Am I a nice person? Am I a nice person just on the outside or am I truly sweet not only in my words and actions but in the inner corners of my heart? “Whatever we think about others, the slightest negativity in thoughts and feelings as well as attitudes reaches the other, even if […]
For years I tried to make myself meditate every day and I always failed miserably. Despite knowing about all the wonderful benefits of meditation, I was always too busy, too tired, or I simply didn’t know where to start. And when I did start, I quickly got bored and unmotivated; I disliked all the guided meditations I […]
Don’t Label People, Give Respect When you meet someone even briefly – the relative, the co-passenger, the neighbour, or anyone for that matter – do you make conclusions about them? Do you categorically label the person as being either calm, arrogant, not good enough, skinny, dishonest, wise and so on? Sometimes, even our own children […]
Why someone is not behaving with me as I would wish? Happy parenting..! Very importantly, relationships are also connected with ‘attitude’ (रवैया) and ‘vision’ (नज़रिया). Sometimes, I may feel I have said and done the right things to someone, yet still someone is not behaving towards me as I would wish. At such times I […]
Recently I attended a 10-day Vipassana course at Dhamma Pattana, Global Vipassana Foundation at Gorai in Mumbai from 7 to 17 May 2019. Myth: Vipassana is all about maintaining total silence, which includes verbal, written, eye contact and gestures or say not communicating in any way. Truth: Vipassana teaches you to know yourself, experientially. Which […]
Someone once asked me what I would do if I had no responsibilities. I didn’t have to think long to realize the answer to that question: to vanish – without explanation, without concern. Is that really so? As you may or may not have noticed, I haven’t been writing consistently for a few weeks now. […]
The 9th December is imprinted on my mind like a scar. On the dark scary night of 9th December 1971, we were off Diu Head on petrol to watch out for any Pakistani vessel or submarine trying to sneak towards Mumbai and west coast of India. The sea was calm and there was a chill in […]
Did I know what fear was? I had a close shave with death on 8th September 1982. On that fateful day, Shail was carrying our second child. We were staying at Navy Nagar in Bombay. She had no inkling of what I had undergone at sea, till we returned to harbour couple of days later. […]
Meditation does not give you peace – Peace enables mediation What most call meditation can best be described as Yog Nidra, Relaxation technique, Mindfulness, Antar-maun, etc. Mark my words, none of these schools of thought call these techniques as meditation. However, the most common person suffixes or prefixes them with term meditation. The word meditation […]
– Start making a living, making a difference Who are Veterans? The veterans are retired Army, Navy and Air Force officers. They are men and women who died serving their country in a war, and the soldiers who are still alive and served in the forces during peace or war are remembered and respected around […]