009-02-02 Thread Pravin Sabnis
RAGE CONTROL   An ancient Zen story tells the tale of a young man who easily succumbed to the emotion of anger. The aftermath of his uncontrollable fury would leave him regretting his words, actions and behaviour. He wished to control his unruly rage and went seeking solution from a renowned

[Goanet] Lawn - Monday-muse (19 Jan’09)

2009-01-18 Thread Pravin Sabnis
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[Goanet] The Bell - Monday-muse (12 Jan’09)

2009-01-12 Thread Pravin Sabnis
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[Goanet] Goa's own Asatyam: Mining Terrorists

2009-01-07 Thread Pravin Sabnis
There is a web of deceit and lies being spun by the mining terrorists and their hired goondas... GAKUVED invites you to express solidarity with Researcher blogger Seby Rodrigues and human rights lawyer  Journalist Adv. John Fernandes on 12th January 2009, Monday 4.30 pm onwards T B Cunha

[Goanet] Remembering - Monday-muse (5 Jan’09 )

2009-01-05 Thread Pravin Sabnis
* * * * * * * * * ANNUAL GOANETTERS MEET * * * * * * * * * Goanetters in Goa and visiting meet Jan 6, 2009 at 3.30 pm at Hotel Mandovi

[Goanet] Manoharrai Sardessai Lecture Series

2009-01-02 Thread Pravin Sabnis
* * * * * * * * * ANNUAL GOANETTERS MEET * * * * * * * * * Goanetters in Goa and visiting meet Jan 6, 2009 at 3.30 pm at Hotel Mandovi

[Goanet] New Year Resolutions - Monday-muse (29 Dec 08)

2008-12-29 Thread Pravin Sabnis
(based on JCI-India’s annual theme) is penned by PRAVIN SABNIS - a life coach with a passion to connect people to their passion potential. He employs creative competencies in theatre trekking in his UNLEARNING UNLIMITED workshops conducted for leading corporate other groups. Add

[Goanet] Introspection - Monday-muse (22 Dec 08)

2008-12-21 Thread Pravin Sabnis
be better if we involved in introspection ourselves! It is so easy to indulge in sterile extrospection To BE BETTER, we must involve in introspection… - Pravin-da 22 December 2008, Goa, India. Since 2004, the MONDAY MUSE series (based on JCI-India’s annual theme) is penned by PRAVIN SABNIS - a life

[Goanet] is the Goa police on leash of the Mining Terrorists?

2008-12-17 Thread Pravin Sabnis
-mining protestors and arrested seven persons (one was picked up from his house) Shame! - Pravin Sabnis Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/

[Goanet] Mining: Police Lathi Charge in Ambaulim, 7 villagers arrested

2008-12-17 Thread Pravin Sabnis
Police assaults lawyer Adv. John Fernandes Seven School students beaten by police violence Franky Rebello hit by Police lathi on head In a continuing saga of Police violence on peacefully agitating anti-mining agitators Goa Police today added one more feather of shame in their kitty. Today

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