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Jammu & Kashmir Trip
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…
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About
bobdiya is the naughty explorer who did not follow the rules yet desires to be compassionate. bobdiya believes in the inner strength, the massive possibilities of life and love. Anil Kumar 1987 model born in Udupi residing in Mysore with my wife & 4 year old love meditating, getting better, praciting Yogasana professionally build…
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How I came out of my Thyroid problem?
Disclaimer: The following article is a description of an individual experience and should not be considered as medical advice. The author is not a medical professional nor an expert in any of the medical fields. Please consult a doctor for medical advice. – December of 2019. On this particular day I was at the hospital.…
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Vipassana: My experience – Part 2
This post is the second part of the two parts that I have written on Vipassana. Part 1: an introduction to the Vipassana in a Q&A format. Part 2 is about my personal experience. Mysore 27 Nov, 2022 This happened about a week after I came back from my 2nd 10 day Vipassana course –…
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Vipassana: 10 days of silence – Part 1
Recently (Nov 1 – 12th, 2022), I attended a 10 day residential silence Vipassana Meditation retreat. This post is the first part of the two parts that I will write on Vipassana. Part 1 will be an introduction to the Vipassana in a Q&A format. Part 2 will be about my personal experience. Part 1…
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Experiment 2: Fasting for 34 hours
It was a Sunday. The right opportunity had come. My wife was out of town. My daughter was with her granny. Limited personal & professional obligations. The day also coincided with Ekadashi (at least I thought it did). A day of fasting I decided. Ekadashi is the 11th day after the full moon and the 11th day…
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Update 1 for Experiment 1: 60 mins for 60 days
Note: For context, read the post Experiment 1: 60 minutes for 60 days if you haven’t already. Here is how my meditation practice been so far: It seems fair to me to categorize my practice as reasonably regular. Wouldn’t you? Why did this experiment start? It started with my story Story 1: I’m taking care…
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How to build confidence?
Confidence is the ability to see a possibility without, necessarily, having navigated the exact path of that possibility. For example – A Zoo manager in Chennai might be confident to run a Zoo in Mysore even without seeing or experiencing the Mysore zoo. And that confidence comes from the integrity of being around that possibility.…
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Experiment 1: 60 minutes for 60 days
It has been 22 days since I published my 22 experiments for 2022 post. My first experiment for the year will be to do a 60 day meditation routine. While I’ve done enough meditation practice to feel like I’m going to complete the activity successfully, what I’m curious about is – the outcome and the…
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22 experiments in 2022
I had a good time writing blog posts. This was several years ago. Unadulterated expression has a high of its own. Creating, editing and publishing felt like a dance performance, of a team in perfect synchronization. I and the universe. This is the first aspect that I want to share here: I’ll be writing more.…
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