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”
Tag Archives: Mind-training
The reason to heal.
There is a reason we need healing. This reason is deeply personal to each of us. Some want it for the body. Some want it for the mind. But, everyone wants to feel whole. Like there is nothing missing in who we believe and feel is ‘me’. For decades, I wanted healing for my anxietyContinueContinue reading “The reason to heal.”
When and why does healing work?
This morning as I was walking to Babajaan’s dargah in Pune, I felt I was dragging my aching legs as I walked. In my mind, there seems to be a belief that I have had a physically demanding and tiring time the past week. And that thought, of course, is experienced as real by theContinueContinue reading “When and why does healing work?”
The write path to healing
As someone who has struggled with fears and anxieties all her life, writing has been a tool I have turned to time and again. While I once used it for stres relief, over the last decade I have seen its power as a a very powerful healing activity for the body, mind and soul. IContinueContinue reading “The write path to healing”
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 141: My Mind holds only what I think with God
Let me tell you a story. It is not an unusual tale but quite a commonly told one. You could ask “why anyone should read a story that has been said many times before,” but bear with me. This is a story that needs to be said again and again, till you believe it. ItContinueContinue reading “Lesson 141: My Mind holds only what I think with God”
Lesson 39: My Holiness is my salvation
My chest pounded and head felt heavy. I watched the anger rise and reminded myself to do nothing. What had fighting with my father ever achieved? Nothing. He was himself. Always was. He never saw his need to please others. He never understood how he sometimes put me, his daughter down just to please someoneContinueContinue reading “Lesson 39: My Holiness is my salvation”
Lesson 38: There is nothing my holiness cannot do.
The door banged loudly behind him. Resisting the urge to follow him, I began to clear the dishes. It was best to wait for a few moments. There was no point in talking to him when he wouldn’t listen. Scolding him didn’t work, disciplining him did not work, and showing him his flaws certainly didn’tContinueContinue reading “Lesson 38: There is nothing my holiness cannot do.”
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”
Lesson 35: My mind is part of God’s. I am very holy.
Dear God, I have come to this Holy city to atone for my sins. I have come here to lose myself and find you. My list of wrong doings runs long. I see myself as a mean person. I see myself as a selfish person. I see myself as uncharitable. I see myself as needyContinueContinue reading “Lesson 35: My mind is part of God’s. I am very holy.”
Atha : Returning to the Now 