PURNAMIDAM - mindlessly mindful

So, I recently attended a 4 day collective gathering generously hosted at one the most beautiful place called @fireflies Intercultural Centre.  Why we gathered? To talk about "Interfaith Peace-building and Climate change". This unique perspective was facilitated by @pipaltree. For a long time, I thought I was the only one drawing connections between the so-called diverse religions and their connection to nature and natural cycles. For eons man has been fighting for religious supremacy, while completely forgetting that all religions have their core in animism. There are more similarities in our religions than differences. The differences are as practical as the differences in the geographical demographics. It isn’t about “is my religion more correct than yours or closer to God than yours.” It simply is “my religion allows me to live in the most coherent way to my geography.” Why some religions allow to eat meat is simply because their geography has less vegetation vs why some

  16 th NOV 2023 The planet timeline is shifting, we are moving to 4 th dimension…. okay….and? ……. I will not buy this until I see every feminine live to embody, own and use her truest strength and power. The power to create. We live on this earth and call her mother earth. We have been a witness to the birthing of numerous life forms and the destruction of it. Nature is all about sex! and sensuality. Creation and destruction. And no, women are not only creation and men are not only destruction. And no, sexual energy is not only creation it is of course the purging energy of destruction. Destruct I say, your ego, your false self-identity and images, your vulnerability. Although funny thing about vulnerability is, ‘it gets destructed when you accept it.’ That is the best thing, our shadows die when we love them, whereas our light grows when we love it. Basically, just love everything.   How many of us have lived our true selves in hiding? Men and women, I call both to answer cau

  4 th   Nov.  2023 Kya likhu, kahase shuruvat karu? Kay hi hai ab kehneko? Do pure mahine aur dedh hafta akele rehna, Ek bohot hi alag anubhuti hai. Some days pass so quickly and some feel like a bottomless pit. Mind is such a vicious thing. It plays such tricks on you. Seeing things that don’t exist, feeling, hearing. Hud toh tab paar hoti hai when sometimes you smell things, sheerly out of your memory. And no, it is not the same as remembering the smell. It is in fact smelling it. But there is no way it is actually happening. The substance you smell physical does not exist in your surroundings. And there are people who have done this and are doing this all their lives, forever! I don’t know how, this is one thing I will respect the American courage for, and some Indians, especially sanyasis or old people.  Just when I thought my battel against loneliness was over, I can’t believe I manifested it in all its physicality. Now I truly don’t know whats worst. Having family around and

The perils and havocs of beauty industry are not unknown, but definitely overlooked. Because....well, no pain no beauty. The pain is not just for my body or yours but also mother earth’s. But don’t worry I am not here to sell idealism today. What I do want to share, however, is the story of some young women who have NEVER BEEN TO A BEAUTY PARLOUR! yes, you heard me right. Come to think of it and it’s really not that bizarre. Maybe in pre covid times this would have been hard to fathom but not anymore. But then again, we live in India. Whose more than 50% population lives in rural parts. And yes, there still are many parts of this country where a beauty parlour simply doesn’t exist or if it does it’s not affordable for many, even the shanty ones operated from within the house by the rural women themselves.  The tribal women in Odisha. I spent 3 weeks with these women, they are no strangers to me I first met them early this year and I had spent 3 weeks with them then too. They are the

  Today I want to share about my last solo trip to one of the most pristine places in India – ‘Odisha’ and yes, it is not orissa. 2 ND Time is a lucky charm. I hope there will be 3 rd and 4 th and more. And about how I figured out railway Cabins at Visakhapatnam station from a random youtuber, WHILE I WAS JUST HOURS AWAY FROM GETTING OF THE TRAIN!! It was definitely affordable, fairly clean, and safe. So, I happened to stay mostly put in Kakiriguma, it has its own railway station but is not very active since covid. It’s close to Koraput district. I did go to Sun temple and Jaganath Puri too, but later on that. I was visiting John George, an amazing human being with a wondrous journey. A Keralite by birth, studied in Tamil, established himself in Odisha, and travelled across the globe. He definitely is a polyglot. Little did I know I would also connect with Simone, an Italian who likes to call himself part Dravidian. Came to India when he was 19, studied here and worked in the soci