The “Akhand Diya” sounds like a thing of lore and something that great yogis can sustain after much sadhana. At least, it did to me. But when I went about trying to set one up at home… it was quite manageable! Try it out yourself, here’s how…..
Priyanka
Has gender bias creeped into Indic language around how we address women? I am not sure… this was something I was pondering on…
The “Akhand Diya” challenge for International Yoda Day 2020!
To consume or not to consume when it comes to dairy milk?
Pondering over the oft heard statement – “Does God Judge Us?”
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In my 3 months at Tiruvannamalai,
I came across Ramana Maharshi's Updesa Saram, literally it means the essence (saram) of his teachings (updesha).
It became very dear to me very quickly. And I spent quite some time delving into it. Spending time in the amazing Ramana Maharshi ashram, I went through…
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There are some matters where my thoughts differ significantly compared to others. One matter is that of Regrets.
Regrets don't make sense to me.
However, other people seem to take regrets for granted. There is always something. "If only I had studied English in school then...." , "If my…
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The day of Janta Curfew was an amazing one for me. The large public mass of India stayed at home, voluntarily. As soon as I woke up that day, the deep silence in the neighbourhood was palpable. It was not a day just like any other.
People were tweeting pictures…
A visit to a crematorium, reminiscing my Grandfathers cremation and a chat with an Isha Foundation monk about women visiting these places.
In Amdavad (Ahmedabad), I stay at the Dada Bhagwan Foundation ashram. A neighbourhood uncle, loves playing chess. And while I don't play the game often, I do have a penchant for it. So the uncle looks out for me to play the game whenever I am there.
He plays chess daily. Often more than…
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When I saw Isha had published Sadhguru's views on CAA & NRC, I chuckled. Because a backlash was inevitable. What I didn't expect was that Modi & BJP would promote that video in such a big way. And hence, the backlash to it would also multiple that many times.
One…
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She said,
"Because I didn't get admission in college"
"I have studied only till 10th standard. That was in Gujarat in Gujarati medium. I didn't know any English. My family then shifted to Mumbai. But the college in Mumbai insisted that I should know some English in order to get admission…