Leave a little sparkle….
26th June 2025 The divine force which has created the Galaxy, the earth, the mountains, the oceans and all the wonders; looked at you & said, ‘The world needs one of you too for it to be completed.’ Understand your worth, Value your life, Appreciate your blessings. You have been sent here for a greater […]
Fallacy of Rituals
25th June 2025 Do Rituals need to be followed unquestionably or do we need to examine the logic behind them? I increasingly believe in the ‘Fallacy of rituals’ as most rituals, I feel, were formed for convenience & given a religious connotation so that they were followed strictly. This is more so on the occassion […]
‘Start with Yoga’
21st June 2025 uɐsɐɐɥsɹıɥs sı sıɥʇ ˙ʎɐp ɐƃoʎ Ɩɐuoıʇɐuɹǝʇuı uo sǝɥsıʍ ʇsǝq I love this quote, “If You Can Pose for a Photographer, You Can Pose for Yoga Also” Like meditation, yoga is an extremely popular & effective method for becoming a more relaxed & easy going person. For centuries, yoga has been used to […]
‘The Gordian Knot’
19th June 2025 According to a famous legend, the ancient land of Phrygia (in what is now modern-day Turkey) was without a king. An oracle proclaimed that the next man to enter the city in an oxcart would become its king. Soon after, a man named Gordius rolled into Phrygia on an oxcart with his […]
This Too Shall Pass
18th June 2025 Life gives you a fair share of Joys & sorrows. Nothing is permanent. Once a king called upon all of his wise men and asked them, “Is there a mantra which works in every situation, in every circumstance, in every place & at every time? In every joy, every sorrow, every defeat […]
‘Nothing is written’
17th March 2025 I recently re-watched my all time favourite & the old classic, ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ after a long time. Lawrence led the Arabs & the Arab revolt by appealing to their larger sense of purpose, pride & the desire to come together as a people in a great Arab nation. He made them […]
The Hidden Cost of Certainty
13th June 2025 We are always looking for certainity. In all decisions we make, we look at trying to reduce the odds. But certainity can only lead to a limited outcome. As they say, we need to leave the safe shores to discover new lands and ships are the safest in the harbour, but they […]
‘Change the perspective’
12th June 2025 “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorns have roses.” We all face tough times & the world seems unfair. During one of my low periods, I was only seeing negatively & one day I realized that there was only one thing I could change, and that was […]
I Believe….
11th June 2025 I believe in shooting stars that brighten the dark night I believe they represent hope by shining their light I believe in asking and knowing the reasons I believe life always changes as the seasons I believe in things I cannot see I believe the answers maybe mystery I believe in keeping […]
YOUR FOUR MINUTE MILE
10th June 2025 The philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer once observed: “Most people take the limits of their vision to be the limits of the world. A few do not, Join them.” The life you see this very moment isn’t necessarily the life of your future. You might be viewing things through the eyes of your fears, […]