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30/12/2024

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28/10/2024

As a pre-cursor to Diwali, Athyasaa's birthday, and the celebration of Jijoo's birthday - the entire family, from the youngest (about to be 1), to the eldest (about to be 75) we all went to Tirupati. The entire place is fragrant with divine vibrations and made me muse over my understanding of spirituality...

Here are some of my realizations...

First, bliss of love is at the very heart of spirituality. I always make the entire family travel by train (with much reluctance as most of them prefer flights)... I feel trains give you a chance to unwind, to get time with each other and yourself... to talk. Since most places there is no network it allows space for a lot to unfold. This trip was no different. Just watching sunshine fall upon the children as they sang Do a Deer, and Achyutam Keshavam made me smile.

I realized I dont have to be in a temple to feel "spiritual" - wherever I experience bliss of love, that moment is divine.

Second, with so many different ages and views - there is always a khichdi of opinions and thoughts when we travel. To balance between the individuality and the collective, to me is spirituality. All of Life is such a fine coming together of the Me, The We, and The Thee - somehow in finding a rhythm in all of it, creates a sense of deep peace and well-being. As a family, we get it right sometimes and we dont sometimes. And that is okay.

I believe this is a lifelong striving and I hold onto all that goes right and laugh at myself for those moments that I lose it.

Third, peace is a culmination of deep acceptance of the moment as it is. When we sat next to that sanctum for forty five minutes, gazing at the powerful idol of God, tears somehow kept flowing. In that moment there was no past, no future... I was just there, wholly - in a complete flow with the present moment.

I remember my beloved guru once telling me a phrase - peace that passeth all understanding. So beautiful, no?!

I think this peace that passeth all understanding happens when you accept within yourself - what is, is. What is not, is not.

Such a beautiful beginning to the festive season.
All of us come together to wish you the deepest bliss of love in your life - balance that leaves you smiling and most of all peace that passeth all understanding.

May these be yours for the asking...
Happy Diwali, beautiful family and friends.

10/10/2024

There are some losses that feel deeply personal. You never knew them, you never met them and yet their passing away leaves you feeling sombered. I felt this when I heard of 's passing away, and I am feeling this today. Right now. So much to do, but I am unable to move.

There are many reasons why I admire the Tata group and Mr Ratan Tata but there was one story that never ever left me - and in fact, became a part of my very being, my value system.

The story goes like this. In 2018 King Charles III of the United Kingdom wanted to facilitate Ratan Tata for his exceptional philanthropic work. The British Royal decided to hand Tata a lifetime achievement under the auspice of the British Asian Trust. All arrangements were made at Buckingham Palace on February 6, 2018, to welcome Tata. Told in advace about the event, Ratan Tata was indeed delighted to attend the event in person and receive the award.

However, he never made it to the event due to personal reasons. Later it was discovered that this reason was that his dog was unwell. To know that an award of this magnitude came second to this astute businessman's canine - had left me in a wonderment about teh character and priorities of this men.

Then, when I first read of it in and today, as I fondly recall it.

Great businessmen become who they are - empathetic, compassionate, deeply rooted in their values and phenomenal leaders - because they first practise this at home. This story had made me set my prioroties right, long ago but today I feel like living up to it even more.

As my mark of respect to the great legend.

Rest in peace, Ratan Tata. You will be dearly missed by those who knew you - and even those who knew you not.

02/10/2024

Celebrating in our own unique way!

Arun and I are as different as two people can possibly be. I actually sometimes look up at God and ask, "How did you get these two such random specks of dust in the entirety of the Universe together!" :)

It takes me very little to smile or laugh. Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and start giggling over something that happened.

If any of you can make Arun smile in a photograph, I will give you an award. Sachi... although a happy soul, he believes expressions are a waste of his time.

Risotto girl, met the rasam boy when we got married.

We found our way to start enjoying our differences over time and having Athyasaa has been the greatest and most divine blessing! :)

Coming back to Gandhi Jayanti - I believe we can do justice to these great souls who showed us the incredible power of the soul (Atmashakti) best by living by some of their principles.

What I found the most potent force in Mahatma was Ahimsa - even at the thought level he will not think against anyone. To the extent that he was willing to lay his life for his own country, without once thinking anti about British. What a soul!

In our parenting, Arun and I have been adopting this to the extent we can. A few things that are helping us immensely...

1) We tell Athyasaa what we want her to do - instead of saying too many NO's or You Can'ts. By laying out what they should DO and rewarding right behaviour I think each of us can bring up our children in a much happier space than constantly correcting them.

2) I believe a healthy marriage is one where both people have views and when two such unique people live under the same roof, differences are bound to be there. Even before she was born, Arun and I made a pact that we could sort out our differences in our privacy - but to her, it will always be a united front. She will see her parents deeply loving one another as this creates a lot of security within the child. She will be 11 months soon and I don't remember us ever raising our voice around her.

