Have you ever experienced a time when you just trust certain moments?

You can’t explain them with logic. Yet a certain tug pulls your heart in a specific direction where you just know something subtle deep inside.

And when they repeatedly happen, you somehow stop arguing with them.

Years ago, during the COVID lockdowns, bef…

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This coming March, my niece will be one.

A child’s first birthday is a special occasion celebrated with huge fanfare where I come from.

A grand lunch is hosted for everyone. Everyone is invited. Songs echo through the hills. Get together fills the courtyards.

Yesterday, my uncle joked, “Someone from the adjoining villag…

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Disclaimer: This article includes references to trauma and violence (Yu Menglong’s death) that may be distressing to some readers. Please read with care and pause if you need to.

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At some point, life feels hazy. Not dark. But colorless.

A few days back, my friend shared, “I keep on repeating the same routine again and again. I feel lost and don’t know where I have disappeared in all of it.”

Sometimes we are not broken, but feel misplaced. As if life’s meaning is slipping quietly while you are not loo…

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Once, a call came from my long-time friend. His call means he has taken some time off from his gruelling work. His insane long office hours have become his routine for the past two decades.

My being was too silent when his call came. But I still picked up. His voice clearly reflected his exhaustion.

“Why don’t you t…

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Last week, I had the opportunity to meet fellow seekers who share the same mentor.

The hall was filled with different energies. Some repeated his wording. Some highlighted how highly elevated his consciousness is. Others were gossiping or making a fuss.

Only a few sat in silence.

And then it struck me — deeper than before.

No matt…

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My friend wanted to try meditation for a long time.

But she could not find time. Sometimes her responsibilities took over. Sometimes she felt lazy.

After much deliberation, she once sat for ten minutes. Cross-legged on a yoga mat. Breathing through the noise of her thoughts.

It was not peaceful. Her knees hurt. Mind wandered.

All s…

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“Why do I always feel like I’m behind in life?” my friend asked me over tea. She stared into her cup as if it held her answers.

“Behind compared to who?” I asked.

She looked up, a bit embarrassed.

“I don’t know… everyone. People with clear career paths, marriages, and kids. I still feel like I’m figuring myself o…

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Do you wonder if you are really making progress on your spiritual path?

I know the feeling. You meditate, read, and practice awareness.

Yet, a part of you still whispers, “Am I growing? Or am I just stuck in the same cycles?”

Here is the truth most of us forget.

Spiritual evolution rarely looks the way we expect. It does not…

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Someone asked, “Control means I know what is going to happen. Isn’t it a natural instinct to feel safe?”

“Does that mean control is safety?” I asked.

After much thinking, the person said, “I can’t say.”

It is the most common misconception.

The mind thinks that by preparing for every “what if,” you will be okay. By keep…

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This week, my friend shared, “I feel like I have wasted my life and never lived fully. Being 40 years old feels like a failure. I don’t know where I am going.”

Her words did not surprise me. The truth is, I hear this in different forms from so many people.

We live in a world obsessed with arriving. Achieving the next big …

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Today, I saw a WhatsApp status that said, “The quality of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.”

Years ago, it made sense to me. I was a staunch optimist in my younger years.

I don’t know if I was wired that way or if I trained myself early on. But I mostly saw the bright side of things.

This wasn’t just su…

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A few days ago, a dear friend called and asked gently, "What should I do with these emotions that are rising inside me?"

She is a meditator. A seeker of inner silence. 

Silence within me rose and asked her, "Can you really do anything about emotions?"

We often believe we can shift a negative emotion to a positive one. We feel w…

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