Yesterday I got inquiries about Vipassana from an unexpected quarter. My eye doctor’s receptionist/assistant was using a machine to measure various aspects of my eyes. The process requires that I stare at a lighted green cross that moves around in the viewer, while holding my head very still, and this goes on with each eye …
Ever since I started graduate school I've been trying to run away from it. I keep telling myself, "I want to serve people. I don't want to be paid by the military. My research isn't going to matter to anyone. I'm just buying time until I find a better path. I'm just here because as …
In my last post I talked about one of the dimensions of faith - a dimension which is based on experience and analysis, a dimension where I see what me believe and hence each such experience makes me stronger. As I delved in on this idea, I discovered some more dimensions of faith. At numerous occasions …
What a privilege it is to live in a time and place where I don't need to grow or cook my own food. Even as a poor graduate student I can purchase cheap take-out or microwaveable food. I'm still amazed that I can buy a $5 sandwich with meat from three different animals. We have …
I haven't meditated for a week and it's definitely showing. I just remembered this blog and have to leave for work now. On the flip side, my garden is planted and I met someone wonderful. Sorry if you feel let down. It will pass. Love to you all; and don't forget to meditate.
The dichotomy between the status-watching and egalitarian behavior has been an issue for me in the past. I’m definitely an equaliser at heart; trusting authority and respecting hierarchy does not come naturally for me. However, I have played along clumsily when I perceived the game of “status” and “competition” as crucial to my survival-needs, but because I …
After clearing my plate of intertwined and complicated decisions my life has started to settle allowing my mind to settle. I feel solid about where I am, the decisions I've made, and the direction I'm heading when suddenly, a whole new set of obstacles are starting to become clear. I'm reminded of just how long …
Connecting with people is what life is all about. It's so hard to explain what that connection feels like, how it is built, and why we care so much about it. If we're not careful that connection can turn into an attachment and cause us a lot of pain when it's lost. What I want …
Every time I want the world to change, a person to act differently, or to make a greater impact, this mirror keeps showing me my reflection. The mirror is telling me to look inside. I keep wanting to impact all of these things I have no control over. I keep believing I can change things …
Some time back Ryan talked about one of the most important concepts in spiritual world – Faith. Perhaps this is one of the most profound concepts in my life and I had difficult time digesting this concept. I still remember, my first Vipassana course which metamorphosed my concept of faith. I am an Engineer by …
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