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Stories and reflections from everyday life

Personal essays on life, learning, spirituality and the small moments that make us pause.

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The Appointment that we keep avoiding

Sitting in a packed hospital waiting room, one observation changed everything. We show up — urgently, completely, without hesitation — when the body is in pain. But when life feels hollow despite…

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Two inches that made me pause

Today, I experienced that strange feeling that comes just before an accident — what the mind thinks in a fraction of a second, what thoughts flash by, and how the senses react. Want to know more ?

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Finding Our Ek Shloka - Ancient Insight for Modern Life

In ancient India, the Ek Sloka distilled entire scriptures into a single verse, capturing lifetimes of wisdom, like Adi Shankaracharya’s Eka Shloki, which guides the seeker from a lamp’s light to the…

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The Universe as Guru

A teacher is not always the one who stands in front of a class or delivers a lecture in an institutional setup. Sometimes, a teacher may not even be a person. Sage Dattātreya spoke of how he gained…

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Breaking Chains: From National Freedom to Inner Liberation

On this day in 1947, our beloved India reclaimed her freedom. We owe endless gratitude to the brave freedom fighters who sacrificed their comfort, endured years of hardship, and even gave their lives…

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From someone to nothing

From the moment we're born, we're conditioned to strive — to become someone. But that "someone" is never fixed; it keeps evolving, shifting with time and expectations. We're taught to chase…

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The Unseen Yoga

In a village, people typically wake up early in the morning, freshen up, and head to their cowsheds to perform morning chores. These activities include cleaning up cow dung with their bare hands…