I’m in no hurry today, I stand at my doorstep, Which way shall I go today? I’m in no hurry today, I wear no watch, I can keep time at bay! I’m in no hurry today, I have no appointments, Not for work, nor for play! I’m in no hurry today, I keep my mind… [Read more…]
September 16, 2010
In an ideal world we would all have time to reflect – a few minutes for ourselves away from the hullabuloo of daily lives. But in the real world, we have to make time for ourselves. When there’s so little time for ourselves, where is the time to invest in relationships…get to know your spouse,… [Read more…]
July 12, 2010
The blues may be here to stay, and it may seem like there’s no way, but here’s something you can try to do, to make you NOT feel blue. Sometimes when we are down, it’s hard to pray, meditate or even share our feelings with someone else. We feel a disconnect with life around us.… [Read more…]
July 6, 2010
Moving to Besant Nagar has probably been the best thing that happened to me. It has put me in touch with myself. I guess part of it is because I am forced to live alone most of the times and introspect on the smallest experience that I have. About two weeks ago, I walked into… [Read more…]
July 5, 2010
I got off at the Chennai Central Station at 4.55 this morning. It is supposed to be an all India bandh, declared by the Left and BJP, in protest of the rise in fuel prices. I was really worried that I won’t get transportation to get back home. Anyway, so as I was walking towards… [Read more…]
May 26, 2010
Today was just the perfect day. No, there wasn’t anything out of the ordinary. But I think I was in a good place to be able to enjoy the smallest things. I began my day praying with Roberto. Our prayers are simple. And I have realised, today, once again, that they are effective. 1. A… [Read more…]
December 1, 2009
I reached the Vora household and was welcomed in with warm words. I saw him sitting on a sofa looking at me with disinterested curiosity. He took off his spectacles to look a little more closely, and then said, “How are you? You met me in the street, no…a few days ago. You were there… [Read more…]
October 27, 2009
I have recently reconnected with my faith in God. As a child I had prayed for my mother to get healed, and when she didn’t I decided that I didn’t believe. After all, she had been a devout person, who did her prayers religiously twice a day, fasted/abstained during paryushan, etc. As life progressed I… [Read more…]
October 20, 2009
I experienced this, but in a good way today. I have been down lately. Very down. Life seems to be turning the wrong way and I feel helpless. Luckily, I have been writing which brings me some joy. N pinged me to tell me that he read my new blog. I met N through Roberto.… [Read more…]
September 28, 2009
I am amazed at how generous people around me really are. Even people I don’t like, if I look carefully, I find that they’ve been really kind to those around them! And my friends, even those who are not as “sensitive” as me, they never cease to surprise me with how beautiful they are as… [Read more…]
March 25, 2009
How many of believe that God doesn’t listen to prayers? I can see hands go up almost instantaneously. And like all of you, I used to believe the same. Until… Last year, around August, I found out that three people I only knew of had 2 different forms of cancer.But I knew people who were… [Read more…]
February 26, 2009
Disclaimer: I hate dogs, I am scared of them and think they’re a menace. I have really irritating neighbours who have the irritating habit of feeding stray dogs, who in turn make the building compound their residence (read TERRITORY). And every time I am around, they bark or run towards me. I hate them and… [Read more…]
February 16, 2009
A hungry, naked child she saw, She bemoaned at this heartless flaw! “The world is so unfair,” she thought, And tears to her eyes it brought! Lonely and helpless she sat by the curb, Her heart sinking and state of mind disturbed. Then along came her friend, an angel in disguise, He had a strange… [Read more…]
February 7, 2009
My friend, Anju wrote this really beautiful poem. For someone so young, to feel so deeply and express so poignantly, for me is awe and envy-inspiring. Her blog post on a “breakdown” because of a “goodbye” coincided with my leaving Bangalore and returning home. So, I commented on the post saying that I was going… [Read more…]
February 2, 2009
Buses are crowded and sweaty and tend to take an awfully long time owing to the bad traffic. But, for someone who loves Mumbai and has to move to a city like Bangalore, the very same things (especially if need to be done once in a way!) seem like the much talked about Spirit of… [Read more…]
November 11, 2008
It’s been about 6 weeks since I meditated. It’s been about 2 weeks since I began to feel an unrest that just wouldn’t go. “It is no use, it is no use” kept reverberating in my head. And slowly, I began to believe that “it IS no use”. I wondered how, 2 years of hard… [Read more…]
September 21, 2010
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