Result? Whenever we both are holding hands or hugging - happily she will come and plop herself right there. Her way of saying, she loves it. :)

3) We have a small garden and she loves playing there. When no one is watching, she breaks leaves and tries to eat them. The moment we notice - we tell her that this too has life. We caress the leaves and show her the right way to treat any form of Life is with love. She is still young and pulls Zen's tail, tries to catch ants, and eats leaves and flowers :) - but we know, over time we will establish her relationship with every living creature...

Parenting is an opportunity to get so much of yourself right - along with your child. And we are loving it!

Celebrating this Gandhi Jayanti our own way - as our dedication the the Father of our nation who showed us non-violence is the way to magnetize everything your way!

13/08/2024

HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH OTHER PEOPLE THROWING THEIR SH** ON YOU?
A STARTLING INSIGHT.

Today I woke up to an insight that shifted something deep within me. No matter who you are, and how much you try - truth is, there is always someone who has an issue with you and several who may try to keep putting their insecurities, their rubbish, their anger, their STUFF and in short SH** on you.

How do you deal with it?

As I was sitting in meditation, the answer came - in such visual and candid way that it left me amazed.

I wondered, would I (or any of us reading this) allow anyone to come to our home, sit in different places and SH**? Will we allow someone to come and smear our walls with garbage? Or throw acid on our floors? No way, right?!

Then, HOW, do we allow people to do this to us in our mind?

I paused. It was like a bulb lighting up in my mind. A Eureka moment. A WoW insight!

I realized that the mind is an even more intimate, personal, subtle and vulnerable space than my home - which is still tangible and physical. If I take such good care of my home, why am I not doing it with my mind?

I realized we tend to be a bit too liberal in letting people enter our minds, and sometimes even take over it. We allow their thoughts to become our thoughts, their feelings to become ours and their SH** to become ours, too. And then we wonder why so many are trying, so desperately, to preserve their mental well being.

We need to be so careful of what we let in, who we let in and ensure only the deepest positive, and most incredible thoughts, feelings and people enter our mind space.

We have to preserve us, as no one else can do it for us. So - remove yourself from people and situations that no longer serve you. Preserve your peace, your health - physical, mental and emotional and say NO to anything unwanted.

It begins with a mental discipline of not processing or thinking about things which do not require your attention and instead channeling your energy towards all that is good, wonderful and will help you grow.

Next time someone tries to enter your mind and mess with it - remember this analogy. Imagine them at your home, literally throwing acid all over. Would you allow it?

We are way too precious... as is our peace. Let's uphold it, at all times!

18/06/2024

It looked like just another day.
And then - you met that someone
and everything shifted forever.

Love got re-defined.
You started understanding that the chaos actually leads to clarity.
You started looking at life as an adventure rather than an ordeal.
And most of all,
you finally realized this -
not as a concept
but as Truth.
Hey, I am never alone.

My spiritual source,
my faith,
is walking with me.

All it takes is ONE CLICK -
for life to change in every way.

This just another day could be 22nd June.
This just another place could be Shanmukhanadna hall.
This just another person could be you.

And yet -
perhaps, something about the evening could change your life forever.

Inviting you all for a chance to experience that CLICK -
which may transform every layer of you forever.

Yes, Mahatria is in Mumbai! And entry is open for everyone having the free pass.

I know the 3000 odd seats will be filled in any case, as always -
with people even crowding the aisles.
But I am putting in this message with the deepest desire
that one among those is you.
That this day becomes a turning point in your life.
And yes,
it CLICKS.

Details available below.
See you there.

16/02/2024

Time, right now, is my most precious resource.

If I get a few moments of leisure, I either want to meditate or be with my three month daughter. (Both, actually feel like the same) Watching movies, though a total passion - and actually very helpful for my role as a film script writer, has taken a back seat.

And yet, I really got excited about this movie. So excited that I didnt want to immediately watch it. I wanted to wait. I wanted some proper time to do justice to it. Finally, last Saturday I got to it, and also pulled Arun in - saying its won critics awards (those kind of sentences, alone, make him watch movies).

As this delight unraveled, I smiled.
I cried.
I became one with Manoj, played (lived) by Vikrant Massey.
And I marveled upon one of the finest directors of our times Vidhu Vinod Chopra Films.

I can not do anything superficially. And I admit, after watching the movie, I have watched a few scenes about 11 more times. I literally steal time from my sleep and keep watching and re-watching this movie. And every time I watch, there is a particular scene at the end that makes me cry.

Movies to me are not screenplays enacted by actors for a few minutes. Movies to me are the means to change the way millions think. It's an opportunity to inspire. To enlighten through entertainment.

I actually gave this as to many of my WoWers doing online writing and healing workshop this week, and realized why should it be limited to 40 odd people.

So here I am,
not even asking -
but telling all of you -
watch this.

I know it will do something for each of you.

22/01/2024

I got back from my sacred spiritual retreat with my beloved , just a couple of days back.

Eight days of Silence. Of Music.
Of love. Of laughter.
Of reviewing my past. And planning my future.
Of me being a mother. And being mothered by the Divine.

