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02 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT

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Is Nadishodhana Kriya a must?

31 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT

There are many styles of Kriya Yoga around and each style presents you a set of recommended techniques. Many beginners believe that Kriya Yoga doesn't include the Nadishodhana Pranayama. This is of course not true. Just because some famous Kriya Yoga teachers didn't teach Nadishodhana doesn't make it inferior or unnecessary. In fact I consider this kriya as a very important cleansing and brain balancing practice that all the practitioners (especially beginner to intermediate level) should include in their practice routine.

Yahoo mail problem today

31 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Today morning I could not access my Yahoo account because of a strange problem. Whenever you log in it says "Your requested URL was not found" and the title reads "Not found on accelerator". After a lot of searching came across a solution as follows:

If your URL looks as http://mg5.mail.yahoo.com then change it to http://us.mg5.mail.yahoo.com

In other words add us. immediately after the http:// and it works as expected. Not sure how much time this error will continue but at least for the time being solved my problem.

Supporting Complex Types in Property Window

23 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Whenever you set any property of a control in the property window, the property window needs to save this property value in the .aspx file. This process is known as code serialization. For properties that are of simple types (such as integer and string) this code serialization happens automatically. However, when property data types are user defined complex types then you need to do that work yourself. This is done via what is called as Type Converters. This article is going to examine what type converters are and how to create one for your custom control.

Do Not Curse Your Mind

16 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Few days back a reader contacted me with his problem. He said - "You are teaching us meditation techniques to calm our mind. But I simply can't control my mind. It is causing me a lot of trouble. As soon as sit for meditation my mind is becomes restless, constantly thinking about all other matters of life except meditation! My mind is the culprit for my tensions and stress in the life."

Kriya Yoga - What's in the name?

03 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Some readers have requested me to throw more light on the word "Kriya Yoga" as they find multiple meanings of the same in various resources. Actually speaking a practitioner need not know these details at all because more than the name your practice is more important. However, just to quench your inquisitiveness I am writing in bit detail about the same.

The Stages of Spiritual Life

25 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Spiritual life is unique for individual Yoga practitioner. However, broadly speaking it can be classified into four stages. An average practitioner undergoes these four stages progressively. Depending on his progress a practitioner can be termed as Worldly Person, Spiritual Aspirant, Spiritual Seeker and Spiritual Master.

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05 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMT

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Jobs Site Starter Kit for ASP.NET 3.5 released!

02 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMT

Just released JSSK for ASP.NET 3.5. It is now AJAX enabled and uses many AJAX features including ASP.NET AJAX client script extensions, Calling web services via ASP.NET AJAX, UpdatePanel and UpdateProgress controls and AJAX Control Toolkit.

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Learn Kriya Yoga Online (FREE)

12 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT

We are pleased to announce an online course for beginners in Kriya Yoga from the month of January 2008. If you are interested in learn Kriya Yoga techniques in authentic way then this course can give you a great start. Click here for more details.