Cycle Of Life

There is nothing more simple or complicated than life itself. We all go through the waterfall of life: hesitation, denial, blame, acceptance and eventually submission. In between denial and acceptance, we tend to experience a gamut of emotions, mostly angst, betrayal, sadness, impatience and remorse. Then there are random acts of kindness. The world doesn’t…

Weary Travellers

This has been a very strange year so far. When home is so far from where one dwells, there is so much travelling but you don’t really get anywhere. Torn between responsibilities and the warm relationships you left behind, you just don’t want to be alone… aren’t you alone most part of the year anyway?…

Enlightened!

Always keep your mind as bright and clear as the vast sky, the great ocean, and the highest peak, empty of all thoughts. Always keep your body filled with light and heat. Fill yourself with the power of wisdom and enlightenment. ~Morihei Ueshiba

Hum A Happy Song

Hummingbird, the smallest among all birds, symbolizes lightness of being, swiftness, independence, courage, sensitivity, determination, love, beauty, endurance, wisdom, vitality, hope, and enjoyment of life.

Welcome to the Party!

Where we love is home – home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts. ~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr Going home and spending time with your family and your real friends keeps you grounded. ~Jennifer Ellison

Rass Leela

Rass Leela a dance which is attributed to Krishna, Radha and the other Gopis. It is further believed that Kathak evolved from the ‘Rass Leela of Braj and Manipuri Classical Dance’ and is often considered as the “Dance of Divine Love”. The story goes like this. One night, the Gopis in Vrindavan, hear Krishna’s flute…

Soul Food

Home made food, the way my mother makes it, is probably the best thing in the world. While I do cook quite decently, I am surely not a chip off the old block. I tend to cook better when I have someone to feed, and as I start loving myself more, I most certainly like…

Stumped!

We live in the day and age of the screen monster. Several times we fail to notice the one sitting right across the table but have no inhibitions when that someone is available through a cellphone screen! Here I want ti bring that dilemma on your screen. At least in our times (wow, I seem…

In Divine Peace

A very common yoga mudra is the gyaana mudra. The tips of the thumb and index finger form an O and the other three are fingers together, lightly stretched. It signifies the unity of universal and individual consciousness; it symbolizes knowledge. The open hand is the dhyaana mudra, which is usually the mudra for meditation….

The Love of Food

Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. No matter what culture, everywhere around the world, people get together to eat. ~Guy Fieri