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My left hand didn’t trust me. My right hand wanted to lead. When I sat down to play Ode to Joy with both hands for the first time, it felt like trying to pat my head and rub my belly while riding a bicycle on a tightrope. Simple melody. Complex coordination. My brain lit up like a city switching on its lights at dusk.Something shifted. Not just in the music. In me.I started slow. Thumb meets thumb. Then they split—one holding the ground, the other carrying the tune. I missed notes. I laughed. My

I read one book called Jonathon Livingston Seagull some five years ago as it was recommended by Rahul Dravid (one of my all-time fav sportspersons!).If I could tell you the gist of the book or what stuck with me the most was this line:I just want to know how high can I go!A seagull was saying that to his parents when they showed their 'valid concerns' for his survival and wellbeing. They would say to him:You will die of hunger, you should flock with 'other seagulls' otherwise you will be alienated

So when you write down your thoughts two scenarios are possible:* Either your thoughts took shape in your mind after mixing all you have been reading, listening and watching* Or you are sitting silently and contemplating and an insight comes like a lightning strike and you try to catch a glimpse of it by writing it down. I wrote about something related in a previous edition listed below:You can be good at first scenario if you have a sharp and witty mind. And if you take care of your emotional and

It is the death of the mind when we become fully aware.What do I mean by death?It means going beyond the mind. That now the mind will not run the show, its show of creating an illusion, the illusion of a self. That mind is thrown out of business. Then how could mind stand it! Naturally, it will resist and revolt.Now you know why you hate to meditate, why you resist going on an inward journey.Why instead of just sitting and watching your thoughts you prefer to give yourself electric shocks.But 'you'

I have always wondered - will awakening be spontaneous, like you wake up from sleep, or will it be gradual, like boiling of water?But then boiling which is a gradual process can appear to be a sudden one, no?You have been heating the water for a long time and nothing is happening. But all of a sudden it starts evaporating.Will enlightenment or awakening be something similar? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

The first episode of the Eastern Perspective podcast on right mindfulness. To read, please visit my Substack newsletter Eastern Perspective This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit loveunites.substack.com

To practice mindfulness in us is to cultivate the Buddha within.Right mindfulness is not closing your eyes and focusing on your breath. No.Right mindfulness is to sustain your attention throughout the day. Accepting everything without any judgment or reaction.Right mindfulness is like a mother. She loves her child no matter what. In a similar vein, we need to be equally attentive to our every feeling.The Sanskrit word for mindfulness is Smriti. It means “to remember”. So, mindfulness means to

The introductory episode to the Eastern Perspective Podcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit loveunites.substack.com