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Tag: spirituality
Escape
Take me to somewhere I have never been before Where nature reigns supreme Where the imprints of footprints fade to dust Every night when the clock strikes thirteen Take me to somewhere where I can be free From the trappings we have set for ourselves Lurking in the unconscious undergrowth Catching hold of our … Continue reading Escape
Journey
What do we do with our past selves? I face them and try them on for size One, is fitting a little too tightly The other, the colour no longer suits me The third, is too heavy to carry me to where I need to go The many skins I have shed Have left me … Continue reading Journey
Pearls of Wisdom – Episode IV
“For picking up the pearls one must oneself dive deep into the ocean" – Babuji This interview is brought to you by the fellows of the Heartfulness Fellowship. It is the fourth instalment of our interview series, called, Pearls of Wisdom, where we document the experiences, memories and journeys of meditation of the residents of … Continue reading Pearls of Wisdom – Episode IV
Pearls of Wisdom – Episode III
“For picking up the pearls one must oneself dive deep into the ocean" – Babuji This interview is brought to you by the fellows of the Heartfulness Fellowship. It is the third instalment of our interview series, called, Pearls of Wisdom, where we document the experiences, memories and journeys of meditation of the residents of … Continue reading Pearls of Wisdom – Episode III
How to keep a Dream Journal
"The dream is specifically the utterance of the unconscious” Jung, Dreams, (p.95) What significance do dreams have? Are they nonsense mumbo-jumbo? Or do they provide valuable insights into our inner worlds? Noted psychoanalyst Carl Gustav Jung believed that dreams were an important compensatory tool for our minds to cleanse themselves and achieve harmony. In his book … Continue reading How to keep a Dream Journal
From Fellowship to Fellowship
When first coming to India, I had only intended to stay for one year. But that is clearly not what life had in store for me. Through a series of unexpected events, I found my passion for Heartfulness meditation. Upon visiting the Kanha Shanti Vanam ashram in Hyderabad, myself and another YIF-er, Ankur, discovered that … Continue reading From Fellowship to Fellowship
Finding Soul in Satkhol
As part of the fellowship program, we were treated to a week’s retreat in the Satkhol Ashram. And so, fellows from around the country converged through trains and planes and automobiles, to wind our way up to the ashram, nestled in the hills of Uttarakhand. It seems that ashrams, like all good superheroes, are not … Continue reading Finding Soul in Satkhol
Becoming A Tattvan
From Friday 29 September to 1 October 2017, I attended my first Tattva festival. True to form, I had heard about it from a fellow YIF-er and had immediately signed up, thinking I would figure it out as I went along. On the face of it, Tattva is a three-day immersive festival of dance, meditation, … Continue reading Becoming A Tattvan
My Journey in Heartfulness Meditation
Daaji says that by the time we take our first meditation sitting, the foundations have already been laid to prepare you to embark upon the spiritual path. Had you told me a year ago that there would be a time in the future that I would be meditating daily, I would have laughed in your … Continue reading My Journey in Heartfulness Meditation
