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We were visiting Australia in 2008. My daughter Aamya was three years old. Our days were packed with sightseeing & fun activities. We were in Gold Coast & had bought tickets to Universal Park. My husband, Sumit and I were very excited. Aamya didn’t share our excitement though. As we entered, we started planning ourContinue reading “Doing Nothing!”

Today early morning when the sun was rising, full moon was still there in the sky . Saw the moon fade away as sun became stronger. The sun & moon have such a beautiful understanding, they can barely coexist in the sky yet there is no conflict. One gives way to the other, day afterContinue reading “Fading Moon”

“Janmashtami is the festival commemorating the appearance of Krishna in this world. He appeared 5,000 years ago in a prison cell in Mathura. Janmashtami represents the appearance of hope in the dark night of hopelessness, of virtue in the fortress of vices, through the appearance of the Absolute Truth, Krishna. The sun rises in theContinue reading “Birthday gift 🎁”

This river that flows past my house empties into the Kallang Basin just a few hundred meters away. The Marina Channel connects the Kallang Basin with the Singapore straits where it enters into the sea through a regulated barrage /dam. Though rivers flow only in one direction. This section of river flows in both. SomeContinue reading “Not all rivers flow into the sea…some go back and forth!”

In my previous post I mentioned the book Kundalini, its author Om Swami, a mystic in Himalayas left me a little curious. In the book he has mentioned about renouncing the world and living in cave to meditate.Self realisation being the goal. I thought to myself, I have heard of many sages (all male) goingContinue reading “Cave in the snow”

The first thing I do when I wake up is play my Spotify playlist of Chants & prayers.Today I somehow stumbled on an album titled Lalita sahastranam . I had never seen or heard about it before. For past few years I have developed interest in Hindu Mythology ,Vedanta, mantras and chants and like toContinue reading “Seek the wisdom that will untie your knot- Rumi”

In a world full of continual distraction, it’s becoming increasingly more difficult to tune out all the noise and connect to self. Meditation is the often prescribed way in. If you are new to mindfulness/ meditation and do not know where to start ? Or If the thought of sitting and meditating is too muchContinue reading ““Listen to the silence, it has so much to say”~ Rumi”

I was heating the paav for dinner and put a block of butter to make it soft. It was a big chunky block, extra love for my daughter. The butter melted into this Heart! My ever present self grabbed the phone and clicked this image to save this heart melting moment ! They say loveContinue reading “Love is all around !”

By now you would know that I love rainbows. The News is that my friends all over the world are chasing them. If any of my friends spots a rainbow, they send me a pic immediately. For instance a dear friend in Colombo sent me a pic today morning and another friend from Dubai aContinue reading “Chasing Rainbows”

Today morning I was caught in a dream. My husband and I were with my parents and my sister and brother in law. We were attending a wedding, not sure whose wedding though. It was good to see them, we had a great time. I missed seeing my brother who didn’t appear in this dreamContinue reading “Obstacle path”