In 2008 I was officially diagnosed to have Multiple Sclerosis. In 2017 I have now officially accepted the diagnosis, made it my own. Yes the mind body connection is so deep and intrinsic that maybe two different words ‘mind’ and ‘body’ is a gross misconception. Yes thoughts do impact the body absolutely directly. Ever since… Continue reading No Longer Chasing Good Health or Nirvana
Category: prose
Serve Him Poison
It is not just that He can drink poison, He actually loves drinking poison. Some people say He likes drinking bhaang (a drink made with cannabis, milk and other goodies). It is not easy carrying bhaang but so many of us live with it churning inside us – crazy unpredictable see-saws of exultation and despair.… Continue reading Serve Him Poison
Dumb Employee. I’ve Decided To Become One
It’s not easy being a dumb employee, but I’ve decided to try and be one. Whether it is easy or not, it’s good strategy – being a dumb employee of my inner guide. You see dear reader, it is my habit to overthink. So with this great habit, I plan and I keep planning. I… Continue reading Dumb Employee. I’ve Decided To Become One
Seeing Us With Wonder
I have seen how vast and wondrous you are and that is a permanent. Your present behavior does not change that in any way. You are hitting out wildly in the dark. That will not dent me because I am vast and wondrous myself. I am light. Hitting wildly at light does nothing. It gives… Continue reading Seeing Us With Wonder
Emotions Are Totally Rational And Reliable
Any good engineering system has a robust reliable feedback loop built into it so that the user of the system may get an easy view of what is going on inside. When you type ‘a’ on the keypad and ‘a’ shows up on the screen, that is also a feedback loop of a good engineering… Continue reading Emotions Are Totally Rational And Reliable
Honoring Our Personality – Honoring Our Uniqueness
I perceive this world and universe through the filters of my unique personality. Same goes for you. You perceive this world through the filters of your unique personality. That is the way it is for all of us. Grand teachers of all ages and races say that our true self is exalted, beyond any limits… Continue reading Honoring Our Personality – Honoring Our Uniqueness
Success Without Money
Ironically, just when I left the job world, along with it came the desire to earn money. Before that I had never really bothered about money (or success). I had always just moved towards whatever was intellectually satisfying. In the process work, education, earning had happened as a by-product. When I left the job world,… Continue reading Success Without Money
The Lotus Cannot Be Condescending
Lotuses are found in white and pink colors in general and they grow in shallow and murky waters. ~ theflowerexpert.com The lotus cannot have a condescending attitude towards the waters it grows in. If it does that, it will not be able to grow and bloom. It won’t be any fun either. Lotus – called… Continue reading The Lotus Cannot Be Condescending
Dear World, Why Are You So Scared?
Dear world, Why are you so scared? That was a rhetorical question. No need to analyse fear to give me a well thought out answer. No need to tell me about Amygdala, Hippocampus, fight or flight programming and all that jazz. Dear world, see how beautiful you are. I mean really. Come on. With so… Continue reading Dear World, Why Are You So Scared?
Best Words Any Friend, Family Has Said To Me
Once upon a time, a wonderful kind loving man sent an email to a sweet silly scared girl. She was upset about something, and in the middle of that upset she blurted out, “if that happens, I will lose all respect for myself”. Whatever that “that happens” might have been. He did not interject and… Continue reading Best Words Any Friend, Family Has Said To Me