Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Karma’s Cosmic Comedy

    Karma’s Cosmic Comedy

    Aunt Selvi, as always, leaves everyone in quiet reflection, her wisdom wrapped in humor that makes it easier to digest the hard truths.

  • Beans To Bliss

    Beans To Bliss

    Aunt Selvi leads a cacao ceremony, extolling the ancient and holistic virtues of cacao. The rich, bitter elixir is a source of physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being, connecting participants to the present and to one another.

  • Chill Out And Tune In

    Chill Out And Tune In

    Your Dynamic Duo For Inner Peace. Let’s face it: our lives are busier than a squirrel in a nut factory. With constant notifications, never-ending to-do lists, and that one relative who keeps asking if you’re “still single” on family Zoom calls, finding a moment of peace can feel like trying to find a needle in…

  • Success And Karmic Lessons

    Success And Karmic Lessons

    Now listen up, Doris, Dahlia, Andy, and Gus—I’ve been thinking. Yes, I do that quite often, contrary to what your Uncle Bala says! We’re all out here trying to “make it” in life, aren’t we? Everyone’s running around like headless chickens, chasing success, but let me tell you something: success isn’t just about making money…

  • Come September

    Come September

    Ah, September—the month when the earth takes a deep breath and sighs, like Aunt Selvi after her afternoon nap. “Look at the trees,” she says, adjusting her glasses, “they’ve decided to go bald for the season, and here we are fussing over a few extra strands of hair in the comb.” At 80, Aunt Selvi’s…

  • Canara Chronicles — Rice, Revelry and Aunty Sass

    Canara Chronicles — Rice, Revelry and Aunty Sass

    MonteFest Of the Canara Christians. As Aunt Silvi leaned back in her old wooden chair, surrounded by a fragrant waft of coconut oil and incense, she raised an eyebrow at her nieces, Doris and Dahlia, who had come home for Montefest. “Ah, Montefest! You two city girls must have forgotten all about it, no? Too…

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