‘Time.’ What is it? Why do we feel we have less time as we grow up? A five-year-old doesn’t feel it, but a 30-year-old surely does. Every day, every moment is ours. But, we feel exhausted. As if the days should have more hours. We should have more time to live, or do stuff we want […]
Category: Life/Events
5 ways to deal with Anger
When one talks about ways to deal with anger, we hear words like anger management, controlling emotions etc. Anger is a basic human emotion, just like joy and sorrow that we express in various ways. Picture this… Kashish threw the champagne bottle in the air, missing Anya’s head with a few inches. ‘HOW COULD YOU?!!!!?’ […]
‘I need Motivation!’ ‘Do I?’
There are days when I feel like a superwoman. Doing all my chores, writing articles, taking care of my pets, finding time for self, all in one magical day. But then, there are those days that I spent looking at the ceiling, like a dumb f***. ‘I should change the paint. Or maybe, change my […]
Book Review: Stop the Excuses By Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
‘I want to let go of my smoking.’ ‘Do you really?’ ‘Umm..yeah! I mean it isn’t good for health. I should leave it. I try but I fail every time…’ ‘Do you really want to leave smoking?’ ‘I just recalled I have a meeting. Gotta go. But I’ll surely book an appointment for some other […]
Learning to ask ‘Why’
‘Why do we join our hands, Mumma?’ ‘It’s a sign of respect, beta.’ ‘Why do we respect them, Mumma?’ Pooja pointed towards her husband and said, ‘Look, Papa is calling you. Play with him, Koshi.’ Now, that’s what I call a question. The innocence of such a tender age is partialy because children can never […]
Osho discourse on Love – Am I in Love?
Question: During my whole life, I always thought that I loved Somebody. Now, being here for the first time with you, I Ask myself: have I ever really been in Love? Am I even able To love? Am I able to Love you? Osho: The basic fallacy that you are carrying within you is that […]
Book Review: How to Survive the Loss of a Love by Peter McWilliams, Harold H. Bloomfield and Melba Colgrove
ISBN: 9780931580437 Number of pages – 212 pages Publisher: Prelude Press Price: Rs. 458/- As all of you would have guessed by now this book is a self-help book to help you cope up with the loss of love in your life. But the thing which sets this book apart from the other self-help books […]
When She Spoke
Her eyes glistened with joy when she saw her father in the audience. He sat with a proud smile. Proud to see her confidence even though she had forgotten her speech. ‘I’m sorry but I won’t be able to make it, beta. I have an important meeting today.’ Shayla recalled her father’s words from the […]
Exploding Fear in 5 Steps
Every person has a fear yet not every person can figure out how to overcome their fear. Amid the time when I was on mindful travels, I educated myself more about my feelings of fear and learned that a principal part of the productive individuals had discovered approaches to overcome theirs. There was one thing […]
Truths I Learnt
Serve with service not servility Ask with humility, grateful when you receive Share your joy but do not appease Believe your truths sans what others perceive It is what it is, good or bad Dream your wishes but plan for few Your time will come, till then take help Bow to God, parents and no […]
9 Real Ways to Handle Break-Ups
‘I think I’ll never be able to get over her. She wasn’t perfect, Roosh. But she was mine. I miss her sarcastic comments. That small smirk on her face when she got jealous. It’s like–’ ‘Are you serious, Sayyam? Arghh! I can’t believe you fall right into it every time. I’ve known you for past […]
Book Review: Manual of the Warrior of Light by Paulo Coelho
All of us have a buried voice within, telling us to take the leap and have faith it’s going to be okay. But due to the conditioning of our minds from the very birth, we tend to ignore this voice. Seeking out help seems difficult to a few people at times, while just procrastinating or […]
Waking Up to a New Truth
My father is a narcissist. My mother a victim. After living with them for 37 years I realized how that has shaped my life experiences and relationships. He was always into sadistic pleasures. He is an extremely successful person with a respectable following. Professionally he was known as one of the most honest and sincere […]
Real Communication to Heal Relationships
