I wish this was the place to carry on the argument further. But since it is not, with due respect to your views, I hold on to mine. I don't think there is anything derogatory in the term 'escapist'. I wish luck to you and everyone who wants to escape the mainstream reality. Further mails regarding this are welcome offlist. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rishi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "accessindia" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 8:44 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Learning Braille in Pune.
> Well Sir, > With all due respects and an assurance of my non-affectation, I find it > obligatory on my part to state for the benefit of others that labelling > the > study, love, assimilation, implementation and propagation of the > highest values of life, which culminates > into dynamism at the relative level and the realization of ones essential > being at the absolute level, as " the escapist route to > the Ashram" just goes to highlight ones deep-rooted ignorance. I wouldn't > blame you for this since that is the wide-spread misconception about > spirituality which in its purest form is beyond ones wildest of > imaginations! Wise people > can just sympathise with such ignoramuses! > Never mind, thank you for your suggestions, > Take care/Warm regards, > Rishi. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Taraprakash" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 4:36 AM > Subject: Re: [AI] Learning Braille in Pune. > > >> Sorry for this late reply. >> I was away from home and not checking my mails. >> I can't trust my memory, but I think a friend of yours told me about you > and >> was eager to take the escapist route to the Ashram. >> Anyway, welcome back to the world of technology. >> Coming to my suggestions, well, isn't commiting to memory and chanting > part >> of what you planning to teach? I know several people who have memorised >> entire 18 chapters of the "holy" book and mantras are chanted from memory >> and not read. >> Feel free to write for the address of the people who produce books of >> your >> interest in Braille once you have learnt Braille, they send the books >> free >> of cost. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Rishi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "accessindia" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 4:15 PM >> Subject: Re: [AI] Learning Braille in Pune. >> >> >> > Hi all, >> > My name is Rishi Kewalramani and I am from Bangalore. Though I'm not a > new >> > member to the A I group, but since there would be many entrants to this >> > list >> > after I unsubscribed a year back due to my commitment to my present >> > course, >> > I shall introduce myself again. I'm partially sighted - macular >> > degeneration. Regarding the level of my impairment, I would say that I >> > have >> > 40% of my vision. I can read large print for a few minutes but then it >> > becomes straineous. So the PC with the screen reader suits me the best. >> > >> > I was interested in the ancient phillosophy of our country and after my >> > M.comm I joined an institute which is situated in Lonavala( near Pune) > for >> > their 3 year residential course on Vedanta. I'm through with half my >> > course. >> > >> > I'm feeling very nice to join the A I list back and I'm sure I would > have >> > missed many valuable discussions on various subjects in the last one > year. >> > Though I've been using the computer for quite some time now, I still > feel >> > like a novice and please excuse me for the elementary querries that I >> > would >> > be henceforth troubling you all with. >> > >> > As regards me learning braille, I was looking at it as an option for >> > taking >> > classes on Vedanta. For instance, conducting a class on the Holy Geetha >> > would include chanting the Sanskrit verse, reading the translation and >> > then >> > through the main points pertaining to that verse, expounding the >> > phillosophical import of the same. My sighted folks overhere accomplish >> > this >> > task by reading their printed material, notes, runners etc. Braille > seems >> > to >> > be an option for the same. However other suggestions by you all shall >> > be >> > highly appreciated. >> > >> > And lastly thank you for the details regarding my previous querry-I > still >> > have to get in touch with Zenab. >> > >> > Warm regards, >> > Rishi. >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Taraprakash" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > To: "Geetha Shamanna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; >> > <[email protected]> >> > Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 8:16 PM >> > Subject: Re: [AI] Learning Braille in Pune. >> > >> > >> >> What is the level of visually impairment? What is your ultimate goal >> >> of >> >> learning Braille? How often can you access the net? >> >> Based on your answers to these questions, I, and others on the list, > will >> > be >> >> able to give you more resources. >> >> No matter how good Hadley courses are, you might have to wait for the >> >> materials to arrive. >> >> You can write to me at >> >> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> TaraPrakash >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Geetha Shamanna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> To: <[email protected]> >> >> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 7:04 PM >> >> Subject: Re: [AI] Learning Braille in Pune. >> >> >> >> >> >> > Hi Rishi, >> >> > >> >> > I have no information about institutes in Pune, but you can enroll >> >> > in >> >> > Hadley >> >> > School's braille courses. They do a very good job of teaching > braille. >> >> > >> >> > Geetha >> >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> >> > From: "Rishi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> > To: "accessindia" <[email protected]> >> >> > Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 1:12 PM >> >> > Subject: [AI] Learning Braille in Pune. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> I'm in Pune( in Lonavala to be precise) and wanted to learn to >> >> >> read >> > and >> >> >> type braille. Can anyone let me know the institutes situated in >> >> >> Pune >> > for >> >> >> the same. 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