The way I see it

There is a road always beckoning. When you see the two sides of it closing together at that far horizon and deep in the foundations of your own heart at exactly the same time, that's how you know its where you have to go. That's how you know it's the road you have to follow. That's how you know. It's just beyond yourself, it's where you need to be. --David Whyte

This is not an original post. It was written by an acquaintance (Jane Phoenix) and I found it so relevant to my current situation that I could not NOT save the post. I have been feeling a bit sad and lonely lately because one of my closest friends (SS) will be leaving Phoenix in a few months. This is not the first time that I will be saying goodbye to a close friend. Infact this will be the fourth time in the past 5 years that I have to let go of a friend because they moved away from my city. When I read Jane's words I could not believe how true they were and how letting go with this attitude made complete sense. People come into our lives for a reason. Sometimes it’s a brief interaction - a few words exchanged, maybe just a smile or a simple act of kindness. Sometimes it’s longer - a few days, a few months, a few years, maybe even a lifetime. But however long it is, they’re there for a reason - for you to learn from them, for them to learn from you, or for both of you to...

I just finished watching an episode on the show - "The Good Place" which talks about determinism and free will. The episode triggered so many thoughts in me about what I had understood about these concepts from the Bhagawad Gita. The Hindu philosophy talks about "Karma" - cause and effect in human life. Every action has a cause and it will eventually have its effect in an endless cycle of "Samsara" - birth and death. Everything you are doing and going through is a result of your past karma and your present actions determine your future. When I read it for the first time its easy to think that you are trapped and everything in life is pre-determined by your past karma, the circumstances you are born in, your environment, your genetics and that's the entirety of your existence. Where is the place for free will? Does it not exist? In the show I was talking about earlier, the main character Eleanor is wondering about the same thing and another character ...

If there is no joy when the lights come up and no sorrow when the lights are taken down, am I equanimous or things just don't move me anymore? Just wondering... New year 2020 is here. I have been asked multiple times by my friends what my resolutions for this year are. I really could not answer the question. The regular good habits that most of us want to manifest like healthy eating, physical activity, etc. are a part of my everyday resolution, its another thing that I fail them many a times! But what is it that I want to manifest this year? What is more for me to do in this world than do what I do everyday? I don't know yet. Lots of ideas, many a inspirations in mind but nothing concrete yet. May be that is my resolution for this year, to get a clarity on what is it that I want to do other than my work and my family duties. 2020 is the beginning of a new decade, the year I enter my 5th decade on Mother Earth. My 4th decade was about figuring out what is happiness, starti...

You entered my life only recently, but I have been waiting for you forever You bring a promise to fulfill my life's desires. So much to look forward to as we begin our journey, so many hopes to make life most worthy. Many a joys to achieve in your gentle embrace, many a commitments to make in your inspiring space. I promise to love you as life unfolds this year, I promise to connect with your essence as our relationship grows. Your presence is hope that my life will evolve, new ideas will blossom as our friendship convolves. I do not know what future holds for us, But I want to walk with you until our growth continues. You look beautiful dressed in yellow and orange, with a gentle glow emanating from your face, I can do nothing but fall in love as you look at me with an assurance to stay. Love you, my Spark, my Life, my Future with all I have! Happy Imbolc and Happy Valentine's!

I was recently asked to talk about Swami Vivekananda and how his life and works are relevant today. Here are the excerpts from that speech. I would like to start with a sanskrit hymn for the Guru - " Gurur brahma  gurur vishnu  gurur devo maheshwara  gurur sakshat parabrahma  tasmai shri guruve namaha ", which roughly translates as - "Guru is Brahma, Guru isVishnu, Guru is Shiva Guru is the absolute Brahman Therefore I bow down to the Guru" We are here today to celebrate Swamiji's life and message on his 156th birth anniversary. First I want to thank Mataji who has honored me by asking me to talk about my inspiration, my Guru - Swami Vivekananda. I am going to talk about how Swamiji changed my life! I came across Vivekananda in my late 20s when life was extremely comfortable for me. I was married to an amazing husband, had a  great job, house, car, money and everything that a girl my age would need to lead a successful life. I was very happy init...

The new year is upon us. The one thing that is on my mind at every new year's eve are the Resolutions. In the past few years, this has changehd mostly because of the Wheel of the Year that I follow as my Wicca practice. But I still cannot stop thinking of new year resolutions. this year I want to READ... a LOT. It's been several years since I sat down and read a full book consciously and I really really miss it. My plan is to read a book a month. This might be too aggressive and would also depend on how long or intense the book is, but I want to start out with that. This time I don't want to focus on spiritual books completely but I want to read something that makes me think about hte world differently, grow my mind, increase my knowledge of things I am unaware of and overall evolve as a human being...which is always the goal anyways. I intend to update the blog with the books I read and if I have something to say about it. Wishing you all a very Happy New Year 2019!