Category: musings
what you seek is seeking you
Bend Reality
Because you can
the small self and the larger SELF
One sees Separation, the other does not know what it means
There is nothing new under the sun
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done: and there is no new thing under the sun. Ecclesiastes 1:9
Faith is the ultimate healer
I prefer the word “Sraddha” Sraddha in the practice. Sraddha in the teaching. Sraddha in life’s healing powers. Inspired from “ Yoga of the Yogi” by Kausthub Desikachar The ancient masters always tested the faithContinue reading
Questions and Answers
The ones that can’t be answered are the ones that contain all the answers.
Mahamrityunjaya Mantra
महामृत्युंजय मंत्र ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् । उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान् मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात् ॥ We Meditate on the Three-eyed realityWhich permeates and nourishes all like a fragrance. May we be liberated from death for the sakeContinue reading
Non-violence and Dharma
Ahimsa Parmo dharm, dharmo himsa tataivacha!! Akhanda
The Law of Wasted Effort
The Law of Wasted Effort:Do you know that lions only succeed in a quarter of their hunting attempts — which means they fail in 75% of their attempts and succeed in only 25% of them?Continue reading
Three secrets for Lean/Mean body
Courtesy: Vshred by Vince Sant
The teacher disappears
When the student is ready, the teacher appears. When the student is truly ready, the teacher disappears.
Patience
It always takes longer than you think it’s going to take. That’s Hofstadter’s law.
Art
Art is giving without expectations. Art is receiving without resistance.
Empathy
Empathy is the highest form of knowledge Opinion is the lowest form of human knowledge. It requires no accountability, no understanding. Empathy requires us to suspend our egos and live in another’s world. It requiresContinue reading
Birds did not get their feathers for flying.
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Depth and Width
First go deep in one pursuit and then automatically you will be able to widen yourself in any pursuit.
Discipline is Freedom
One must be disciplined to discover freedom. One must also understand the guidelines of Discipline to really experience freedom. Both freedom and discipline are pursued to discover yourself. Everything one does and everything one possessesContinue reading
Epistemology ( Pramanas )
The known, The Unknown, The Unknowable The Empirical, The Apparent, The Absolute The six pramanas (sources of knowledge ) The space inside the pot is the space outside The relationship of Heat to Fire? CauseContinue reading
Vairagya
The absolute Detachment One who is a Yogarudha is not attracted by objects of senses and is not attached to actions. Vairagya is the method of a Yogarudha to release oneself from the ocean ofContinue reading
Why I do What I do? ( My purpose )
Think Clearly Age Gracefully Experience Life Fully Continuous Learning ( Keep Curiosity Alive ) Evolve Spiritually Deepen Relationship with myself Deepen Relationship with others All the above so that I can enable and foster DeepContinue reading
Making life from Light
Photosynthesis is nature’s way of making life from light. Chlorophyll allows a tree to capture photons, extracting a portion of their energy to make the sugars that make it a tree — the raw materialContinue reading
Intentional Learning
3 X 3 X 3 approach 3 Goals for personal Development 3 Months of Tracking 3 People to track Read more
you are the narrator, the Protagonist and the sidekick
You are the story teller and the story told – John Green, Turtles all the way down
Highest service
I believe the highest service you can do is to acknowledge the other person‘s presence in your world. No judgement. No advice. Pure attention without any intention. Pure listening. Plain acknowledgement. Simple and straightforward. ThisContinue reading