When I’m stressed and my mind is incessantly chattering, I stare out of the window during the day. I look up at the blue sky and see clouds of varying shapes and sizes. Clouds just slowly floating by in a sea of blue. It could be the most stressful day of my life or something…
Relationships
Relationships are one of the greatest sources of pain in a human being’s life. In any type of relationship, there are certain expectations that we put the other person under because of the role we label the other person. That role could be parent, friend, business partner, brother, wife, and colleague. We give to others…
Living in this world
Everyone around me is socially conditioned. Everyone around me follows the world’s way of doing things. Everyone around me is chasing happiness in the form of wealth, success, self-improvement, titles, experiences, and material goods. Everyone around me is suffering, anxious and has a mind which doesn’t stop chattering. Everyone around me is attached to everything,…
This Moment
It’s Friday night. All my work responsibilities have ended for the day. All my life responsibilities have been completed. The sun has set, and night has taken its space. The sky is colored the colors of the rainbow from the light pollution of the city. I begin on a long walk. There is a light…
Dispassion
Domestic life and living an ignorant life have internally assaulted me. Everything which doesn’t go my way, everything which isn’t something I desire and every reliance on any other human being enslaves me. It enslaves me to a life of constant anxiety, turmoil, and suffering. My mind can’t help not thinking this way. It’s been…
Financial Freedom
When I first started on the entrepreneurial journey, I naively expected that this would be a straightforward and painless journey. I knew that it would take time, energy, and hard work to get to financial freedom. My plan was the following: So far, it’s been a few months of generating ideas, and nothing is sticking….
Tomorrow
Is tomorrow truly a new day? Does the future really exist? There are days on a calendar but what does this mean for us internally? From my own experience, there is only one day. Tomorrow is no different than today for human beings. The external details or external circumstances may change but fundamentally you are…
Pull of titles and prestige
Being around so many “ambitious”, “career-driven” overachievers, I have noticed a few things which makes me really question the so-called “climbing the corporate ladder”/ “running the rat race” / “cog in the machine” / “career progression”. (Side note – The fact that there’s so many cliches shows how prevalent and normalized this is.) Pretty much…
Wisdom inside a fish tank
A few years ago, I became enamored with my colleague’s saltwater fish tank. For those who don’t know, it is just a fish tank with salt water and sea organisms. This fish tank had everything that made the environment survive. It had UV lights for coral growth, special filtration equipment and regular water treatment for…
Art in Life
Ever since I discovered Latin dancing through life’s circumstances, the stark realization hit me that I was not living. What do I mean when I say that? I only truly lived when I lost myself in my craft and my art. What do I mean when I say lost myself? I lost all my thoughts….