Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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What chronic lateness communicates
We were planning an event at the International centre Goa. The Program executive told me, doctor, we’ll start at 6pm, that is registration at 6 pm and event at 6pm, by the time people assemble it will 6.30, to keep this schedule, the event was announced at 5.30pm. Some how in my space this seems…
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Telling a story that empowers.
I met my friend Malavika after a long while. For the past 10yrs, I have been hearing the same story, how, her partner took advantage of her at work, her husband was loving yet detached, financial challenges, tension with sibling. Coming to think of this most of us are dealing with similar issues not that…
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changing life roles.
Past week working with the intense hypnotherapy retreat, I realized that we all try to change throughout life, trying new and different things but the core of who we are is the same. To change that we need to change our belief systems as we bob and weave with the ebb and flow of life…
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Star Gazing.
We were at Kurushetra, at my husband’s guruji’s ashram. Since the weather was unbearably hot, we decided to sleep out. As the body relaxed, and our body tuned its inspiration and expiration to the rhythm of the rustling of the leaves. Gradually the body experienced the sensation of floating in the sky with stars. Next…
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Akshaya and Akshata
Akshata Abundance of nourishment was the focus of the Vedic society this was symbolized by grains of rice. Called the akshata. When sanctified through use in a ritual it became “mantra-akshate” that which was empowered to unlock that particular blessing for you. Literally Akshaya means something which does debilitate. So Akshaya Trithya commemorates that potential…
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Shoe-Keepers
Like a true Udupi -ite last Thursday I went to the “rayara matta” at Hyderabad, this was the sight that greeted me, I left my footwear outside and walked in, when I came out a girl popped from nowhere and demanded money for the footwear I shooed her away… but it made me think We were…
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