The back drop to this blog- I tend to be the person who prefers to err on the planning side rather than venture out unplanned . This trip to Tiruvannamalai
The Cat Died
Last weekend as I was driving back home I noticed a dying cat which was just hit by another vehicle. It was on the final spasms of
THE DALAI LAMA’ S CAMPAIGN FOR LASTING PEACE
THE DALAI LAMA speaks at length about India’s lead in Ethical and moral Education . His take on Vipassana is particularly inspiring
Visit to a Dargah
A few days ago, I was able to complete one of the goals that I’ve had on my goal list for a while now.
The
Lets start with the benefits of green tea-:-
DID YOU KNOW THAT ..
Green tea is loaded with potent antioxidant polyphenols called catechins, most
Over the last 10 days I spent around 60 hours, in total, in a cell just 6 feet long and 4 feet wide. It was rigorous back breaking hard work. Oh
After one of my morning meditation sessions I had this awesome idea. Immediately the next thought was “this is MY idea” . Through my experiences till this moment I
Enlightenment !!! the word itself is like a Holy grail . The moment I use IT I am sure some have not even bothered to read the post because they
From Paul Brunton’s book Conscious immortality – “Question – What is Death ? Answer – Death is intervening sleep between two successive births while sleep intervenes between two waking states and
Recently I was visited by my two friends after a long time. We know each other for 20 years, Yet it was only a matter of two years
Gradual changes keep occurring in life as I continue living in the present moment . I notice that as the old behavior dropped away, people started observing the changes. I
On the path of spiritual development there seem to be transcendental steps along the way. It starts with the family and then religion. Religion is then of one those steps
I have experienced both grace and insight in my life. This grace has poured on me when the mind has been calm and quiet, when it has reduced its chattering,.
You can always cope with the present moment, but you cannot cope with something that is only a mind projection — you cannot cope with the future.Tolle, Eckhart :Practicing
“Anyone who is still totally identified with the voice in their head — the stream of involuntary and incessant thinking — will inevitably fail to see what The Power of
The Valley Below……….
Vipassana Meditation …
One of life’s nudges guided me to the vipassan meditation. Having completed the10 day course, it feels like it