Published: 2026-06-18 21:01:45 IST Many people believe the problem is that they do not know how to meditate. Often the real problem is simpler: they are trying to go from speed to stillness in one violent movement. The day has been loud. Messages, decisions, errands, half-finished thoughts, small worries, other people's moods. Then eve...

Published: 2026-06-17 21:01:22 IST In Advaita, maya is often described as illusion. That can sound dramatic, as if the teaching is claiming the world does not exist at all. In ordinary life, though, maya is easier to notice in a simpler form: we do not just experience life, we immediately cover it with interpretation. Something happens...

Published: 2026-06-16 21:25:20 IST Overwhelm has a way of becoming absolute. When the inbox is full, someone needs an answer, the body is tired, and the mind is racing, it can feel as if your whole being has turned into pressure. In that state, we do not usually say, “There is stress present.” We say, “I am a mess. I am drowning....

Published: 2026-06-14 21:01 IST Most difficult conversations do not hurt only because of what the other person says. They hurt because something in us quickly takes the words personally. A comment becomes an attack. A disagreement becomes a threat. A simple misunderstanding becomes proof that we are not respected, not seen, or not safe...

Published: 2026-06-13 21:01:01 IST Many people go to bed physically tired but mentally loaded. The body is ready to lie down, yet the mind is still carrying conversations, mistakes, unfinished tasks, and little scenes that keep replaying. Even on a fairly normal day, there can be a feeling of invisible weight. Something in us keeps whi...

Published: 2026-06-10 21:00:42 IST There are moments when a feeling takes over the whole sky of the mind. Anxiety says this will never end. Grief says nothing will be light again. Shame says this is who you are. Excitement says you must act now or lose everything. In those moments, the feeling does not arrive as a passing event. It arr...

Published: 2026-06-09 21:01 IST Many people begin spiritual practice with an impossible goal: they think peace will arrive when the mind finally stops moving. They imagine that a good meditation session is one in which attention never wanders, emotions never rise, and thought never interrupts stillness. But this expectation creates str...

Published: 2026-06-08 21:01:46 IST Most people know the feeling. You make a mistake, compare yourself to someone else, or walk into a room where everyone seems more certain than you. Almost instantly, a familiar sentence appears: “I am not good enough.” It can sound wise, realistic, even protective. But from an Advaita point of view, t...

Published on 2026-06-07 21:01:01 IST Most relationship pain is not caused only by what another person does. Much of it comes from the story we keep telling about them. We say, "She never listens." "He always makes this about himself." "My parent will never change." "My partner is impossible when stressed." After a while, these sentence...

Published on 2026-06-06 21:01:21 IST Many of us are taught to admire independence. We learn to solve our own problems, hide our strain, and keep moving even when the heart is tired. This strength can be useful. But after a while, self-sufficiency can harden into something heavy. We start believing that needing help is failure, that ask...

Published: 2026-06-05 21:00:52 IST The Bhagavad Gita is often read as a grand spiritual text, but one reason it has lasted so long is that it speaks to a very ordinary human problem: the mind is rarely stable for long. One moment we feel clear, generous, and calm. The next moment one email, one comment, one unexpected delay, or one pie...

Published: 2026-06-04 21:01:38 IST Many people sit down to meditate and meet the same problem within seconds: the mind will not settle. Thoughts jump from work to family to old conversations to tomorrow’s plans. The body feels restless. The mood becomes impatient. Then a quiet conclusion appears: I am bad at meditation. That conclusion...

Published: 2026-06-03 21:01:14 IST Many of us live as if every discomfort needs an immediate answer. A delayed reply feels dangerous. A mistake at work feels like a verdict on our worth. An uncertain future feels like a fire that must be put out right now. The body tightens, the mind speeds up, and a simple moment turns into an inner e...

Published: 2026-06-01 21:01:00 IST A change in work, family, health, or relationship can make a person feel strangely unstable. It is not always the outer event itself that hurts most. Often the deeper pain comes from the quiet question beneath it: If this role is changing, then who am I now? Most of us do not walk around saying, "I am...

