30/09/2025
Sometimes in life we find ourselves in that strange middle space:
• Not moving forward, not going anywhere.
• Not standing still, not truly settled either.
• Just stuck in between.
Sanskrit describes this beautifully in just four words:
न ययुः न तस्थुः
(na yayuḥ na tasthuḥ)
“They neither went, nor stood.”
It’s that moment when…
• You scroll endlessly on your phone, doing nothing, yet unable to put it down.
• You’re in a job you don’t love, but you don’t quit either.
• You want to say something, but the words freeze halfway.
This phrase reminds us: staying in between for too long drains energy. Either take the step forward, or choose to be still with awareness. But don’t linger in the “neither here nor there.”
