My world My life

I don't remember when was the last time, i visited this page, not for writing but even for reading it. Today when i opened, realised it has been more than 4 months i wrote something. Appears that i have lost the writing skills i had (whatever good/bad i had). What should i write about?  Have been living a life in silo, practically no social existence, life revolving around close family. Even my phone call history has more spam calls than personal calls. I have almost vanished from social media, and technically only a witness in all the whatsapp groups i have been a part of! Have read close to 20 books this year, and want to read a few more. Trying to learn new things and somewhere contemplating the next step along with a reflective stance on the life that has been so far.  Looking back,  lost a few friends (at least for me, they were friends, and they may disagree), learning to keep boundaries, being unavailable, and to an extent letting go the responsibilities that i alw...

In the recent times, there has been a lot of noise around "feminism" and about how a man/woman should behave. And this becomes even louder, around Women's Day and i guess around Men's day too (if that exist, not sure when it is celebrated). I have always been of an opinion that all these days are just marketing gimmicks, and no one gets anything from them. Women still fight for their basic rights, while men also fight for their right to be vulnerable.  Sometimes, i feel, instead of celebrating a Men's Day or a Women's Day or glorifying feminism or smashing patriarchy, why can't we all just understand one thing, we at the very first are "Humans"! Men, Women or third gender, all these things matter post that! First as a species we are "humans" and why can't we celebrate being human? (Okay, am not referring to the NGO being run). Specially in today's time where the world is standing at the verge of a world war, which may result in ...

 HaPpY nEw YeAr 2026!!  This year i wanted to post something different from my regular style. So i took some help from internet and found this piece. I tweaked it a bit, making my version of " A-Z of 2026"   :)  A-Z of 2026 A s I step into this year, I stay anchored and accepting. B alance over bravado, honesty over pretence. C alm becomes my default as I clear what no longer belongs. D etached, but not distant — connected without clinging. E nough healing to move ahead, not all at once, just enough. Freeing myself from old weights, staying faithful to who I am becoming. G rounded in what is real, choosing what feels true. H armony within, even when things outside don’t align. I n sync with myself — thoughts, words, actions. J ust mindful of where my energy goes, and why. K eeping kindness for the past, without carrying it forward. L iving lighter, letting life be what it is. M ore response, less reaction. N o forcing, no holding — letting things unfold. O pen enou...

"From where i see, i find your life to be boring. There is nothing exciting about it!" This is what my Angel told me, when we were speaking last. As expected, we didn't agree on this, as for me this is a good life, where one is free from any kind of drama, a very defined life, except for a few happenings due to extended family or parents' social circle. I asked her, "One always seeks a life free from drama, and i am having it already, then why is it a boring life?" And she too agreed "Yes, people want a life free from drama, but still i feel your life is not exciting at all, it is too predictable!"  These are the kind of conversations we have these days, when neither of us has anything happening around us. Though this has come after a difficult period (something kept happening in last couple of years with either of us), and i feel it pretty good. For someone like me, it is a perfect life. No noise, no drama and a lot of peace! It's not that she...

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...