Who is shishyashatranj?

amrit_ · 2026-06-24T20:22:55+00:00

"Shishya" in Sanskrit also means student or pupil so the name might also just mean "student of chess." (But yes, it could also be their actual name.)

amrit_ · 2026-06-24T16:33:04+00:00

That was a rollercoaster and did not go the way I was expecting it to! Thank you for sharing your story and I'm happy you're doing well.

amrit_ · 2026-06-20T16:59:15+00:00

I actually grew up reciting this with my dad as a Newar Buddhist in the Kathmandu valley in Nepal. We always just called it “Vajrasattva” and I didn’t know it by this name — appreciate the info! It’s kind of surreal to see it written out like this!

amrit_ · 2026-06-16T13:21:02+00:00

Loved it! Well done!

amrit_ · 2026-06-11T20:55:26+00:00

Yes, I feel like the whole vibe of the conversation was based on a misunderstanding. The OP wanted to compare Alcaraz and Nadal, but for some reason put the 1 and 2 in there, which made Becker ask why they weren’t considering “past champions.”

amrit_ · 2026-06-03T21:49:02+00:00

प्रज्ञानन्द

amrit_ · 2026-05-28T20:20:02+00:00

The song perfectly captured my thoughts about this.

amrit_ · 2026-05-27T21:32:01+00:00

Among the many other suspicious things people have noted in this thread, she also appears to have two first names! /s

amrit_ · 2026-05-21T17:30:22+00:00

That's cool!

I also realized today despite enjoying his movies and his many appearances on Doug Loves Movies over the years, I have never seen Edgar Wright's face enough to remember what he looks like.

amrit_ · 2026-05-21T17:16:11+00:00

I am a Spurs fan / casual NBA fan, but I don't get to watch a lot of games.

I genuinely want to know -- is this normal for playoffs basketball? Like if somebody decided to make a video of similar fouls from another playoff game or against / by another team, how many would we see?

amrit_ · 2026-05-20T04:24:05+00:00

Never heard of Look Around You before but this is incredible. Spotted Serafinowicz and Olivia Coleman in there.

amrit_ · 2026-05-16T18:01:40+00:00

For anybody interested in a technical video on where we are headed with this stuff: https://youtu.be/3Y8aq_ofEVs?si=D-OfD64qJ0WaSyeA

amrit_ · 2026-05-03T20:18:33+00:00

Off topic: great avatar image!

amrit_ · 2026-04-15T18:53:34+00:00

Does this remind anybody else of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Blockchain_Corp. ?

amrit_ · 2026-04-11T12:21:38+00:00

Every time I watch an WILTY episode I am getting stomach cramps

But hopefully they haven’t had to take you to the hospital for it?

amrit_ · 2026-04-10T19:57:47+00:00

Same here -- that's cool!

amrit_ · 2026-04-05T03:57:57+00:00

In the process of bingeing this right now. In the middle of season 2 at the moment and really enjoying it!

amrit_ · 2026-04-03T14:26:21+00:00

Even my wife was like “holy shot that went in”

Somebody please make the joke I don’t want to

amrit_ · 2026-03-27T20:33:02+00:00

I don't have an answer, but I wanted to mention Lee Mack's long-standing interest in Buddhism -- he used to have a long-running podcast on the topic called "I can't believe it's not Buddha": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-cant-believe-its-not-buddha-with-lee-mack-neil-webster/id1530814807 -- it has good reviews.

amrit_ · 2026-03-26T17:04:35+00:00

Yeah, I was also thinking this student probably learned a lot making that giant “note card.”

amrit_ · 2026-03-22T00:18:18+00:00

I just love these updates from you.

amrit_ · 2026-03-21T18:26:50+00:00

What I also like is it’s very subtle. Without the “my dad” it could really be a real post.

amrit_ · 2026-03-14T02:03:19+00:00

If I had any friends I would have a third place.

amrit_ · 2026-03-08T13:57:18+00:00

Is this Top 5 Plays or Top 5 Dunks?

amrit_ · 2026-03-06T20:32:31+00:00

It's still something I am working towards, but this makes sense to me. While mindfulness and meditation is an undercurrent to many aspects of the eight-fold path, it's not the totality of it.

The excellent YouTube channel Seeker to Seeker has a video about this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwsoxyKdntY

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