Readings from the Gita: Day 1 Chapter 5

Doing everything without action, and doing nothing while ceaselessly acting – how noble, enchanting and poetic the idea is! The fifth chapter has thus been raised to a very high plane. In this chapter, two forms of the state of akarma have been directly compared with each other. Language falls short in this attempt. Who…

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Yes!! I am a Believer

The last 20 days of living in the laps of the majestic Himalayas have turned me into a believer. Yes!! I am a Believer.. A believer of the Divine Energy; A believer of the mystical Sufi Ali; A believer of the ideal Vairagi & destroyer Shiva; A believer of the compassionate Jesus; A believer of…

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What is the TRUTH: The Sight

I have often wondered what in reality is the TRUTH? Is it what we see all around through the medium of our eyes? If so, then are all the things we haven’t seen mere illusions? Do we accept as truth what others would have or claim to have seen Or Do we only trust what…

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Taking the Plunge: The Call of the Himalayas

3 years back, fresh out of my college (IIT-BHU), i had left the conventional career path and opted for social work. Back then, I was answering the call of seeking answer to a question: “Why i wasn’t in the place of the child i saw stealing in the railway station & Why wasn’t he in…

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जाने खुद से ही क्यों भाग रहा हु मै

जाने खुद से ही क्यों भाग रहा हु मै   ढूंढ रहा था जो बरसो से, निकट ही है वो जाने कही एक एहसास मात्र है जो , जैसे चिपके ही खड़ा हो पीछे कही चाहा है पुरे दिल से जिससे, बस हाथ बढ़ा के पा लेना है अब उससे फिर भी न जाने क्यों, मस्ती…

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Experiencing Nothingness through Dancing

My first spiritual experience resulted from my losing myself in dance on the b’tful Sufi qawaal Man Kunto Maula of Amir Khusrao, sung by the master Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan himself. I was so immersed in the melodious rhythms of the qawaal that beyond a point, I didn’t even realize where or how my body…

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Maintaining Noble Silence & Fasting once a week

Beginning tomorrow i.e Wednesday, i will be starting with maintaining noble silence(मौन उपवास) and fasting(उपवास) once every week. I have specifically chosen Wednesday’s because in my memory, it doesn’t have any religious significance and thus, will not add any such flavor to my act.  I am starting with the fasting because i want to understand…

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I want to be a NOBODY

I want to strive towards being a nobody, i don’t want any fame, any recognition, any sort of credit whatsoever for anything that i might have done or might do.  I simply want my individuality to totally disappear, to merge with the whole, to be one with it. The yearning to be one with my…

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The Desire to Control

My biggest learning from a Vipassana course was a simple observation about breathing that i had on the 3rd day and understood fully on the 8th day. This learning was extremely powerful as it was experience based and wasn’t a result of any intellectual activity. Vipassana is a meditation technique wherein one concentrates one’s mind inwards…

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