The philosophy of Life itself is Surrender. Life is made up of so many countless moments. A single day is made up of so many moments. So, if we equate 1 second to a moment itself, each day is made up of 86,400 distinct moments itself. What will it take…
You are not the doer of your actions; This phrase has been repeated multiple times in all forms of spiritual texts & also by modern day Advaita / Vedanta teachers. However, it is a difficult thought to even comprehend for seekers who have recently set themselves on the path of…
I met Master Raman after a long time today morning. It was an extremely busy work-day, but Master Raman had returned after traveling for a very long time. I had to meet him to simply greet him well. Since the time on hand was quite less, Master Raman decided to…
A few weeks ago, I did a write up on YogicDesire that talked about My #1 Tip to manage Anger, Sadness, Despair & Frustration. I spoke about a learning I got from my mentor in that blog post. Feel free to click on the link above to direct you to…
Raghav, Tina & The First Kiss I was a 12 year old boy back then; at the brink of “teen-age” with hormones running wild. As vividly I remember, that was probably when I became comfortable with my own body. The school used to run Sex education classes every Friday. While…
Tears are nature’s way of expressing an energy that is too much to handle within the physical limits of the body. That’s why we cry. We cry when there is extreme happiness for there’s no other immediate way to feel that emotion intensely. We cry when we lose a loved…
We were right in the middle of an interesting Q&A session at Master Raman’s retreat. Master Raman, Our spiritual guide liked to take us out to his farm house away from the hustle and the bustle of the city. In the lap of nature, Master Raman’s farm house was situated at…
The Summer was at its’ peak in the May of 2010. While the sun kept on shining brightly with every passing minute of the day, It was just 08:30 am that 14th of May. Anticipating a long and a difficult day at work ahead of me,I was hastily having a glass of…
“Do NOT think about those brown monkeys jumping from one tree to another” said the Master and he left us to focus on our daily Yoga practice. We were a bunch of 20 participants learning Hatha Yoga under the able guidance of Master Raman ( name changed ). Do NOT think…
