My world My life

Just a few days ago, Cute Li'le Angel happened to be in the town on a business trip, and as usual, we almost fought the hectic schedule, city weather and the traffic to have a meeting for a couple of hours. Somewhere we both knew, that there is no formality of meeting, instead more a need to see each other, our own way to cope up with the fast moving life!  As usual, our conversation was much beyond about the life we are living, and more focussed on deeper thoughts. Obviously, we know each other like back of a hand, and still, love to know each other more when it comes to how we are evolving as a human being in this world. And, every interaction we have, inspires a blog here!  This time, the thing that remained was, "Learnings in life" over a cup of tea.  Guess she was not very sure, that even at this age, we are still learning about how to conduct ourselves. But for me, I was pretty sure, i have a long way to go when it comes to learning things. For me, it is more about ...

 'The real "you" is different from those thoughts. You are reacting to every thought that visits your mind. By reacting to all of them, you are paying attention to your thoughts and feeding them, allowing them to exist. That is how a troubled mind creates a chaotic world.' This is an excerpt from a book am reading. A book which happens to be a fiction, and i didn't expect to read such a deep line in that one. It made me think, ponder upon even after days of reading the same. This is something that i learnt during Vipassana. My understanding of this is "Things keep on happening around you, whether they are good, bad or negative positive for you, completely depends on how your brain processes it, which is again dependent on what have you fed it in terms of thoughts and inputs (like reading, watching, etc).  They say, we create a version of reality in our mind, which is a product of actual happenings, our thoughts/ideas and our reactions to them. What you pay at...

It has been more than 5 months that i wrote something, and that's true for not only this place but in general, I haven't written anything. Probably the longest i have stayed without writing. And am still sane. Wow, something to be really proud of. Guess the credit goes to two things: Another 10 day Vipassana course  My 9 month old niece. She is a saviour, as these days, most of my time goes to her playful antics.  I did my second "10 day course of Vipassana". While i was looking forward to the peace that noble silence brings, to my surprise, i was asked to do " Seva " when i joined. The seniors or the more experienced people in this field told me, that it is great that i was able to do Seva in my second course itself, however, somewhere i felt like a scapegoat. Nevertheless, the experience was amazing in more than one way!  Though i missed the complete " Noble Silence ", (when you do Seva , participants can reach out to you, for any kind of inconve...

First post of the year! Traditionally, I shall wish "A delighted and prosperous new year" to everyone who reads this.   Coming to what I have been working on, in addition to the regular personal trading, I started consulting a start-up owned by a friend and was required to travel a bit. During this trip, I somehow managed to sneak some time for a "One day Vipassana Course" in a nearby rural center. It gave me time to cherish the chirping of birds in the middle of a farm, and, of course, some meditation. Meditation helps to keep myself sane and gives a different dimension to the hustle of life.  While returning from the trip, I was at the airport, a book caught my attention, and I picked it up without a second thought. The book was " Wabi-Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life " by Beth Kempton. I had heard about this Japanese concept but was unaware of how the concept could be followed in day-to-day life. This book threw some light on the sam...

Since the last post, life has been overhauled. It's been six months, and life is completely different now. A lot has happened in these six months, and I cannot relate to myself anymore. The person I was before April and the person I am now are two completely different human beings! Definitely, I have become more boring than earlier.  This year has been the year of firsts! Many things happened for the first time with me, and I did many new things.  Getting fired Vipassana Living in negative temperatures with basic means  Not planning anything  Noble silence for 9 days (Trust me the best time of life) Living without a phone, internet, and family  Lived at an altitude of 3500+ mtrs from sea level  Rushed mom to emergency for cardiac care Went on a trip with my Angel Welcomed a baby girl in the family. The first daughter after me! When she was born, no one in the family knew what rituals we had for a baby girl, as the ones who did all of them when I was born ar...

Finally, the day came when I could meet my "Cute Little Angel". Her work brought her to town, and we managed to steal a few hours for us. The last time we met, it was 2018. When we saw each other in person, it felt surreal in a good sense.  We both have been there for each other for the last 20 years in a way that even a simple phone call would make us feel like we are sitting next to each other. Still, as they say, meeting in person is a different feeling. Of course, it is! We were so busy speaking with each other, cherishing our bond, how the two decades went by, and how much we are grateful to have each other!  Today, when am writing this, have too many things to write, but unable to find the words. I have always been comfortable expressing myself in writing than saying, today I am at a loss of words. I can not find words that can do justice to this bond. Probably there is none!  Guess some things can never be expressed with words, they can only be felt.  Cheers K...