Posted in Communication, Philosophy, Psychology, letting go, spiritual on December 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It is said that a king once came across a sage and was so deeply affected by him, that he gave up his huge kingdom, his wealth and his women to follow the sage in the search of The Truth.
This sage was not any ordinary man. For years he had been practicing a silent meditation. [...]
Posted in Philosophy, Psychology, past life, spiritual on November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If your thought are deeply entrenched in the contemplation of someone you love, you become the person you love.
Therefore I will only speak of myself, for in me now you have merged. Not of your volition but of mine. Not of your need but of mine.
And you think I have forgotten you.
Yes and no!
How can [...]
Posted in Psychology, tagged Desire, Draupadi, Mahabharata, Pandavas, Woman on August 25, 2008 | 13 Comments »
Draupadi, stop those lies!
For five thousand years you have allowed humanity to believe in the notion that you were victimized by Yudhisthir and the Kauravas; your shame around your body exposed in broad daylight before an audience of men, you called your step brothers and your husbands. And that your loyalty to the Pandava brothers, [...]
Posted in Philosophy, Psychology, spiritual on August 5, 2008 | 4 Comments »
“There is but one Infinite Being in the universe, and that Being appears as you and as I; but this appearance of divisions is after all a delusion. He has not been divided, but only appears to be divided. This apparent division is caused by looking at Him through the network of time, space and [...]
Posted in Psychology, spiritual on July 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Kolkata is fiery red all over. Conches are sounding all over. Hindi filmy music mixes with Bengali new Poojo sangeet Radio Mirchi is buzzing with new excitement. There is jubilation in the air. – She is coming. Only for four days. She is coming home. The rains continue to lash the streets. The little ponds [...]
Posted in Communication, Psychology, letting go on June 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dear Stephie,
We have not been in touch for years. Neither you wished to reach out to me nor did I want to bridge the gap of silence between us. However, the reasons were different for both of us.
We carried the burden of loving the same man.
I had lost him to you and you [...]
Posted in Philosophy, Psychology, letting go on June 9, 2008 | 3 Comments »
When a fruit is ripe, it drops by itself. So does our attachment to things, persons and ideas.
Theory after theory, talk after talk, book after book has been written on this subject – how to overcome attachment, for attachment brings pain, self-inflicted pain. But the mind of man is hungry. It thrives on desire. And [...]
Posted in Book Review, Psychology on May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The present writing is my understanding and interpretation of one of the central relationship between two characters in Amitav Ghosh’s book The Hungry Tide published by HarperCollins Publishers India in joint venture with The India Today Group. Location: Lusibari a ficticous island, near Canning, the final railhead for the Sundarbans.
An evil tide, a cyclone swept [...]
Posted in Psychology, Vipassana, spiritual, tagged Add new tag, Meditation on May 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
With a flair of charm and with the air of apprehension she says the first three words ….
Utkarsh : For Her…
Lingering in my mind, these words I longed to hear, did not find the air inside the mouth to form the words and give it shape nor found the air outside to set the words [...]
Posted in Psychology, Vipassana, spiritual, tagged Add new tag on April 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
There is no light nor sound, which can reach this space, this 8 x 4 ft cell in which I have locked myself in. It is pitch dark and except for that one opening at the top of the cell, which allows air to enter, there are no windows or skylight.
I stretch my arms, but [...]
