Emotion Archives

Compassion

December 19, 2021

When we meet someone, We essentially meet the image we carry of them – of our partners, friends, leaders, gurus, gods… When two people meet, The images of two people interact with each other. And these images are tainted perception filters – Built based on memories that we carry. And some of the memories are fictitious too. Stories we have told ourselves. So, the actual meeting doesn’t take place. The actual meeting would involve Pure Attention – Attention untainted the images we carry. Attention untainted by memories we hold. Memory – is a story—an Image. Compassion is – meeting without an

Living One-Way

August 9, 2021

What if You posted a blog and didn’t check on the number of likes it got. You went for a run and never measured the distance and speed. You wrote a letter and didn’t worry about getting a response. You learnt music, not thinking about performing ever. You started a company not thinking of an exit. You donated a bunch of money to a charity anonymously. You invested in your partner without expecting a thing in return. What if you loved and never expected anything in return. What if you lived one-way.

Mind Type

July 23, 2021

Doctors tell us that we have a particular body type. A body type results from genetic inheritance, what we have physically and emotionally experienced, and the habits & behaviours we have adopted through our life. They also tell us that our body type is unique to each of us. What applies to our body-type type also applies to our mind-type. As a result of genetics, evolutionary biology, childhood experiences, adult life experiences and other cultural influences- each of us has a unique mind-type. Zodiac profiles, personality tests and palm readings slot us into a type. We believe them because we

Travelling Light

June 8, 2021

There is a story about a teacher asking a student to hold a book with her stretched hand and guess its weight. The teacher then asks another student to hold the book for a bit longer and then guess its weight. The weight of the book was the same. But it weighed heavier when held longer. Physical weight. Emotional weight. They both tend to get heavier as we carry them with us. Grief, trauma, grudge, regrets… They all weigh on us, slowing us down in our journey. And it’s not easy to release some of the deeper, heavier memories we

Rational Intelligence

June 2, 2021

The music we listen to The brands we prefer The person we fall in love with The fragrance we pick The home we choose The fashion we adopt The beliefs we subscribe to The moral contracts we sign with self Mostly irrational, mostly emotional decisions. Fact is – We are dominantly irrational by nature. Accepting our irrationality is essential. Consciously observing our irrational self without judgment is the beginning of rational thinking. Knowing why we are irrational the way we are, is intelligence.

Where Is Home?

April 1, 2021

“Home is not where you are born; Home is where all your attempts to escape cease”. ― Naguib Mahfouz One imagination of home is the house you live in. But that’s just one image of it, amongst many. Home is a bigger, more profound idea. HOME – A place of unconditional love A place that nurtures without seeking A place that you enter leaving the masks behind A place where you travel from and come back to A place where you don’t have to explain much A place where you compose your music A place of healing and re-ordering A

Suffering = Pain X Resistance

March 13, 2021

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional -Haruki Murakami Pain is not the same as suffering. According to meditation teacher Shinzen Young, the key to happiness is the understanding that suffering is caused by resisting pain. We can’t avoid pain in life, he said, but we don’t necessarily have to suffer because of that pain… He explains it in the form of an equation: Suffering = Pain X Resistance Three things I learnt from this – -Pain is real; suffering is relative. -The more I resist pain; suffering grows in multiples. -I can’t control pain, but I can work on my

Starting Empty

January 25, 2021

In Zen Buddhism, the word Shoshin denotes the beginner’s mind. What is means is to practice looking at the world like it’s the first time we are seeing it. Every day, to wake up and tell ourselves that life begins afresh that day. A state of emptiness that leads to openness and humility rather than wishful thinking. 2021. Empty. To be filled.

Present

December 26, 2020

Excitement – Wow, so many books to read! Anxiety – Wow, so many books to read! Strange. How can I feel anxious and excited at the same time? We accumulate to feel secure about our future. And sometimes, we forget to see the “present” in the present. A good question would be – what should we do now? Not in the future. Now, in the present. Happy Reading. Happy Listening. Happy Watching. Happy Being. To NOW. Happy Holidays.

Zodiac Signs & Tarot Cards

December 5, 2020

The palmist looks at your palm and says – you have suffered a lot because of your inner anger. You are essentially a calm person, but situations get you angry… And you nod your head. She is correct. Palms, zodiac columns, tarot cards, foreheads, coffee mugs, palm leaves – they can all tell you a bit about yourself. But so can your own behaviour. When was the last time you looked at your behaviour and thought patterns to know who you are? So much data there to predictive analysis on “who you might be”. Start with observing yourself first. Then perhaps

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