by Priyanka Dalal | Indic Culture, Rambling, Spiritual Roots
A lot of the bhajans and spiritual material are full of praises of their own path. Often even at the cost of other (genuine) paths. Praising their own path, developing an ego about it, thinking it is the best is an inherent aspect of most spiritual communities. And I...
by Priyanka Dalal | Hinduism, Indic Culture, Rambling
In Varanasi, I found a Spanish friend who had been living there for over 8 years. And she was the first person who told me a little about what she knew of the Aghora community. They eat dead bodies she said. I was curious. We went to the Harishchandra ghat to spot any...
by Priyanka Dalal | Ashram Talks, Samsara, Sant Sangati
In our indic culture there is galores of stuff written and taught about parents. The most fundamental is respect towards older folks, specifically parents and grandparents. It is almost basic norm for us kids to touch feet of older folks. And some other respect...
by Priyanka Dalal | Rambling, Samsara
I had never given much thought to the word ‘Taliban’. It has a clear negative and violent association with it as I don’t know a thing about Arabic or Persian language. I only know about the group that calls itself so and then indulges in abject...
by Priyanka Dalal | Life, Rambling
One of the first blog posts here was when I turned 30. I was very happy and upbeat with my life. And quite characteristically I thought I was awesome. (I still do). 😀 Everyone should think they are awesome. Not in a fake way. Live a really deep life and feel awesome....
by Priyanka Dalal | Ashram Talks, Fundamental Meaning of Words, Indic Culture, Spiritual Roots
I had earlier written about navigating the proverbial Heart v/s Mind conflict situation. This refers to a logic v/s emotional dilemma. ‘Heart’ is used in these situations to mean the emotional or illogical desire. Cultivating a ‘sense’ of the...
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