This week, something quietly important happened: a frontier AI researcher stood at the Vatican as Pope Leo XIV released an encyclical on artificial intelligence. If you think that's just a symbolic photo-op, you're missing the point. AI has moved beyond engineering. It is now a civilizational question: power, work, truth, war, and what...

Published: 2026-05-27 ## Outline - Introduction: Ownership feels real but is a mental construct. - How the mind creates ownership through labeling and attachment. - The temporary nature of all things we call 'mine'. - Suffering arises when we cling to the illusion of ownership. - Practical ways to see through: mindfulness of impermanen...

Published at: 2026-05-26 21:07:58 IST +0530 Short outline • Why awareness is already present before any thought appears • How thoughts, feelings, and sensations appear inside awareness • A simple daily practice for noticing the witness without strain • Why this matters in ordinary life, not just in meditation Full blog post The common ...

Published on 2026-05-25 21:01 IST Short outline • Why self-inquiry starts with the felt sense of “I,” not with a philosophy lesson. • What to look for in ordinary experience when the mind says “me” or “mine.” • A simple practice for noticing the “I” thought without forcing an answer. • How this changes the way you meet stress, conflict...

Published: 2026-05-24 15:31 UTC Most relationship trouble is not caused by lack of love alone. Very often, it comes from clinging: clinging to how someone should behave, clinging to the feeling we want them to give us, clinging to the identity we are trying to protect. The tighter we hold, the easier it is to turn a real person into a ...

Published: 2026-05-23 15:35 UTC Outline - Why bargaining and devotion are not the same thing - What prayer can do when results are unclear - How to turn an intention into an offering - How this changes ordinary actions during the day Full Blog Post Many people begin prayer with a hidden negotiation. They ask for health, success, relief...

Published at: 2026-05-22T21:03:32+05:30 2026-03-26 — AI — Continuous evaluation is a governance system, not a score Thesis Continuous evaluation is not a nicer dashboard for benchmark numbers. It is a governance system for models in motion: a way to detect drift, discover failure modes, enforce standards, and decide what you can safely...

Published on 2026-05-22 21:02 IST Outline • Why the mind keeps mistaking descriptions for the Self • What neti neti means in simple language • What it is not: denial, nihilism, or self-rejection • A practical way to use the teaching in reflection • What remains when labels fall away Full Blog Post The Upanishads often point to truth by...

2026-03-25 — Making money — Saving is the first form of freedom; returns are the second Published at: 2026-05-21T21:04:32+05:30 Thesis Saving is the earliest, most reliable form of freedom because it turns income into options. But once your savings rate is high enough, the real battlefield shifts: the compounding of returns (and the av...

Published on 2026-05-21 21:03 IST Outline • Restlessness is normal and does not mean the practice is failing. • Use the breath as a simple anchor instead of forcing the mind to go blank. • Build discipline through a small, repeatable form: same seat, same time, same length. Full Blog Post Many people begin meditation with an unspoken d...

Published at: 2026-05-20T21:06:48+05:30 2026-03-24 — AI — Continuous evaluation is an operations discipline, not a research metric Thesis Continuous evaluation is not a nicer benchmark. It is an operations discipline: a repeatable system that turns your product goals into measurable model behavior, detects when reality shifts, and give...

Published: 2026-05-20 21:03:46 IST Outline • The mind does not only think; it rehearses. • Repeated interpretations begin to feel like facts. • Advaita asks us to notice the story without confusing it with reality. • A simple practice can create space: notice, separate, question, and return to direct experience. Full Blog Post We rarel...

🕎 A WhatsApp message, and a young woman at a crossroad A friend pinged me on WhatsApp last week. Her friend's daughter wanted career advice and could I please talk to her. I said yes, as I usually do, partly because I have spent enough years around founders and young professionals to know that "career advice" is rarely about careers. T...

Published 2026-05-19 21:03 IST People often use the words attention and awareness as if they mean the same thing. They do not. Attention is narrow. Awareness is wide. Attention selects one part of experience. Awareness is the space in which the whole experience is already appearing. This distinction matters because many spiritual pract...