One of the things that has been unraveled to me sometimes slowly and sometimes like a band-aid being ripped apart, is the ego’s desire to be a teacher or like mine to be a spiritual guru. Ha ha ha. Its a funny one. We all want to be acknowledged for our intelligence. And the momentContinueContinue reading “When the ego wants to be a guru”
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Who is a teacher?
The world defines a teacher based on the education system. A teacher is thus a person who instructs, informs and guides students based on a certain curriculum. Even in a spiritual context, this definition seems to be the norm. Most spiritual students believe in this and continue to chain themselves and their teachers to thatContinueContinue reading “Who is a teacher?”
Lesson 153: In my defenselessness my safety lies
Every morning she is up before dawn. It does not matter how the weather is outside. She doesn’t mind the heat of the summer or the chill of the winter or the wetness of the monsoon. The weather does not interfere with her experience. Walking to the bags, she sorts out the food for theContinueContinue reading “Lesson 153: In my defenselessness my safety lies”
Lesson 36: My Holiness envelopes everything I see
Lesson 37: My Holiness blesses the world “Senseless. Useless. You sent me here. I want to go back to Mumbai.” The messages appear rapidly on my phone. Somehow, the anger did not rise. Instead, I felt a wave of compassion. Two days ago, I had been scared when he messaged about not wanting to live.ContinueContinue reading “Lesson 36: My Holiness envelopes everything I see”
Bangles
I scanned the shop for any anomaly. The ledger was in its place, the cash drawer was locked, as were the shelves. Everything looked normal. I turned off the light. Once the momentary blindness passed, I could see everything under the dim light of the the electric lamp. I gazed at the picture of GoddessContinueContinue reading “Bangles”
Some tools to cope with fear, anxiety and panic in the current Coronavirus situation
As much fear as there is in the world, there seems to be more light. I want to choose that, believe that and not crumble in the fear right now. Healers and light-workers around the world, seem to have opened up their hearts and are creating such helpful audios, meditations, etc. to help everyone. SharingContinueContinue reading “Some tools to cope with fear, anxiety and panic in the current Coronavirus situation”
The quest for perfection
For a few days now, I have been restless about judging my dad for something. Spirituality brings with it the awareness that judgements we have about others is usually something we judge ourselves for. But it is never easy to look at the things that make you uncomfortable, and so, for a few days nowContinueContinue reading “The quest for perfection”
Atha : Returning to the Now 