The refreshing effect of Om Chanting in Yoga

 Posted on July 28, 2015  |  5 minutes  |  874 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

Om is a syllable, not a word. And though it has a lot of mythical and symbolic importance in the Hindu tradition, it has no single meaning to be pinned down to. [Read More]
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LOG 2.7: Acapella Abend

 Posted on May 18, 2013  |  3 minutes  |  552 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

13th February, 2012 Hello, Europe is getting hit by a cold wave. Last two weeks were pretty severe in places like Ukraine, Poland etc. Oldenburg sunk below 0C and only today it has risen above to a measley 3. [Read More]
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LOG 1.14: A Trip to Göttingen

 Posted on October 20, 2012  |  7 minutes  |  1327 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

10th April, 2011 Hello everyone 🙂 I just returned from a trip to Göttingen where my flatmates and I celebrated an old flatmate’s birthday. We took a train yesterday morning and I was quite taken in by the beauty of the countryside. [Read More]
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LOG 1.10: The first signs

 Posted on September 22, 2012  |  2 minutes  |  404 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

28th February, 2011 Hello, It is now possible to see the first signs of Spring. The trees are bearing buds that will leaf and flower forth. [Read More]
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A Sleep Deprived Mind

 Posted on July 5, 2012  |  3 minutes  |  525 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

I woke up early and worked all day. Had very little lunch but instead of eating dinner at eight pm as I normally do, I went to sing with my friends until around eleven thirty in the night. [Read More]
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LfE 13: The last day and the Bicycle story

 Posted on October 19, 2011  |  6 minutes  |  1184 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

06/12/2009 Hello! It’s nearly noon on this bright sunshiny Sunday. The temperature is 8 Degrees Celsius. Last night it hit an unusual 9 degrees! I had planned to pull out my gloves only after December started but I remember November days being colder than this! [Read More]
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Types of Love: An Analysis.

 Posted on July 23, 2011  |  8 minutes  |  1516 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

It is perhaps important to differentiate the various meaning that we refer to when we say the word love. Often ‘love’ is used in the place of a more suitable word. [Read More]
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