Words would never do justice to the experiences
in the within -
and when the within transforms,
the with OUT has to respond.

Came back to discover this...

Featured as 100 most influential personalities by - one of India's leading Google News verified media platforms with a reach of about half a million readers.

All I can say right now to each one of you is -
developing a strong subconscious mind, works.
working, like your work is your prayer, works.
love, works.
and above all...
Faith - works.

Thank you for being a part of my journey.
Miles and miles to go before I sleep -
but every milestone reached,
makes me feel a sense of,
Yes, it's working.

Wishing you all many miracles in life...

08/01/2024

We reach a point,
where we stop reading messages,
on our phone -
because its one forward
after the other.

I decided to send a hand-written note to all the people who matter... and the feeling was immense.

For all of you, I feel like expressing what I am feeling a week after the ...

For this year - I wish you all a Happy YOU year.
I think in all the running around,
and browsing of reels,
and chasing dreams -
the one person a lot of us have forgotten is ourselves.

My deepest desire for each of you, for this year is,

- deeper conversations. Especially the ones you have with yourself. And your God.

- more time. For all who matter. They usually never ask.

- sound sleep. For it tells you, you are doing something very right with your body, mind and soul.

- more laughter. The belly ones that make you feel cleansed.

- more tears. Arising from deep positive emotions. Ones that seem to wipe some dust off your soul.

- a reminder. To be kind to yourself. As you would be to the one who is your most tender spot in life.

- meaningful trips. The ones to different countries. And more importantly, the ones within.

- hugs. Where you forget where you begin, and where the other ends.

- creating and co-creating. Work that gives you meaning, and therefore money. Not just a mindless run for the material, forgetting who you are and what you really want in the process.

- handwritten notes. Surprises. A single orchid. Girls/boys nights out. Star gazing. Tea and buttered toasts. We all love these, dont we?

Happy YOU year, beautiful people!

29/12/2023

#2023

One of the most incredible things about words is -
you get to make sense of some of your deepest experiences -
way after they are done.
So here I am...


This one has been published in India's premium body-mind-soul magazine

Nine Months

Maybe its intuition
Some things you just don’t question…
I know that it might sound
More than a little crazy
But I believe
I know I loved you,
Before I met you
I think I dreamed you into life.

There are songs. And then there comes along something that you feel describes your life, your state of being in ways that you cant comprehend. And these become your go-to music. They evoke tears, smiles, memories. This song by Savage Garden is one such. Someone sang it for me in college – and while the relationship didn’t last, the song stuck on. I wondered at the depth of the words and wanted someone whom I could dedicate it to. Finally, I found her. Nine months and a few weeks ago. Athyasaa, our baby girl born on 11.11.2023.

Arun and I had been married for a decade and more, and somehow, we both were very complete. With ourselves. Each other. Our careers. Somehow having a child wasn’t on top of our minds.

Also, my mother had been unwell for a decade and from bathing her, to feeding her – I experienced everything. It was as good as she was our child and somehow having one of my own didn’t feel that relevant. Also, since I work with children my cup of bliss of love was always overflowing. After mom left her physical body last June, there was a lacuna and I think the first time we started wondering what it would be like to have a child. I believe in the power of intent and love, and within a few months I conceived.

The nine months of carrying an angel within me have been life-defining and even as I begin writing about it, tears are falling from my eyes. Someone once told Arun – the greatest gift for a woman is motherhood but somehow it made sense only from the day I got to know I am pregnant. I feel like summing some of the most beautiful learnings I had during the nine months…

The first was – it’s about the journey. Somehow from the moment I knew I have a little life within me, I was so excited to see it. I would check Instagram reels of that first moment where a mother sees a baby and would keep crying. There was a point where I got so restless and wanted to simply fast forward the journey to see my baby.

And that’s when it suddenly hit me. It would be a moment (yes, so worth it) but just a moment… and in waiting for it with so much desperation I was missing the entire process. She was with me, from the moment I conceived – just that I would see her in nine months. I relaxed and started enjoying each day, each moment, every kick, every little hiccup that she had within me. The bliss was expanded and extended to nine months – instead of being limited to a moment.

The second was – the sheer wonderment of what is possible when a man, woman and God meet. Without a uterus, creation isn’t possible. Without s***m, creation isn’t possible. And when the two meet – only if the divine intervenes, creation happens. I realized, just like a farmer can sow a seed, water a seed, provide sunlight – but can do nothing to make the seed sprout into life, even to make a baby happen – God has to intervene.

Watching that little seed of a baby on the scan, then have a heartbeat, then a form, then grow organs, nails, a complete nervous system was nothing short of a miracle. Arun and me would be in tears after our scans – tears of wonderment. It reiterated my faith in something beyond my comprehension working with me, to make things possible.

I can go on and I probably have a lot more to say. For now, leaving you with these two, and a song that has become my reality. A song I keep humming to Athyasaa as slumber takes over her… I knew I loved you, before I met you… I think I dreamed you into life.

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