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It’s common to hear this advice on acceptance. Something untoward happens and you are asked to accept it. As you can’t change the past, it’s wise just to accept it. Forget about what happened. Just accept! But this seems hard, probably unreasonable to do so. You are angry, resentful or hurt. Not in a state…

I’d set up an alarm for 5 am but I woke up by 4. Woke up refreshed, but the body wasn’t feeling so great. Because of the cold I suppose. I felt I need to go back to home. When clarity comes in, it’s easy to decide. Maybe because I felt I got what I…

I’ve attended 3 longer duration Satsangs (retreats) of Sri M. The last day in all of them have been emotional for me. Today was the last day and an emotional one too. Even though He speaks on the topics of Vedanta and Upanishads, he stresses again n again on the importance of heart over head.…

At our retreat today was a Moun day (a day of observing silence), from 6am to 6pm, the day being Mouni Amavasya. It is also considered the holiest bath day in the entire of Kumbh ( also known as Shahi snan). This is the day when the Sadhus of various Akhadas go In processions for…

We (me and Shivam) started early from our room to our Guru’s Akhada. At 6am Mantra chanting was scheduled. We reached around 6:05. The vibrations from the Mantra chanting made the room alive brimming with life and soothes. As I write this, I’m making a mental note to record this tomorrow. An official hour of…

As we didn’t get the Darshan the previous night, we decided to get in the queue by 230AM. This means I had to wake up by 130, freshen up and ready to leave by 215. We reached by 250 AM and made it to the queue by 3AM. 4AM, the general Darshan of the Kashi…

1030PM – while walking away from Kashi Vishwanath temple towards our stay. This lady on the wheelchair is probably in her late 80’s. Did not seem like she could walk. Her guardian is wheeling her away from the temple. I asked “Darshan hogya aapka?” Response: “Nahin. Mandir band hogya..” I liked the commitment of the…

My Guru’s foundation runs a Shibhir near the Triveni Sangam for the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj. I’ve signed up for the batch that runs during the special snan of Mouni Amavasya happening on the 29th. It starts on the 27th which is a Monday. I figured it might be better to come ahead of it and…

Happiness doesn’t feel as much, as until there has been some suffering. For the last several hundred years, abundance is abundant! In a way, it seems like the ease & abundance became available at a rate that is very fast compared to the time our brains had time to evolve & adapt to this speed.…

We (me, my partner & our 5yo) recently visited J&K for vacation. In this blog post, I will detail the following Is Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) safe to visit? Short answer: Mostly, yes. Long: We decided to visit J&K primarily to attend a wedding at a friend’s house. He gave us the assurance that everything…