Amidst a physical and mental breakdown while climbing Sabari Mala, I received a priceless lesson for Rs.10.
Thus Spake Sri Krishna
January 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Sri Krishna speaks to Arjuna, the soul caught in the vortex of human condition.
Krishna – Sri Aurobindo
August 22, 2011 By 2 Comments
Of all Avatars of the Divine Sri Krishna alone has a special place. Sri Rama is venerated. Every other Avatar prior to him is acknowledged and prayed to. But none is adored with the intensity and rapture that Sri Krishna is. Why is that so? We would not know entirely, until the same intensity of [...]
More Labels on You, Dumber You Get
February 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Identity is loaded with labels. And these labels ironically only corrupt the sense of who we are.
The Benevolent Tyrant
January 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I had grown deaf to thy call, the flute was heard no more; And thou dost come with the sword of the warrior. No longer the promise of eternal embraces, Now is the cold grasp of mortality. But thou dost hunt with an infinite sight And I have grown too large for any lair. Thou [...]
5 Indispensable Books to Guide Your Soul
December 26, 2008 By Leave a Comment
This is for each of you who have aspired to a higher state within. Sometimes one hits a wall. A wall of obstruction that prevents us from making progress. These states come out as an unease, a state of disquiet, a sense of being alienated from the world and its events. However this state of [...]
A Thought – The Sanyyasi’s Reticence
December 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The Sanyyasi is said to be a recluse. Shunning all contact with the traffic of the world. The lonely king of an empty kingdom. Men of the world look down upon him and think, ‘What an existence! Without any possessions, living on the whim or generosity of the world. Not knowing where the next meal [...]
The Parable of Churning of the Ocean
December 4, 2008 By 2 Comments
It was the perfect parable and myth. To be listened to at the foot of a beloved grandparent under the moon light. The tale itself is quite simple. Two mighty groups. Devas and the Asuras, the forces of light and darkness respectively. The Devas and Asuras desired immortality and headed up to Vishnu, the grand [...]
Identity 2.0
December 3, 2008 By Leave a Comment
For all its present crudity my race had many saving graces in its past. By ‘my race’ I don’t mean the Aryans or Dravidians or the countless other classification systems by which my people choose to slaughter themselves. I do not choose geography as the criteria to identify myself. As some of the ancient travelers [...]
One True Moment, Had Any Lately?
November 24, 2008 By Leave a Comment
You could not imagine a more mundane setting. I had gone to get some lunch from a nearby hotel. After placing my order I let my attention drift to a bunch of papers laid out for customers. I picked a color supplement and cast a glance, soon my eyes fell on this picture. I just [...]
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