We are living in a world of technology. Just a phone call away from our friends and family. International calls are free due to many applications. Due to social networking sites, many old friends are found again and got in touch again. To kill loneliness people seek friends on social networking sites. Friends whom we […]
Myths and Truths of Speed Dating
Questioning the fact why he did for what he did. Or, ‘why did she block me? I didn’t even do anything.’ Hidden in our minds, is the process to find logics to every situation, without which we won’t survive. But, is the answer really out there for you to find? Speed Dating isn’t a new […]
Be Open to Possibilities – A Message for this Republic Day
As Einstein has pointed out that ‘we cannot expect a different result if we keep on doing the same thing over and over again’ Listening to patriotic songs and watching movies of great inspiration, blaming our leaders, political parties and the drama attached is one way to feel better about yourselves, but what is it […]
Break Free from the Negative Past
Freedom is not only related to a country, but also from the limited belief system, bad habits, illness, poverty, and so on. For children, freedom to play more is a big thing. For a teenager, freedom is space and non interference of elders in their lifestyle. Women belonging to orthodox family want freedom to work outsi
Freedom: Note of A Free-Faller
It’s the idea that I have lived by, all my years. I have wanted to get it tattooed on my arm for the past 10 years or so. But I haven’t till now. Perhaps because I still do not understand it completely. Freedom comes with a lot of responsibility. Freedom without responsibility is not freedom at all. Ahhhh! Good things
Freedom is the very Law of Life
Anand Maitreya, freedom for Gautama Buddha is the very law of life. Hence there is no contradiction. Life itself is rooted in freedom. We are not machines, we are not preprogramed. We are utter freedom -- now it is up to us what to make of it. All the alternatives are open, we can choose any alternative that is our cho
Bed, Date and Beyond!
You know how they just come and go from our lives without any clue. Several days of texting and calling, without any revert backs. It’s upsetting as hell! Specially, when you’re emotionally vulnerable and prone to getting attached faster than a Bugatti! Yes, I’m referring to the current dating fads, friends, and no, this isn’t […]
Mind is Confusion
The bhikkhu who guards his mind And fears the waywardness of his thoughts Burns through every bond With the fire of his vigilance Yes, meditation is fire – it burns your thoughts, your desires, your memories; it burns the past and the future. It burns your mind and the ego. It takes away all that […]
The Day He came to Know
‘Life. What is it, Dada?’ ‘Umm… Take a guess dear.’ ‘I don’t know. May be its living here in Durgapur.’ ‘Oh really?’ (laughs) ‘I don’t know. Ma keeps saying we’ll go to Delhi soon. But I don’t see it happening. I know this place in and out. But I want to see more.’ Picking up […]
Relationships in the Age of Speed-Dating
The definition of romance has changed, even the kind of dating we prefer has taken a different path. Ever since I tried this online dating app, my curiosity grew more. ‘Girl meets boy’ is no longer the ideal form. It’s not like lesbian or gay couples didn’t exist earlier, but people know and accept more now. With time, ma
The 4 Key Laws to Manifest Desires
Every individual has a state of consciousness, which acts as the perfect tool to implement law of attraction and manifest desires. Universe has created many systems to manifest a person’s deepest desires. The universe that we live in contains infinite possibilities, creativity, knowledge, and life. In order to bring life into a state of peace, […]
Makar Sakranti
Makar Sankranti, for most of the northern regions in India, or Thai Pongal for Tamil Nadu, or Magh Bihu for Assam, or Uttarayan for Gujarat, is the festival referring to a Solar day as per the Hindu calendar, occurring in January every year. For the farmers, it is considered one of the main festivals and as India has b
Interview with a Psychic and Healer – Sunny Etimaal
We went through your website earlier and got to know a little bit about your childhood memories. What was that experience like? What inspired you to be in this field? Childhood experiences of psychic attacks, encounters with ghosts, spirits, and entities that were scary. . I couldn’t sleep in the dark till I was 17. There […]