http://iamrupal.com Simple, Moderate and Healthy Living Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:13:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well friends, it has been 2 months since I wrote my last post on "Coffee...no sugar?" and I have been going strong without hesitation on holding the sugar in  my coffee. I firmly believe now that at one point what I thought was impossible to do has been done with ... http://iamrupal.com/?p=67 The next thing I am focused on is sugar in my diet. I've never quite looked at sugar as an ingredient by itself that is added to various items but rather as a natural part of a food item that belongs there. So, it is clear why I hadn't thought ... http://iamrupal.com/?p=58 I've been very mindful lately of mindfulness. I like the way this sounds. Have you ever thought how you went through life not knowing or wanting to know something so significant to life itself? I did just that on the practice of mindfulness. How could I not have heard about ... http://iamrupal.com/?p=27 There is so much to revere in the subject of mindfulness! Years ago, when I was an adolescent, I was in India at my grand- parent's house visiting them. While there, my simultaneously young cousin comes out from a closed room. I wondered what she was doing in there by ... http://iamrupal.com/?p=26 Photo courtesy of www.eckharttolle.com Like me, if you're a fan of Eckhart Tolle's teachings, you may have heard that Eckhart Tolle TV is launching its membership to the public on June 1, 2009. See Eckhart Tolle TV Site. It's an exciting venue to be able to have access to his teachings, ... http://iamrupal.com/?p=23 My favorite spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle will be on national TV channel PBS for the first time in March 2009. All you Eckhart Tolle fans, please check your local listings for the date/timing in your area. The program is titled "Eckhart Tolle: Awakening in the Now." Tolle is the author ... http://iamrupal.com/?p=22 Shanti (i.e. peace) in the movie, there was none of. There was however, music, tragedy, drama, comedy, romance and of course Shah Rukh! I recently saw "Om Shanti Om", a 2007 Indian movie and I have to say, I enjoyed it for the music yet not so much for the ... http://iamrupal.com/?p=21 Photo courtesy of www.eckharttolle.com Well, I've suggested to all of my friends and readers of this site to take advantage of one of the best books I've ever put my hands on...and that too by chance. I tried to think back how and when I came to know about this book ... http://iamrupal.com/?p=20 Photo courtesy of www.exoticindiaart.com If you're of an Indian origin...or Indian, you've often asked yourself this question. Or better yet, you've wondered why your fellow Indians are the way they are! After all, that is what this book is about - lack of self-regulation and pouring all the obligation on others ... http://iamrupal.com/?p=19 Photo courtesy of www.thelastminuteblog.com Based on a true story. After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandoned his possessions, gave his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters who shape ... http://iamrupal.com/?p=18