Tag: spirituality
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The Anatomy of a Filtered Life
If I map out how I move through the world, it looks something like this: Experience → Observation → Memory → Inference Four steps. By the time I reach the last one, I’m no longer anywhere near the truth of what actually happened. Let me walk through it — through my own life — to…
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The Library We Build From Memory
I have a library in my head. Not a metaphor—an actual library. Endless shelves stacked with volumes I’ve written about my life. Every emotion has its section. Every experience, its book. When something happens to me, I don’t just feel it. I reach for the familiar volume: Oh yes, I know this feeling. It was…
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What in Life is Fun?
What in Life is Fun?What in life is fun?Is it the hobby that absorbs you,the creative spark catching fire,the sudden insight that shifts everything?Truly ask yourself: what is fun?And then—the harder question:How do I make space for it?Despite fear.Despite frustration, sadness,the whole messy chorus of being human—I can still accommodate fun.Not because these feelings vanish.Not…
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On the Nature of Thoughts: An Exploration of Awareness
The Three Origins of Thought I tend to see for myself Our thoughts arise from three distinct sources, each revealing something fundamental about consciousness itself: The Voluntary Thought — Even in silence, when the mind rests quiet, I find myself reaching for something to think about. I summon a memory, usually from the past, pulling…
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Love so sweet
Love, that sweet nectar—one taste and you’re craving more.When your cup empties,most move on to sample something new.But some refuse another sip.They say that first sweetnesswas the only one worth tasting.Who’s right?The ones who drink widely,or those who thirst for only one?I won’t say.Each tongue knows its own hunger
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Snippets on my mind
Society Do not let society define you or your self-worth. Society will tend to define you – you are poor as you don’t have money. You are rich, you are rude, you are gullible, you are shy etc. You do not have to take these definitions to heart. Only you, as an individual, have the…
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What is sacred?
This question came up when I was reading one of J.K’s talks. While J.K has asked not to take his words as authority and to find out for us, I can’t help be drawn to his talks. Perhaps not necessarily his intentions but he is a thinker that really makes you think. What is sacred…
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🌟 Kaivalya Pāda: The Final Freedom – Understanding the Last Chapter of Patanjali’s Yoga Sūtras
After exploring what yoga is (Samādhi Pāda), how to practice it (Sādhana Pāda), and the deep powers of the mind (Vibhūti Pāda), Patanjali concludes his Yoga Sūtras with the fourth chapter: Kaivalya Pāda — the chapter on liberation. This chapter takes us to the heart of yoga’s ultimate purpose: Complete freedom from suffering and total…
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✨ Vibhūti Pāda: Unlocking the Inner Powers of the Mind – A Beginner’s Guide to Patanjali’s Third Chapter
After laying the foundation in the first two chapters—what yoga is (Samādhi Pāda) and how to practice it (Sādhana Pāda)—Patañjali takes us deeper in the third chapter of the Yoga Sūtras, called Vibhūti Pāda. This chapter explores the mental powers and extraordinary abilities (vibhūtis) that arise when the mind becomes completely focused and refined through…
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🧘♀️ Sādhana Pāda: The Practice of Yoga – A Simple Guide to Patanjali’s Second Chapter
If the first chapter of the Yoga Sūtras, Samādhi Pāda, is about the goal of yoga—stilling the mind and reaching deep meditative states—then the second chapter, Sādhana Pāda, is about the how. It answers the question: ✨ How do I start practicing yoga in daily life? Let’s break it down into simple, practical ideas from…
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